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13 days left to lodge your tax return. Due 31 Oct, and the late penalty now runs $364 per 28 days, up to $1,820. 🚨 ✅ Course runs 6+ months? The ATO says you may be a tax resident. That’s the $18,200 tax-free threshold. Tick ‘foreign’ by mistake and tax starts at 30c from the first dollar. 💰 Earned under $18,200 with tax withheld? Lodge anyway. It comes back. 📋 Not entitled to Medicare? Claim the 2% levy exemption. The Medicare Entitlement Statement takes up to 8 weeks, so apply today. 🚨 Can’t make 31 Oct? Contact a registered tax agent BEFORE the deadline to get on their later list. I lodged my first return in a uni library at 11pm. 20 minutes. Fixing a missed one takes longer. 🔁 Send this to the housemate still ‘doing it next weekend’. 📌 Save it for the 31 Oct push. Sources: ato.gov.au (myTax, penalty units, tax rates, Medicare levy, tax agents) #internationalstudentsaustralia #studentvisaaustralia #studyinaustralia #indianstudentsabroad #australia2026