Track expenses digitally.
The end-of-financial-year receipt hunt is nobody's idea of fun. A little digital hygiene during the year makes tax time faster, your claims bigger and your records easier to defend if the ATO ever asks.
Why digital beats a shoebox
- Paper fades — thermal receipts can be unreadable within months
- Photos and PDFs are accepted as valid records by the ATO
- Digital files can be searched, backed up and shared with your tax agent instantly
- You're less likely to miss a deduction if it's already captured
A simple system anyone can run
- Photograph or save every receipt as soon as you get it
- Store them in a single folder, split by financial year
- Add a short note if the purpose isn't obvious from the receipt
- For car and home office use, keep a simple diary or logbook app
- At tax time, upload the folder straight into Night Tax
The ATO's myDeductions tool
The ATO's own app has a myDeductions feature that lets you record work-related expenses, general expenses, car trips and gifts throughout the year. It's a solid, free option — and the records it captures can be shared with your tax agent.
How Night Tax fits alongside
Night Tax happily works with whatever you've already captured. You can drop in individual photos, bulk-upload a folder, or paste a summary from another app. The AI reads what you upload, matches each item to the right deduction category, and asks follow-up questions if anything looks incomplete.
- Bulk upload receipts and PDFs
- AI-assisted categorisation into the right deduction line
- Secure cloud storage against each year's return
- Everything visible to your Night Tax registered tax agent
Ten seconds to photograph a receipt now saves an hour of hunting in July — and typically finds you extra deductions the following tax time.
Let AI find deductions you didn't even know existed
Start your Night Tax return tonight — quick, accurate and reviewed by a registered tax agent before lodgement.
Night Tax always applies ATO rules on substantiation and compliance. AI suggestions are reviewed by a registered tax agent before lodgement.