my sister finished year 12 in nsw in 2008. she is now in university. will she still be able to claim the education tax refund in australia?
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Unless your sister is an independent student (ie not being supported by her parents), then she is not eligible. Your parents, however, should be able to make a claim in their 2009 tax returns, provided they are in receipt of Family Tax Benefit Part A and have kept the receipts for any eligible expenses (such as laptop, textbooks)
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She should approach centrelink. However if she was eligible (in receipt of youth allowance) she would have received. It is unlikley her parents could or would be eligible. No claim can be made in the 2009 tax return for this as this is totally different to the education tax offset. They are two totally different things.
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