{"id":54043,"date":"2024-06-25T09:39:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T23:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=54043"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:25:25","slug":"getting-your-tax-statement-2024-25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/getting-your-tax-statement-2024-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting your Tax Statement &#8211; 2024\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54043\" class=\"elementor elementor-54043\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356af37 uwu-full-width section-xl gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"356af37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed2aff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fed2aff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a094971 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a094971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your 2024\/25 Union Tax Statement<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6db55 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de6db55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to access your Tax Statement (available from July 10<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce72fbf uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce72fbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e74743 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e74743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054b190 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"054b190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/b> Accurate tax statements can only be generated after union dues to June 30 are cleared with members' banks. <u>Tax statements will be emailed to eligible members &amp; will be available for download via Memberlink from July 10 for most members<\/u>. Some members may experience slight delays. Please see below for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8618c5f uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8618c5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f4a5e e-con-full gap-l e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67f4a5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1163c03 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1163c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More information:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df3bd1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6df3bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to download your tax statement <span style=\"color: #c5203a\">after July 10<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ffc31 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"30ffc31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5130\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5130\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When will my Statement become available? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5130\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0036790 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0036790\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c0636 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82c0636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your statement includes all fees paid up to June 30. Banks then need to clear all payments with UWU.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>First week of July, UWU receives confirmation of your last payment from your bank.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Second week of July, UWU sends a statement to your registered email address\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><em><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">* Note:<\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0If your employer deducts your union fees from your pay, they will provide a statement directly to Australian Tax Office.<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5131\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5131\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> It's after July 10 - where is my statement? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5131\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a9b08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6a9b08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e8d72 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7e8d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">If you haven&#8217;t received your statement by July 10, 2025 &#8211; please consult the below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Are your union fees deducted by your employer, or paid directly to UWU?\u00a0<\/b>If your employer deducts your union fees from your pay, they will provide a statement directly to Australian Tax Office &amp; you will not receive a statement from UWU. You will not need to download a statement to claim your deduction.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>If you pay your union fees directly to UWU via credit card or direct debit, please check your email inbox &amp; junk mail folders.\u00a0<\/strong>There&#8217;s a chance the email with your union tax statement may have been sent to your junk mail \/ spam folder. Please double-check your email address(es) for your tax statement.<\/li><li><strong>Tax statement should be in your inbox, but you can&#8217;t find it?\u00a0<\/strong>There may be a slight delay due to bank processing times. Your union tax statement will appear in your MemberLink portal as soon as it&#8217;s ready to go.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/memberlink\/\">Please register &amp; login here.\u00a0<\/a><p><b>Non-members!<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; If you are no longer a UWU member, you do not have access to the MemberLink Portal &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/contact\/\">please contact the Membership Team<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><li><strong>Still can&#8217;t find your tax statement?<\/strong>\u00a0Contact us via the details in the &#8220;Need Help?&#8221; tab below.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5132\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5132\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who will receive a Tax Statement from UWU? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5132\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f11b61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f11b61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b15c5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b15c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All members who\u00a0<strong>pay their union dues by direct debit or credit card will receive a 2024\/25 tax statement<\/strong>\u00a0from UWU.<\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">If your employer deducts your union fees from your pay, they will provide a statement directly to Australian Tax Office.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>You will not need to download a statement, this amount will be automatically deducted at tax time.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5133\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5133\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I claim my Union Fees as a Tax Deduction? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5133\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7068f71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7068f71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567ee98 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"567ee98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Your union fees can be claimed as a work-related deduction on your tax return.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The Australian Taxation Office provide full details here:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\/individuals-and-families\/your-tax-return\/instructions-to-complete-your-tax-return\/mytax-instructions\/2024\/deductions\/work-related-expenses\/other-work-related-expenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\">ATO &#8211; Other work-related expenses<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Note:<\/span><span lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0If your employer deducts your union fees from your pay, they will provide a statement directly to Australian Tax Office.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5134\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5134\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\">  How do I get a copy of my Union Fees Tax statement? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5134\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a5dba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5a5dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6313aa sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6313aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Wait until the week commencing July 10<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 no accurate statement can be provided prior to this date.<\/p><p><strong>After July 10, you will be able to access your tax statement one of two ways:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Monitor your email inbox(s) including Junk or Spam folders in case your email provider puts the UWU email in one of those folders.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/memberlink\/\">Login to Memberlink\u00a0<\/a>and download your statement &#8211; see the bottom of this page for instructions.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5135\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5135\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I download my Tax Statements from previous years? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5135\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0169760 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0169760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3016f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3016f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To download Union Fees Tax Statements from previous financial years, please login to your Memberlink account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5136\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5136\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Need help? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5136\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31e83d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a31e83d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6618415 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6618415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\">If you need assistance you can contact the UWU Membership Services team by phone or email:<br \/>Phone: 02 8204 3001<br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\">Email:\u00a0membership@unitedworkers.org.au<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW221815161 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When will my Statement become available?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Your statement includes all fees paid up to June 30. 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You will not need to download a statement to claim your deduction.If you pay your union fees directly to UWU via credit card or direct debit, please check your email inbox &amp; junk mail folders.\\u00a0There&#8217;s a chance the email with your union tax statement may have been sent to your junk mail \\\/ spam folder. Please double-check your email address(es) for your tax statement.Tax statement should be in your inbox, but you can&#8217;t find it?\\u00a0There may be a slight delay due to bank processing times. Your union tax statement will appear in your MemberLink portal as soon as it&#8217;s ready to go.\\u00a0Please register &amp; login here.\\u00a0Non-members!\\u00a0&#8211; If you are no longer a UWU member, you do not have access to the MemberLink Portal &#8211;\\u00a0please contact the Membership Team.Still can&#8217;t find your tax statement?\\u00a0Contact us via the details in the &#8220;Need Help?&#8221; tab below.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Who will receive a Tax Statement from UWU?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"All members who\\u00a0pay their union dues by direct debit or credit card will receive a 2024\\\/25 tax statement\\u00a0from UWU.If your employer deducts your union fees from your pay, they will provide a statement directly to Australian Tax Office.\\u00a0You will not need to download a statement, this amount will be automatically deducted at tax time.\\u00a0\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can I claim my Union Fees as a Tax Deduction?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Your union fees can be claimed as a work-related deduction on your tax return.\\u00a0\\u00a0The Australian Taxation Office provide full details here:\\u00a0\\u00a0ATO &#8211; Other work-related expenses\\u00a0Note:\\u00a0If your employer deducts your union fees from your pay, they will provide a statement directly to Australian Tax Office.\\u00a0 \\u00a0\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How do I get a copy of my Union Fees Tax statement?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Wait until the week commencing July 10\\u00a0\\u2013 no accurate statement can be provided prior to this date.After July 10, you will be able to access your tax statement one of two ways:Monitor your email inbox(s) including Junk or Spam folders in case your email provider puts the UWU email in one of those folders.Login to Memberlink\\u00a0and download your statement &#8211; see the bottom of this page for instructions.\\u00a0\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can I download my Tax Statements from previous years?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"To download Union Fees Tax Statements from previous financial years, please login to your Memberlink account.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Need help?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"If you need assistance you can contact the UWU Membership Services team by phone or email:Phone: 02 8204 3001Email:\\u00a0membership@unitedworkers.org.au \\u00a0\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6205cf sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6205cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After July 7, members who <strong>pay their union dues by direct debit or credit card will receive a 2024\/25 tax statement<\/strong> <strong>from UWU via email<\/strong> (please check your spam &amp; junk folders). Please note: If your employer deducts your union fees from your pay, they will submit this amount to the ATO directly, and you will not need to download a statement.<br \/><strong><br \/>Members can also download their Union Fees Tax Statement<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/memberlink\/\">logging into the Memberlink member portal <\/a>&amp; following the instructions below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d7717 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"22d7717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3650\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3650\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Instructions for downloading your Tax Statement via the Memberlink portal <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3650\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff380a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ff380a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b27648 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b27648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Access Memberlink now:<\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #c5203a; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/memberlink\/\">Click here to login \/ register for Memberlink<\/a><\/span><\/h4><hr \/><p>Instructions for downloading your statement:<\/p><h4>1. When you first login to Memberlink:<\/h4><p>Once you&#8217;ve logged into Memberlink, click the &#8220;Finances&#8221; menu item to get to the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/mlink.unitedworkers.org.au\/MyDuesSummary.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">My Dues<\/a>&#8221; page:<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54138\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-1.png 800w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-1-600x202.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-1-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-1-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-1-370x124.png 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-1-770x259.png 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><hr \/><h4>2. How to download your Tax Statement(s) from the &#8220;My Dues&#8221; page:<\/h4><ol><li>From the &#8220;My Dues&#8221; page, scroll down to Union Payment History &amp; select the &#8220;Last Financial Year&#8221; checkbox (see 1 in the image below). You can also choose custom dates here, if you need statements from other financial years.<\/li><li>Then hit the &#8220;SEARCH&#8221; button (see 2 in the image below)<\/li><li>Then scroll down &amp; click the &#8220;EMAIL ME A COPY&#8221; button (see 3 in the image below). The portal will then email you a PDF copy.<\/li><\/ol><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54139\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy.png 1000w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-600x768.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-800x1024.png 800w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-768x983.png 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-370x474.png 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/memberlink-eofy-770x986.png 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3651\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3651\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Need help setting up your account? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3651\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7816403 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7816403\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78327c5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78327c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\">Once you&#8217;ve set up your Memberlink account for the first time, you&#8217;ll be able to easily login &amp; access your information in future.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\">If you need assistance setting up your account, you can contact the UWU Membership Services team by phone or email:<br \/>Phone: 02 8204 3001<br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221815161 BCX0\">Email:\u00a0membership@unitedworkers.org.au<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW221815161 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bb4ea6 uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26bb4ea6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74347a0a e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74347a0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ef676 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ef676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not a Union member yet?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4d19ca scheme_dark sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4d19ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joining your union improves the lives of all working people &#8211; and it&#8217;s tax deductible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1a9cf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b1a9cf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209047c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"209047c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/join\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BECOME A UNION MEMBER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your 2024\/25 Union Tax Statement How to access your Tax Statement (available from July 10th) IMPORTANT NOTE: Accurate tax statements can only be generated after union dues to June 30 are cleared with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[248],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54043","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-wou"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54043"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73614,"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54043\/revisions\/73614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}