3 Things to Remember When Maximising Your Optical Benefits During Tax Time
As the end of the financial year rolls around, Aussie households are gathering receipts (pulling out the old storage shoe box) and preparing to fill out a tax return. Now is a great time to review your financials for health fund entitlements and start preparing for deductions.
However, there’s a smart tax tip that’s often overlooked: your eyewear could be working harder for you, especially if you’re in an industry that requires safety-certified eyewear or if your health fund rests mid-year.
At Optical Superstore, we’ve lined up practical savings, timely reminders, and exclusive EOFY offers to help you see clearer around tax time.
Let's discuss three key points:
- When does YOUR Health Fund reset?
- Claimable Work Wear: Prescription Safety Glasses
- EOFY Deals on Prescription PPE
When Does Your Health Fund Reset?
Time this right, and you could have access to two separate benefit amounts. Many health funds reset their yearly extras at the end of each calendar year. However, several health funds reset their membership benefits on July 1st, coinciding with the start of the new financial year.
Which funds? We’ve listed those that are currently reset on July 1st below:
The takeaway here? For members of these health funds with valid optical extras available, you could claim between now and the end of June, knowing that your health fund will reset in July. This is the perfect time to order TWO pairs of prescription glasses—one pair in June and another in July, ensuring you the best use of your optical entitlements and the opportunity to purchase exactly what you need in prescription glasses.
Claimable Work Wear: Prescription Safety Glasses
Did you know? The Australian safety standards (AS/NZS 1337) mandate the use of impact-resistant safety glasses for any industry that requires you to wear industry-specific safety glasses: construction, building trades, medical, agriculture, and manufacturing, for example. The good news? Personal protective equipment (PPE), including prescription safety glasses, becomes a tax-deductible expense for men and women working in such trades and industries.
For specific items of clothing and shoes that you may wear to work, we encourage you to consult with a qualified tax agent. However, when it comes to your prescription PPE needs, we’ve got your eyes covered.
At Optical Superstore, you have access to the widest variety of frame styles and lens designs for your prescription safety glasses—we carry something for every industry. Here are three of our most popular models:
Safety eyewear no longer needs to look drab and clunky. The Matador Harley offers a style of safety frames that would look as at home in the office as they do on the factory floor. Available in several colours and ideal for any lens design.
With a focus on a safety frame design built for versatility, the Matador Mojo offers a style of safety frames that are truly adaptable to any workplace or industry. Each pair of Mojo safety specs comes with interchangeable temple arms and a head strap, allowing for customisation for various workspaces, along with a replaceable foam seal for minimising dust. The Mojo is ideal for anyone working at heights, underground, or on job sites.
Gone are the days when style and form in safety glasses were an afterthought. The Matador Katalina features a frame design with a focus on hardworking women who seek style and something on-trend. Looking for a soft cat-eye shape in safety glasses, available in a few colours, including leopard print? Say hello to the Matador Katalina!
Your complete range of safety glasses options has never looked so good.
EOFY Deals on Prescription Safety Glasses
Neglecting safety on the job might cost you an arm and a leg—but your prescription safety glasses won’t. We’ve established a terrific working relationship with Hoya Safety Eyewear Australia and proudly offer complete packages with real savings, including prescription safety glasses and safety certification.
- Single-vision prescription lenses (safety-certified, using Hoya’s unique proprietary material: Trivex Phoenix 1.53 index)
- Your choice of safety glasses frame (safety-certified frame styles including Matador, Cummings, Bolle, Ugly Fish, and others)
- Eyewear case
- Lens cloth
- Safety certificate for medium-impact resistance (1337.6 ANZ standard)
Whether you’re after bifocal or multifocal lens options, up-grades like anti-reflective coating, photochromic or polarised sunglasses, or even replacement parts for your Hoya safety glasses—such as nose pads, temple trims, straps, or foam positive seals—we’ve got everything you need to meet your prescription safety eyewear needs at work.
Don’t delay! Get in touch with your nearest Optical Superstore branch to review the full range of safety eyewear, book a bulk-billed eye test, or get a detailed quote using your health fund extras before they reset on July 1st. Your eyes will thank you.
