Buying A Computer Throught HECS? (1 Viewer)

[Pilgrim]

Buying A Computer Through HECS?

Possible? Or was a person I was talking to bullshiting?

Apparently you can buy a computer and claim it on HECS so you pay for it later on.

True?

Cheers for any serious responses.

 

[mcs]

Re: Buying A Computer Through HECS?

Never heard of it myself, someone was having you on I think!

 

[Pilgrim]

Re: Buying A Computer Through HECS?

I just asked someone else and they think it might be true, i mean I can see why it is since you are paying it back, but then again its 50/50 if i had to guess

 

[kami]

Re: Buying A Computer Through HECS?

Possible? Or was a person I was talking to bullshiting?

Apparently you can buy a computer and claim it on HECS so you pay for it later on.

True?

Cheers for any serious responses.

Uh, you might be able to claim a tax deduction on the computer depending on the circumstances, but you can't choose what HECS covers - it is for your tuition fees only.

 

[Pilgrim]

Re: Buying A Computer Through HECS?

oh ok fair enough

 

[darkliight]

Re: Buying A Computer Through HECS?

Uh, you might be able to claim a tax deduction on the computer depending on the circumstances, but you can't choose what HECS covers - it is for your tuition fees only.

I know someone who put $10,000 on their HECS for an exchange trip to Canada. This covered just about everything.

 

[Nobody Listened]

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^ Nice! I wanna go to Germany next year (yay for HECS)

 

[kami]

Re: Buying A Computer Through HECS?

I know someone who put $10,000 on their HECS for an exchange trip to Canada. This covered just about everything.

That is OS-HELP, separate thing entirely from HECS-HELP. You get two OS-HELP loans per life time and you must use them before the final year of your degree (which effectively makes it undergrad only as well). You only get that loan for purposes of exchange, nothing else.

Go here for more info:
www.goingtouni.gov.au

 

[dion7789]

If its for exchange that wouldnt be too bad i can take a trip in a few years...but yeah u cant get a comp throuhg hecs sorry...if u could i'd get a car through hecs lol