While large businesses have teams of people monitoring every expense, most families don’t have that luxury. Thankfully, Microsoft Office 2007 lets you be the Financial Controller of your household, making tax time quick and easy, and – dare we say – even fun!

One of the most useful devices in the Microsoft Office 2007 tool belt is Excel, which can help you organise your finances. Instead of looking at pages of numbers, which can be pretty dry reading, Excel can turn your information into colourful charts and graphs, using a library of templates.

Using Excel, you can monitor your finances on a weekly and monthly basis, which will make next year’s returns even easier. In the current economic climate, knowing where every cent is going can be very valuable information, indeed.

Here are some fabulous tax time offers from Microsoft:

How would you like to save $25 on your next electricity bill*?

Microsoft Office 2007 includes a whole range of handy tools and features to make it easier than ever for you to organise your end-of-financial-year tax return. And you buy before July 31, Microsoft will also contribute $25 towards your next electricity bill! Plus, the chance to win your electricity bill paid for a whole year. To find out more, head to your nearest retailer or visit the website for terms and conditions.

Get up to 50%* on your child’s education expenses back at tax time with the Government Education Tax Refund!

If you qualify for the Australian Government’s Education Tax Refund, you could get up to 50% of the cost back when you buy computer software for educational use. Why not take advantage of these real life savings? Click here to find out more.

*Visit the website for terms and conditions.