ATO takes its share of car sharing The extra income earned by people taking part in car sharing services such as Car Next Door or DriveMyCar has come to the attention of the ATO. The car sharing services work by making private cars publicly available in a similar way to other car hire services –…
Tax myths busted! With tax season underway, the ATO has identified the top 10 tax myths and misunderstandings it says are causing incorrect claims. Helping Australians get their returns right Assistant Commissioner Kath Anderson says unreliable tax advice is leaving taxpayers exposed. Top of the list is the myth that everyone is entitled to claim a…
Tax time: 4 claims that catch out tradies Every end of financial year tradies prepare their tax returns, and sometimes a big dose of hope comes into play about what can be deducted. Want to avoid the ATO fishing you out? From tools of the trade to travelling back and forth from various jobs, getting…
3 tax deductions on this year’s ATO hit list Every year the ATO makes it known what sort of deductions will be getting the eagle eye. So far, here’s what we know about this year: The ATO publicly flags a couple of areas it’s looking at because (surprise, surprise) it’s not really trying to scrounge…
Utes and commercial vehicle exemption The new safe harbour to avoid FBT When an employer provides an employee with the use of a car or other vehicle then this would generally be treated as a car fringe benefit or residual fringe benefit and could potentially trigger an FBT liability. However, the FBT Act contains some…
Motor Vehicles Using the company car outside of work Just because your business buys a motor vehicle and it is used as a work vehicle, that alone does not mean that the car is exempt from FBT. If you use the car for private purposes – pick the kids up from school, do the shopping, use it…