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Tax Time 2021 Changes Working from Home Expenses

Tax Time 2021: Work From Home Expenses Under Scrutiny

June 8, 2021

2021, Claim, Expenses, individual tax return, Tax Return, Tax Time, Tax Time 2021, Working from home

Work from home expenses under scrutiny & the perils of browsing Facebook. If you worked from home during lockdown and spent money on work related items that were not reimbursed by your business, you might be able to claim some of these expenses as a deduction – but not everything you purchase can be claimed.…

Tax Time: What Changes On 1 July 2021?

June 8, 2021

Emma Zajac

2021, Changes to Tax, Home Expenses, Superannuation, Tax, Tax Time, Tax Time 2021, Working from home

With Tax-Time just around the corner, we take a look at the changes that will come into effect come 1st of July and how they may affect you. Super Guarantee Rate Increase To 10% On 1 July 2021, the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate will rise from 9.5% to 10% – the first rise since…

ATO to set its sights on ‘copy-paste’ expense claims

ATO Set’s It’s Sights on ‘Copy-Paste’ Expense Claims

May 24, 2021

Emma Zajac

ATO, Copy Paste, COVID-19, COVID19, Expenses, Taxpayer, Work-Related Expenses, Working from home

The Tax Office has issued a warning to taxpayers who opt for “copy-pasting” work-related expense claims, like those accrued for travelling between work sites, or laundering uniforms, while they have been working from home. The ATO on Thursday warned taxpayers that it will set its sights on ineligible work-related expense claims come tax time, issuing…

ATO Extends Simplified Working-From-Home Deduction Method

January 12, 2021

Emma Zajac

ATO, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, deduction, employee, Employer, Small Business, Small Business Owner, Working from home

Taxpayers continuing to work from home in the new year will be allowed to continue using the simplified working-from-home deduction method following a third extension by the ATO. The 80¢ per hour shortcut method, introduced in April 2020 in response to COVID-19, will now be in place until 30 June 2021. This is the third…

Female working from Home due to COVID-19

Working from Home during COVID-19

August 24, 2020

Emma Zajac

COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Home Expenses, Home Office, Office, Returns, Tax, Tax Returns, Working from home

We understand that due to COVID-19 your working arrangements may have changed. If you have been working from home, you may have expenses you can claim a deduction for at tax time. Tracking these expenses can be challenging, so we have introduced a temporary shortcut method. It’s a simple way to calculate these expenses with…

Female employee working from home due to COVID-19

COVID-19 | Working From Home

April 8, 2020

Emma Zajac

ATO, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Expenses, Home Office, Tax, Working from home

With the ever-increasing impact of the Corona Virus plaguing our way of life, more and more people will be asked to work from home where that is practical. With a greater number working from home it is an opportune time to understand what the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will allow you to claim as a…

Tax Time 2021: Work From Home Expenses Under Scrutiny

Tax Time: What Changes On 1 July 2021?

ATO Extends Simplified Working-From-Home Deduction Method

Working from Home during COVID-19

COVID-19 | Working From Home

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