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Doggy daycare, Ugg boots and Tim Tams: The six things you can’t claim this tax time

Sophie Venz

30 May 2022

CPA Australia is trying to help Aussies stay on the ATO’s good side, with resident tax expert Elinor Kasapidis sharing the six deductions that won’t get past the tax office this time around.

Tax office to scrutinise over $7 billion in car claims, concerned many are dodgy

Tax

Matthew Elmas

25 June 2019

Worried about dodgy car claims, the ATO says it will be giving added scrutiny to billions in work-related expenses this year.

SMEs warned against “unreasonable” clothing tax deductions after business owner claimed $40,000 in laundry over two years

Tax

Dominic Powell

14 June 2018

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has warned business owners and individuals against “unreasonable” tax claims around laundry deductions t…

Tribunal rejects worker’s appeal to claim $3000 in “high class” clothes as a work expenses

Tax

Emma Koehn

9 November 2017

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has ruled a political staffer was wrong to claim more than $3000 in clothing expenses as tax deduc…

ATO has $8.5 billion worth of car deductions in its sights

Tax

Emma Koehn

28 August 2017

The tax office is warning employees there is no such thing as a “free pass” when claiming car deductions each year, while small business own…

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Doggy daycare, Ugg boots and Tim Tams: The six things you can’t claim this tax time

Tax office to scrutinise over $7 billion in car claims, concerned many are dodgy

SMEs warned against “unreasonable” clothing tax deductions after business owner claimed $40,000 in laundry over two years

Tribunal rejects worker’s appeal to claim $3000 in “high class” clothes as a work expenses

ATO has $8.5 billion worth of car deductions in its sights