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No More Digital Certificates...

Now we have AUSKEY!!!!!

See: You'll need an AUSkey or ATO digital certificate to use our online services

Project Wickenby

Project Wickenby is watching....

offshore Income or assets...

Declare it or loose it!?

Statement of account for income tax

The ATO has released a new sample of the Statement of account for income tax and the new Notice of assessment.

See the attached link!


New assessment looks like this: http://www.ato.gov.au/content/downloads/cor00223553newnoa.pdf

ATO Shutdown

ATO Systems shutdown and deployment between 22 and 27 January In an unusual step for any large business or company, the ATO is officially OFFLINE for at least a week while they do a massive upgrade of their IT systems. This will result in processing delays as their live systems will be offline.

Britain increases tax rate

I wonder if Australia will follow?

Education tax Refund

Did you see the new link above?

Appropriate for 2009 tax returns!

See this information:
http://www.educationtaxrefund.gov.au/what-can-i-claim/

What items can I claim?

Eligible expenses include the cost of buying, establishing, repairing and maintaining any of the following items:

• laptop computers and home computers
• computer-related equipment such as printers, USB flash drives, as well as disability aids to assist in the use of computer equipment for students with special needs
• computer repairs
• home internet connections
• computer software for educational use
• school textbooks and other printed learning material, including prescribed textbooks, associated learning materials, study guides and stationery, and
• prescribed trade tools for secondary school trade courses.

BUT you CANNOT claim the following:

What items can’t I claim?

The type of items you can’t claim include:

• school fees
• school uniform expenses
• student attendance at school-based extra curricular activities such as excursions and camps
• tutoring costs
• sporting equipment
• musical instruments
• school subject levies - for example, payment for consumables for particular subjects such as woodwork, art or home science
• building levies
• library book fees
• school photos
• donations
• tuck shop expenses
• waiting list fees
• transport
• membership fees, and
• computer games and consoles.

see the hand out here: http://www.educationtaxrefund.gov.au/campaign-materials/files/ATO-Brochure.pdf