Graeme - please see http://law.ato.gov.au/atolaw/view.htm?locid='TXR/TR9319/NAT/ATO#P79
In particular para 78, which reads Licences 78. Certain airline employees need to renew relevant business licences to maintain their employment and thus earn assessable income. The cost of these licences and their renewal is an allowable deduction under subsection 51(1). -- Brian Wade Personal Computer Concepts Uniform Time http://www.uniformtime.com.au PO Box 114 INDOOROOPILLY QLD 4068 Ph: 07 3371 2944 Fax: 07 3870 4103 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graeme Cant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 9:38 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [aus-soaring] Rec License > >From: "David Long &/or Cathy Lincoln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >However, for motor vehicle licences your doctor is able to charge a > >Medicare > >rebate. Unlike any aviation medical they perform, DAME or not. > > That's not the best of it, Dave. Not only is there no Medicare rebate, but > if you hold a professional licence, the ATO don't allow it as a work-related > deduction. It's not an expense '...necessarily incurred in the production > of assessable income...' D'oh? > > The ATO say it's a private medical expense! > > Graeme Cant > > > > >Dave Long > >GGC > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Graeme Cant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Self-certification. No more than a driving licence. > > > > > > > >-- > > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Graeme Cant > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
