On 2021-08-04 09:49, Karl Auer wrote: > The principle is very simple: Any activity, asset, service or utility that > benefits the employer should be paid for by the employer. If I'm using my own > space, chairs, tables, heating, lighting, power, Internet etc in the service > of my employer's interests, the employer should be paying for them (or at > least for a reasonable share of them).
Surely genuine out-of-pocket expenses are allowable personal tax deductions whether or not a taxpayer is a salaried employee, self-employed, or both (?). That used to include such things as the cost of a home-office, ISP charges, and IT&C equipment, and was based on the proportion of each resource used for producing income. For example, someone using one 25 m² room in a house of 200 m² as an office for 20% of the time and paying rent of $R p.a. could claim a floor-space deduction of (20% * 25/200 * R) dollars. In the Sydney property market, that amount could be significant. It's particularly relevant in the case of part-time academic staff who may be required to spend weeks at a time marking student submissions, planning lectures & tutorials, etc. On 2021-08-04 08:44, Tom Worthington wrote: > Finally, back to something on topic for Link! ;-) Well, I suppose tax accounting is probably closer... (:-) David Lochrin _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
