Wroking from home, 那么各种council , interests rates, ensurance 能claim 吗？

chinara

以前我work from home从来没有claim 过这一部分，今年看到那个计算器，列出这些，不知道什么情况是可以claim 的，有些网站 明确表明employee 是不能申报这一部分的。

用ATO的calculator，part A 包含各种房子的费用，如council , water, ensurance, morgage rates 等等。

http://www.ato.gov.au/Calculators-and-tools/Home-office-expenses/


如果自己own 一个business 用家里做office ，肯定是可以。那么像我们这样有时work from home，但是公司也有工位的情况到底可不可以呢？

我有同事是一直claim 这些的。

chinara

0. In deciding cases concerning home office expenses, courts and tribunals have consistently drawn a distinction between cases:

                ·
                 where part of a home can be characterised as a place of business; and

                ·
                 where a room is used as a study or home office merely as a matter of convenience.

                where a room is used as a study or home office merely as a matter of convenience.

it is important as well
However, in certain circumstances, part of these expenses may be allowed as a deduction. The allowable deductions will depend on whether an area of the home has the character of a place of business or is merely a private study.

In these circumstances the area of the home and the expenses incurred (subject to the exceptions listed below) retain their private or domestic character

lucyliu8472

只能一部分吧。比如电，不可能全部是为了工作。

小安琪

PRO-RATA. And be prepared if ATO wants supporting documents.

chinara

lucyliu8472 发表于 2013-9-17 15:11
只能一部分吧。比如电，不可能全部是为了工作。

对，是按比例。calculator里有问home office 的面积和 总的面积。。

电，heating,cooling等，有一个按每小时$0.34的计算方式。

chinara

小安琪 发表于 2013-9-17 15:12
PRO-RATA. And be prepared if ATO wants supporting documents.

什么是PRO-RATA?

vinsonz

chinara 发表于 2013-9-17 21:11
什么是PRO-RATA?

就是按比例

Devil_Star

卖房子时可能会引发部分capital gain tax，如果房子不涨价或是租房应该不要紧

chinara

Devil_Star 发表于 2013-9-18 07:24
卖房子时可能会引发部分capital gain tax，如果房子不涨价或是租房应该不要紧

房价涨这么快，看来还是不要cliam的好。。

zuozuo

我老公做IT的，有oncall，也claim了一两年，后来怕惹麻烦，又有capital gain，就算了。有人觉得卖房子早着呢，现在claim了，将来不报ATO也没功夫查，就大胆的claim了。