还是一个Home Office的问题

righttang

我是Full time工作的，IT Consulting Service，平时有项目去客户，没项目去不去单位都没事，在家呆着，Work from home，回回email，给自己培训培训，有时候接接Support电话等等。

在单位里，我并没有固定的坐位，要是早上去了，得先和印度人抢座位。。。而且头头也允许我work from home，就是开会的时候得show up

去年一年下来，感觉有20%的时间是在家里，差不多每周work from home 1天。。

想把这20% Claim成Home Office.

问过两个会计，1个会计说，这个可以算成Home Office，按照ATO的计算器算了就行了....

另外一个会计说，你的雇主还是给你提供了Office了，只是你没去而已，这样一来，就不能claim rent或者贷款利息，只能claim你的running cost，比如说水电煤气+宽带网络==

本来很明白的，现在被这么一说，也糊涂了，找了ATO网站，感觉自己在打擦边球。。。。到底哪个对呢？

[ 本帖最后由 righttang 于 2009-9-8 11:16 编辑 ]

ressul

原帖由 righttang 于 2009-9-8 11:11 发表
我是Full time工作的，IT Consulting Service，平时有项目去客户，没项目去不去单位都没事，在家呆着，Work from home，回回email，给自己培训培训，有时候接接Support电话等等。

在单位里，我并没有固定的坐位， ...

同意第二个会计的说法，有公司的office你但是选择不去。
$0.26每小时，这是ATO的rate。

Maryli

有一个问题你必需当心. 如果你 claim home office, 当你卖房时, 你必须交增值税. 所以我通常只claim cost, 不claim home office.

Maryli

有一个问题你必需当心. 如果你 claim home office, 当你卖房时, 你必须交增值税. 所以我通常只claim cost, 不claim home office.

Maryli

有一个问题你必需当心. 如果你 claim home office, 当你卖房时, 你必须交增值税. 所以我通常只claim cost, 不claim home office.

leo727

you are not running a business from you home, so you definitly cannt claim interest on loan, council rate etc, expenses you can claim is Running Expenses such as electricity charges for heating/cooling, lighting, cleaning costs, depreciation, leasing charges and the cost of repairs on items of furniture and furnishings in the office

WTFAUS

原帖由 leo727 于 2009-9-8 12:43 发表
you are not running a business from you home, so you definitly cannt claim interest on loan, council rate etc, expenses you can claim is Running Expenses such as electricity charges for heating/coolin ...

http://calculators.ato.gov.au/scripts/axos/AXOS.asp
There may be some exception like this:

Private study

The circumstances where part of a home is considered to have the character of a place of business can be contrasted with the more common case where you maintain an office or study at home as a matter of convenience (for example, so that you can carry out work at home which would otherwise be done at your regular place of business or employment).

Examples of this include:

    * a barrister who reads client briefs at home
    * a teacher who prepares lessons or marks assignments at home, and
    * an insurance agent who maintains client files and occasionally interviews a client in his or her home office.

nilnil

原帖由 Maryli 于 2009-9-8 11:45 发表
有一个问题你必需当心. 如果你 claim home office, 当你卖房时, 你必须交增值税. 所以我通常只claim cost, 不claim home office.

那买房时有 GST INPUT 么？还有合同上有个 LAND TAX 是什么东西？

masterniu

原帖由 Maryli 于 2009-9-8 11:45 发表
有一个问题你必需当心. 如果你 claim home office, 当你卖房时, 你必须交增值税. 所以我通常只claim cost, 不claim home office.

想问下增值税大概是多少呢？

夢回唐朝

我每年Private study也就claim回来一顿饭的钱，你呢