Question: Expenses information This information, together with the general case study information, is to be used to complete the Deductions sheet of the Excel workpaper template.
Expenses information
This information, together with the general case study information, is to be used to complete the Deductions sheet of the Excel workpaper template.
Anna has provided you with the following information about her expenses for the year:
- Anna did a short course in business management costing $2,000 to provide her with skills to better manage her staff.
- In the 30 June 2024 year, Anna worked from home for 10 hours/week for 40 weeks of the year. She also has records of her printer ink, stationery, mobile phone and home internet costs (see below).
- Anna owns a Honda Accord motor vehicle. The car was purchased on 1 January 2024 for $40,000. During the financial year Anna travelled 30,000kms. Anna used a logbook to substantiate that 30% of her travel is work related. The effective life of the motor vehicle is 8 years. Anna has not advised you of what method she would like to use for decline in value deductions, but she would like to maximise her deduction this year.
- Anna has also paid for the following vehicle costs during the year:
Item | Amount |
Fuel | $5,400 |
Servicing | $700 |
Registration | $900 |
Insurance | $1,200 |
Road tolls (all work related) | $400 |
Speeding fine (while driving for work) | $1,200 |
- Other expenses Anna paid during the year were as follows:
Item | Amount |
Magazine subscription to the PC Professionals Magazine | $104 |
Donation to the RSPCA | $500 |
Donation to a friend's Go Fund Me page to help pay medical costs for their sick child | $200 |
Income protection insurance | $1,000 |
2022 Tax return preparation fees | $750 |
ATO general interest charged for paying her last year's tax bill late | $175 |
ATO late lodgement penalty for lodging last year's tax return late | $222 |
New business clothes to wear to customer meetings | $1,000 |
Printer ink and stationery | $500 |
Total mobile phone (of which 30% is work related) | $1,200 |
Total home internet (of which 10% is work related) | $1,080 |
finish the table
| Item | Amount | Assessable/deductible? | Calculation (if required) | Amount included as an assessable income/allowable deduction | Legislation/Case Law/Income Tax Rulings |
| Capital gains | |||||
| Net capital gain | - | ||||
| Carry forward loss | |||||
| Workings |
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