I need to know....

[Lightning McQueen]

Sa Footy doesnt count....

LOL, funny enough, I rarely log in from home, I hate computers when I'm not at work.

[Booney]

I have two work provided laptops, one I'm meant to take home and use in emergencies to save me from having to come back into the office in the middle of the night, it is meant to be able to work remotely using hotspot from my work provided iPhone but it doesn't, I can get it working via my house wifi though.

Question: Am I able to claim part of my phone bill on tax because of this?

Absolutely. You work out the % of your monthly bill that is used by your work and x 12. I claim around 20% of our monthly $100 ( or so ) for work related matters.

I'll only claim for my wifi, my package includes 2 mobiles, a landline, wifi and foxtel x2.

There really is no way of proving how much time I spend on my work laptop at home is there? I have four other laptops at home aswell that all get a fair workout.

And there's no way of proving other wise.... ( Certainly not to the extent to have the ATO investigate it forensically )

[Booney]

Sa Footy doesnt count....

LOL, funny enough, I rarely log in from home, I hate computers when I'm not at work.

Yep, might browse from time to time on my phone, but rarely post after 5pm or over the weekend.

I don't want to spend time with you lot when I don't have to.

[Lightning McQueen]

And there's no way of proving other wise.... ( Certainly not to the extent to have the ATO investigate it forensically )

May aswell claim the whole wifi component. Roughly $1200 per annum.

[Booney]

And there's no way of proving other wise.... ( Certainly not to the extent to have the ATO investigate it forensically )

May aswell claim the whole wifi component. Roughly $1200 per annum.

See, that's when the ATO might go "Bullshit, you only use your wi-fi work work purposes and no personal use?"

[Lightning McQueen]

Yep, might browse from time to time on my phone, but rarely post after 5pm or over the weekend.

I don't want to spend time with you lot when I don't have to.

Yep, some of us are just like work colleagues, only better.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Sa Footy doesnt count....

LOL, funny enough, I rarely log in from home, I hate computers when I'm not at work.

Yep, might browse from time to time on my phone, but rarely post after 5pm or over the weekend.

I don't want to spend time with you lot when I don't have to.

And I realised this morning that on friday ill spend the best part of walking around with Port fans......gonna be a long day......

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[Lightning McQueen]

And there's no way of proving other wise.... ( Certainly not to the extent to have the ATO investigate it forensically )

May aswell claim the whole wifi component. Roughly $1200 per annum.

See, that's when the ATO might go "Bullshit, you only use your wi-fi work work purposes and no personal use?"

But I need the wifi for work, perhaps the kids may take advantage of it without my knowledge.

I'll ask around at work what they do.

[Booney]

And there's no way of proving other wise.... ( Certainly not to the extent to have the ATO investigate it forensically )

May aswell claim the whole wifi component. Roughly $1200 per annum.

See, that's when the ATO might go "Bullshit, you only use your wi-fi work work purposes and no personal use?"

But I need the wifi for work, perhaps the kids may take advantage of it without my knowledge.

I'll ask around at work what they do.

I claim 20% for my work, Mrs Boon claims 40% for her work ( she works from home more than me )....

[Booney]

Sa Footy doesnt count....

LOL, funny enough, I rarely log in from home, I hate computers when I'm not at work.

Yep, might browse from time to time on my phone, but rarely post after 5pm or over the weekend.

I don't want to spend time with you lot when I don't have to.

And I realised this morning that on friday ill spend the best part of walking around with Port fans......gonna be a long day......

3 on 1 mate.

[mighty_tiger_79]

[quote="mighty_tiger_79"]Sa Footy doesnt count....

LOL, funny enough, I rarely log in from home, I hate computers when I'm not at work.

Yep, might browse from time to time on my phone, but rarely post after 5pm or over the weekend.

I don't want to spend time with you lot when I don't have to.

And I realised this morning that on friday ill spend the best part of walking around with Port fans......gonna be a long day......

3 on 1 mate. [/quote]
Ffs....how about we discuss how great Trump is....politics is always more fascinating....
No SANFL reliving GFs bollocks....

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[Lightning McQueen]

3 on 1 mate.

Sounds like last night's porno.

[HH3]

3 on 1 mate.

Sounds like last night's porno.

Pretty tame stuff...unless the 3 were farm animals.

[Spargo]

3 on 1 mate.

Sounds like last night's porno.

Pretty tame stuff...unless the 3 were farm animals.

Can you claim a goat under the "farm animal" category?
Just asking... for, um, a friend. Yeah, a friend.

[Booney]

3 on 1 mate.

Sounds like last night's porno.

Pretty tame stuff...unless the 3 were farm animals.

Can you claim a goat under the "farm animal" category?
Just asking... for, um, a friend. Yeah, a friend.

"..but you **** one goat..."

[HH3]

You can get in some serious trouble if you use specific terms for smaller goats. Google flags those searches, I've been told......by the police.

[Lightning McQueen]

3 on 1 mate.

Sounds like last night's porno.

Pretty tame stuff...unless the 3 were farm animals.

Can you claim a goat under the "farm animal" category?
Just asking... for, um, a friend. Yeah, a friend.

If the goat is male, does that make you gay?

Same deal, a mate asked.

[toot toot]

I have two work provided laptops, one I'm meant to take home and use in emergencies to save me from having to come back into the office in the middle of the night, it is meant to be able to work remotely using hotspot from my work provided iPhone but it doesn't, I can get it working via my house wifi though.

Question: Am I able to claim part of my phone bill on tax because of this?

Technically you're meant to do a 4 week log of your usage each year.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Inco ... -expenses/

"If you have a bundled plan, you need to identify your work use for each service over a 4-week representative period during the income year. This will allow you to determine your pattern of work use which can then be applied to the full year.

A reasonable basis to work out your work related use could include:

Internet:
•the amount of data downloaded for work as a percentage of the total data downloaded by all members of your household
•any additional costs incurred as a result of your work-related use – for example, if your work-related use results in you exceeding your monthly cap."

[Lightning McQueen]

I have two work provided laptops, one I'm meant to take home and use in emergencies to save me from having to come back into the office in the middle of the night, it is meant to be able to work remotely using hotspot from my work provided iPhone but it doesn't, I can get it working via my house wifi though.

Question: Am I able to claim part of my phone bill on tax because of this?

Technically you're meant to do a 4 week log of your usage each year.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Inco ... -expenses/

"If you have a bundled plan, you need to identify your work use for each service over a 4-week representative period during the income year. This will allow you to determine your pattern of work use which can then be applied to the full year.

A reasonable basis to work out your work related use could include:

Internet:
•the amount of data downloaded for work as a percentage of the total data downloaded by all members of your household
•any additional costs incurred as a result of your work-related use – for example, if your work-related use results in you exceeding your monthly cap."

Awesome, very simply explained. Thank you.

[Booney]

I have two work provided laptops, one I'm meant to take home and use in emergencies to save me from having to come back into the office in the middle of the night, it is meant to be able to work remotely using hotspot from my work provided iPhone but it doesn't, I can get it working via my house wifi though.

Question: Am I able to claim part of my phone bill on tax because of this?

Technically you're meant to do a 4 week log of your usage each year.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Inco ... -expenses/

"If you have a bundled plan, you need to identify your work use for each service over a 4-week representative period during the income year. This will allow you to determine your pattern of work use which can then be applied to the full year.

A reasonable basis to work out your work related use could include:

Internet:
•the amount of data downloaded for work as a percentage of the total data downloaded by all members of your household
•any additional costs incurred as a result of your work-related use – for example, if your work-related use results in you exceeding your monthly cap."

Thanks mate, and can I add all you lovely people at the ATO do a sterling job.


( Of leaving me alone )