A COVID-19 TIP FROM MR TAXMAN #15

Apr 23, 2020

As the first tranche of the (up to) $100k worth of Cash Flow Boost payments start coming in this week, the FAQ is where do you code the amount received into your accounts?

As the payment is tax-free (yay!) and also has no GST attached to it, I suggest that you don't merely put in your default income account of Sales or Consulting fees nor the Miscellaneous income account but rather set-up a new income account called "Government Grant".

This new account will hopefully stop you from inadvertently remitting GST back to the Australian Taxation Office in your next BAS nor pay tax on it at year end (like I know some businesses will do!)

 

Tags: Accountant Melbourne, Accountant Sydney, Bookkeeping, Business, Cash Flow Boost, Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Small Business

Author: Mr Taxman, Dr Adrian Raftery

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  • "Hi Adrian, I bought your new book, got my free $500 after co-contribution. I am planning to my CPA, enrolment starts 30 June 2020 but semester only begins on August 2020. Can i claim the..."

    By: Bikash at Jun 23, 2020 3:59AM

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  • "If you run a business Bikash you could claim in full via the instant asset write-off. However if you are an employee you will need to depreciate the laptop & only claim a very small amount in your..."

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  • "Can i claim laptop purchase with covid?"

    By: Bikash Rai at Jun 21, 2020 8:25AM

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  • "You won't be able to claim a deduction for car parking unless a0 you park for less than four hours between 7am and 7pm; or b) you park more than 1km from work (ie not close proximity to work)."

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