Australian Artists – Hobby Vs Business

I recently Googled to see what was out there on the subject, and was shocked at what I found. There seemed to be a lot of information, but many of the facts are so often lost in the stories told. Lets dispell a myth first: there is no dollar threshold that constitutes being in business as an artist. So how do you determine that you are conducting a business? The following indicators must be considered when determining whether you are carrying on a business; Whether the activity has a significant commercial purpose or character; this indicator comprises many aspects of the other indicators; [...]

Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) and HECS 2010 – 2011

You have or are currently studying at a university, you are most likely to have a HELP/HECS debt.

Hopefully you have notified your pay office that you have the debt so that they can take extra tax out on your behalf to cover your obligations. For the 2009 – 10 year your employer [...]

Mature Age Worker Tax Offset

Mature age worker tax offset, is for Australian residents for tax purposes who are 55 and over and are working.

The tax offset is calculated on the net income that has been derived from working. Working usually requires an effort or skill that can be used to produce an income.

To get the [...]

One-Off Bonus Deduction for Small Business Assets.

An additional tax deduction of 50% off the cost of an asset will apply;

if it has a value greater than $1000 excluding GST, and is bought by a small business that has a turnover less than $2 million, and is bought between 13 December 2008 and 31 December 2009, If ownership occurs [...]