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Jacob Fenech

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958 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

Yeah.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

So I think, I mean, really importantly, there are different deductions that you can claim when you have a business on the side as well.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

So a lot of the registration costs and things around like setting yourself up are definitely relevant.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

So keep track of those relevant to your, whatever it is you are doing.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

So say it's,

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

contract designer or even like an architect or whatever it might be, there's generally fees that you're paying that as a sole trader, they're not reimbursed like they might be as an employee.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

So it's really important then that you are keeping track of those.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

I think a lot of the time as an employee, if they are reimbursed, you kind of don't worry about them because your employer pays for them.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

You can't claim the new return anyway.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

But when you are doing work on the side effectively and that side hustle, as we said,

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

making sure that you're keeping track of those expenses that are out of your pocket are really important.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

Things like if you're filing business activity statements and you're paying to do those, they're also tax deductible, really importantly.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

So I would say, yeah, set up costs.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

I mean, you can claim all that's still the same relevant deductions like if it's like building your skills.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

So your skill set needs to be kind of relevant to the income that you're earning, but anything in that space –

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

As a contractor, if you're going along to conferences or any additional learning that you are doing is super relevant too.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

But yeah, I suppose it's like extending out deductions that you can claim as an employee.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

As I said, the reimbursed kind of nature of those definitely is different as a contractor.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

Completely, completely.

Australian Finance Podcast
Tax time 2022: things to know (to get the best return)

And the tax term that I think we chatted about in the last podcast as well, but that nexus, so connection nexus, whatever you want to call it,