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Jacob Fenech

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958 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

And it probably still will for quite some time.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

As a result of that, we've had a lot of people moving to work from home.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

I think the internet uses WFH for short.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

We've also seen a lot more people, many more people using, taking up gig work or being part of the sharing economy, making money from Airbnb or renting out their apartment that they no longer have a tenant in.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

People turning on Uber or getting on AirTasker, doing odd jobs here and there to make some extra cash.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

And then we've got small businesses that have had to make pivots and who are also eligible for a lot of things when it comes to government benefits, subsidies around employees and

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

And then we've got changes for contractors too.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

So people that might be sole traders working freelance or something like that.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

So there's a lot to take into account.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

And before we start talking about this, I just do want to make a mention and Jacob and I just had a chat about this off air is when we talk about examples or we talk about things, just keep in mind that a lot of these things are specific to people and the structure that you're in, whether you're an individual, whether you're

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

an Australian resident for tax purposes, whether you're not, whether... All these different things.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

So this is where it's important to speak with a tax professional who can understand your specific situation, especially if you're confused about what you're eligible for and what deductions you can claim.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

So I'll just keep that disclaimer in your mind.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

The first thing that I want to talk about, and this is not something that's changed necessarily this week or even this month, it's just the key change to super...

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

recently was an increase in the super contributions that you can put in, as we call a concessional contribution.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

So this is like when you make a salary sacrifice into super, people might be aware of that, or when you put money into super and you claim a tax deduction.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

So the threshold for this has gone up from $25,000 to $27,500.

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

So I think you can talk to the kind of the tax element of this, Jacob, but

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

Is this just as simple as I put money in and I claim a tax deduction for the amount of money I put in?

Australian Finance Podcast
10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to save on tax (businesses & PAYG!)

Is there anything else that people should be aware of from the ATO side of things?