Anyone else in Australia having tax dramas?
Seems the ATO here doesn't have a clue, I spent 1 1/2 on the phone to them the other day and spoke to three operators and I still couldn't get a straight answer.
First my accountant says I don't need an ABN, then the tax office says I do because I'm a sole trader (not a sub contractor) it's in some obscure add on legislation under "performing artist", then one boss decides he's going to take tax out so I have to pay my tax to him (he takes it out of my pay before he gives it to me so I don't have a choice) and I have to wait for my group certificate as an employee, his accountant is always late. Then another boss says if I don't used an ABN I have to pay 42% tax! On an ABN if I earn more than $50,000 a year (god why would I strip if I wasn't making at least that) I have to also lodge GST and quaterly BAS statments, AGHH... so am I a sole trader, a sub-contractor, an employee? Should go corporate and sell shares on the stock exchange? If I get sick and can't work can I declare bankrupcy? The whole set up is ridiculous and if they make a mistake guess who pays. All this for a single solitary person with no office, no stock and no material business assets. Bah.



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