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ATO Tax Time 2022 resources now available - TaxBanter
ATO Tax Time 2022 resources now available - TaxBanter
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Key focus areas for 2022
Tax Time 2022 materials
Tax return stationery 2022
Further info and training for the EOFY
The ATO has recently released its Tax Time 2022 package for tax
professionals and its suite of 2022 tax returns and accompanying
instructions. The ATO has also announced its four priority areas for 2022.
Record-keeping
The ATO will be taking ‘firm action’ to deal with taxpayers who deliberately Search for articles
try to increase their refund, falsify records or cannot substantiate their
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If a taxpayer has continued to work from home, the ATO would expect to
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expenses such as parking and tolls. Podcast
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There are three methods for calculating a deduction for working from
home expenses: Google Podcasts
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1. The fixed rate method — a rate of 52 cents per hour for additional
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running expenses incurred as a result of working from home. The
work-related portion of depreciation, and phone, data and internet
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expenses, is also deductible.
2. The actual cost method — the actual additional expenses incurred as
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a result of working from home.
3. The temporary shortcut method — an all-inclusive 80 cent per hour
rate, only available from 1 March 2020 to 30 June 2022.
The ATO advises that if it notices a discrepancy, it may delay the processing
of the refund as it may need to contact the taxpayer or their registered tax
agent to correct their return or to ask for documentation to support claims
made.
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Prepare for Tax Time
To prepare for Tax Time 2022, the ATO recommends that tax agents:
The lodgment due dates will be available in Online services for agents by
the end of July 2022.
The ATO will start processing 2021–22 tax returns on 7 July 2022 and expects
refunds to be paid from 16 July 2022.
The ATO aims to finalise most electronically lodged current year tax returns
within 12 business days of receipt. Paper tax returns may take up to 50 days
for processing.
The ATO will advise of the progress of clients’ tax returns in several ways,
including:
This section provides the links to the new tax return forms and instructions
for 2022.
An eligible person with a granny flat interest must either have reached
pension age, or require assistance for day-to-day activities because of a
disability.
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commercial in nature.
expenses.
work out if they are eligible to claim the loss carry back tax offset
work out the maximum loss carry back tax offset
provide the information to include in the tax return labels.
There are also new label items relating to the loss carry back tax offset.
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Online training
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