The lighter side of ATO new WFH ruling

The lighter side of ATO new WFH ruling

“There is one quirky aspect that will please parents of children who still live at home and work but do not contribute to household expenses,” Tony Greco said. Mr Greco said an example of how the new WFH rulings will be applied will be comforting for parents of adult...
ATO announces changes to WFH deductions

ATO announces changes to WFH deductions

Before the pandemic around 2 million people worked from home, but that number increased to around 5 million over the past three years. Assistant Commissioner Tim Loh said taxpayers can now choose one of two methods to claim working-from-home deductions: either the...
Unemployment rises to 3.7%

Unemployment rises to 3.7%

The Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed that employment decreased around 11,000 people and the number of unemployed people increased by 22,000. It was the second consecutive monthly fall in employment following very strong growth in 2022. Bjorn Jarvis, ABS...