Suitable for: Users who are claiming deductions in their BAS

Tax Difficulty: Easy

Time to read: 1-2 minutes

Tax Focus: Deductions

Reporting lunches and waters

Lunch:

Food you consume while working is considered by the ATO to be private in nature and not to be in connection with your enterprise. You can only claim a GST credit if the purchase relates to your enterprise. Therefore, you cannot claim the cost of lunches in your BAS.

Water:

Water is GST-free. This means if you bought water to either sell or give away (e.g. to your passengers in the ride-sharing economy), the price you paid didn’t include GST. Thus, no GST credit can be claimed when submitting a BAS.

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