The ato needs to crack down on these small business crooks...,so often and on regular basis these unethical people have been enjoying the best of both world, buying vehicles claiming as for business purposes to gain access to tax deductions but more often enough they are being used for private and family purpose instead!!! I have come across so many noises in the public that family 4wd has been claimed as for business for tradies but there's baby seated and family items are in the vehicles....,really? Luxury 4wd for business purpose, what a total BS...and their accountant should be put in jail as well for allowing these crooks for the claims!!!

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I work within an Accounting firm and so often I hear them encouraging (and advising) what their sole traders and small business can or can't do more often, steering them in the direction of tax deductibility heaven of putting their personally used vehicle under their client's business name to obtain some/greater tax offsets!

While I believe is it not the right things to do and advise however, the accountant still advise on this in order for their clients to gain less tax payable, this is so unethical and immoral. The ATO should conduct a royal commission into the accounting system in Australia in order to eliminate these unethical behaviors and improve professionalism and integrity (and honesty) in the accounting industry.

"Stop the chief before catching the Indians".

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I've had people tell me in my workplace how well they benefit from these tax deductions. eg. Guy owns $100k BMW luxury car fully claimed as part of his 'business', but used only for personal use

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Jail !!! wow you must be one miserable person driving a crappy car to have that much hate. If you sell cars for a living you want as many car sales as possible and with luxury car tax and state revenue taxes the buyer of the most expensive cars pays more than their fair share of tax already the government will realise targeting these buyers would reduce revenue dramatically to already suffering businesses...........

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I use my luxury 4x4 for a tiling business and for private use, so what's the problem, do I have to downgrade because you do not like it?

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How can I do this I'm in the same thing

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He's just jealous that he is having to drive a beat up Toyota Yaris from his business. I'm a gardener and I use a 4wd for work. He thinks its luxury because 4WD'S cost 2-3 times whatever he's driving. if 4WD counts as luxury then I dont know what Lexus, Ferrari's count as.

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