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Taxpayer Denied Deductions for Education, Vehicle, Home Office, and GST Claims

  • The Authority upheld the Commissioner’s denial of deductions and GST input tax claims, and also upheld shortfall penalties for lack of reasonable care.
  • It found the taxpayer’s business did not begin until November 2020; earlier activities were merely preparatory.
  • Education expenses incurred before the business started were not deductible.
  • Motor vehicle and home office expenses were disallowed because the taxpayer could not adequately prove they were incurred for deductible business use and kept insufficient records.
  • GST input tax claims for pre-registration expenses were denied because they were incurred before GST registration.

Source: taxtechnical.ird.govt.nz

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.



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