Hi,
In my 2024 tax filing, this situation occurred:
- In FY2023-2024, I did consulting work for Groups A and B at Company X.
- I was employed as a casual by Group A and put on the Company X payroll.
- I was requested to get an ABN by Group B, did so, and billed them for work performed as this business.
- When filling out my return I noted that my pay from Company X was prefilled under 'salaries and wages', but I was also requested to provide information about my activities as a sole trader.
- I filled in the sole trader info and filed my return.
- I then noticed that the amount prefilled for 'salaries and wages' from Company X appeared to correspond to the total remuneration from activities for both groups.
- So it looks like I have double-counted my income from work Group B by filling the sole-trader section.
What's the correct way to amend this? Subtract income from prefill corresponding to sole-trader activity? Zero out sole-trader income? Something else?
Thanks in advance.