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_JovinJ(Newbie)Newbie
2 Feb 2021

Hi ATO Community,

I was wondering whether or not a sole trader home-operated food business needs to either:

  • A) Only report income excluding the cost of ingredients for producing the food
  • B) Claim the ingredients for producing the food as a deduction
  • C) Neither of the above (please clarify)

Thanks for helping here!

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BlakeATO(Community Support)Community Support
ATO Certified Response4 Feb 2021

Hi @JovinJ,

The answer is B.

You'll need to claim all your expenses as deductions under business-related expenses.

In the same way as an employee must report all of their salary and wages, and then claim any work-related deductions, a business must too.

You can read about business deductions and completing the business section on individual tax returns, net income or loss from business, on our website.

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BlakeATO(Community Support)Community Support
ATO Certified Response4 Feb 2021

Hi @JovinJ,

The answer is B.

You'll need to claim all your expenses as deductions under business-related expenses.

In the same way as an employee must report all of their salary and wages, and then claim any work-related deductions, a business must too.

You can read about business deductions and completing the business section on individual tax returns, net income or loss from business, on our website.

_JovinJ(Newbie)Newbie
4 Feb 2021

Thanks for that @BlakeATO ! :smileyvery-happy:

I thought that would be the case but everyone uses office supplies & technology equipment as examples online, and the last thing I want is to accidentally end up on the wrong side of the ATO!

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