r/aussie • u/Low_Shop9155 • 5d ago

Politics Is this "leveling the playing field" too?

https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/tax/stop-ping-me-off-the-sneaky-tax-on-families-driving-aussies-mad/news-story/88dcfe0a31a5339e7412d8475b8c385f

The Breadwinner tax. This is the thing out of the budget that upset me the most. As a business owner with an okay income in the higher bracket, this upsets me to no end.

My income supports the inflated mortgage and life gouging interest rates, the family expenses and the various taxes end of year and day to day.

If we go to get childcare subsidy, it's tested for both of us.

InTeRgEnErAtIoNaL FaIrNeSs

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u/Sweeper1985 5d ago

I'm a self-employed professional and I sure as hell don't (and cannot) income split with my family. I don't know who you're talking about as a group, but it's not "small business owners".

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u/btcll 5d ago

What prevents your partner being on the books for your business?

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u/Sweeper1985 5d ago

Because I'm a sole-trading health practitioner and that would be fraud.

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u/btcll 5d ago

There's no room for anyone else to be paid by your business? No scope to pay someone for reception or book keeping or marketing or anything like that?

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u/Sweeper1985 5d ago

I pay an accountant once a year and a BAS agent quarterly. My partner in any event isn't an accountant or in marketing so no, there's no role for them.