Hospitality industry employees 2010-11

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Publications

Publications referred to in this guide are:

• Guide to depreciating assets 2011
• Law Administration Practice Statement PS LA 2001/6 - Home office expenses: diaries of use and calculation of home office expenses
• Taxation Determination TD 2010/19 Income tax: what are the reasonable travel and overtime meal allowance expense amounts for 2010-2011 income year?
• Taxation Ruling TR 93/30 - Income tax: deductions for home office expenses
• Taxation Ruling TR 95/11 - Income tax: hospitality industry employees - allowances, reimbursements and work-related deductions
• Taxation Ruling TR 2003/16 - Income tax: deductibility of protective items
• Taxation Ruling TR 2004/6 - Income tax: substantiation exception for reasonable travel and overtime meal allowance expenses
• TaxPack 2011
• TaxPack supplement 2011
• Taxpayers' charter - what you need to know.

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