In the notion of trust, what about the notion of trust toward the taxpayer?
Before buying my own company car (1 man business) i claimed fully legitimate business kms...and received a very agressive generic letter from the ato basically telling me there was high chance i was a crook.my germanic swiss style of law following ego was feeling more than insulted.
That was a couple years ago.paid taxes to the max million plus in the last decades.i do not cheat
Then just this year, i have above BAS and tax returns where this is already recorded, to directly advice the ato of each paycheck automatically via software,at my cost around $10 to 20$ a month for most providers
The ato does not even provide the service
So here goes another $200 a years and a few hours again of my life,
And last month, receive another very passive agressive letter telling me that IT contractors are all cheats and avoiding taxes and that for every payment to contractors/ contracting companies that my company does, i have to informed iimmediately the ato
As if consultants were the ones being paid cash in Australia..seriously
So more red tape, costs, time at the office in the evening instead of with family
So what about a thank you letter
Dear Xxx, in the last 5 y, you contributed xxx$ .In taxes which allowed for xxx children to attend school, put yyy police officer on the street etc
Similarly, Mr YYY,
In the last 5 y, you received xxx$ in help from the government which was paid by the tax contribution of your fellow taxpayer citizens.Please use wisely
Not leftist enough?