Comments on: Mad Kevin's Crazy Bargains! http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:15:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: paco http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-5010 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:38:56 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-5010 Don't forget that software is excluded from the tax break. As per Question 25 on the <a href="http://www.treasury.gov.au/documents/1505/PDF/Frequently_Asked_Questions_20090513.pdf" rel="nofollow">Treasury website</a>. Looks like if you purchase a laptop/computer with software included you will need to apportion the cost between the items as if they were individually purchased, and only get the tax break on the hardware. Eg: Laptop costs $1,000 with included operating system. Individual item costs are $850 for hardware and $650 for operating system. Ie: total individual cost is $1,500. You may need to apportion that over the original purchase. So 850*1000/1500 = 566.66.... yeah thats definitely going to happen. Don't forget that software is excluded from the tax break. As per Question 25 on the Treasury website.

Looks like if you purchase a laptop/computer with software included you will need to apportion the cost between the items as if they were individually purchased, and only get the tax break on the hardware.

Eg: Laptop costs $1,000 with included operating system. Individual item costs are $850 for hardware and $650 for operating system. Ie: total individual cost is $1,500. You may need to apportion that over the original purchase. So 850*1000/1500 = 566.66.... yeah thats definitely going to happen.

]]> by: j http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-4985 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:52:00 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-4985 As someone who's business is hosting and supporting game servers, I'm in the unique position of being perfectly justified in my purchase of a "pimped out rig" for my business work :-) Unfortunately, in order to maintain my position of "still paying rent and eating food", the laptop I ended up purchasing was more mid-range than top-end. Still going to be satisfying getting a tax break for it though. As someone who's business is hosting and supporting game servers, I'm in the unique position of being perfectly justified in my purchase of a "pimped out rig" for my business work :-)

Unfortunately, in order to maintain my position of "still paying rent and eating food", the laptop I ended up purchasing was more mid-range than top-end.

Still going to be satisfying getting a tax break for it though.

]]> by: kamikrae-z http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-4982 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:22:10 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-4982 It doesn't matter how simply financial or tax advice is written, for some reason I just have a really hard time comprehending what it all means. My eyes glaze over, my jaw goes slack and I have to read things two or three times to even start feeling like I have any idea about what's going on. I guess that's how a lot of people feel with technology.... It doesn't matter how simply financial or tax advice is written, for some reason I just have a really hard time comprehending what it all means. My eyes glaze over, my jaw goes slack and I have to read things two or three times to even start feeling like I have any idea about what's going on.

I guess that's how a lot of people feel with technology....

]]> by: phrantic http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-4981 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:55:24 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/#comment-4981 Does this mean you'll soon post another "I've-just-bought-a-new-computer-and-it's-full-of-stuff-you-want-but-won't-get-because-your-disposable-income-is-zero-you-silly-uni-student" type reviews? Well, that's how _I_ read your last "new pc" review. Does this mean you'll soon post another "I've-just-bought-a-new-computer-and-it's-full-of-stuff-you-want-but-won't-get-because-your-disposable-income-is-zero-you-silly-uni-student" type reviews?

Well, that's how _I_ read your last "new pc" review.

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