What cheeses me off

[Pushka]

I’d agree… if I thought it would make the slightest impression on them. They don’t seem to understand. And if you don’t understand, you can’t care.

Plus I’d be worried about the dolphin/turtle/whale I’d be harming

Agree. Pointless gesture to them but I’d feel better.

 

[DejaBrew]

There was much talk about the recent tax cut only being a cup of coffee a week. What didn't get mentioned is that skipping a coffee a week gives you $260 by the end of the year

I was once asked by a friend if I'd ever totalled up the amount of money I spent in a year on coffee (given a regular drinker). Told them that I didn't really want to think about it if I was being completely honest, but I was positive that it was an undoubtedly cheaper habit than either cigarettes or crack

 

[anat0l]

I was once asked by a friend if I'd ever totalled up the amount of money I spent in a year on coffee (given a regular drinker). Told them that I didn't really want to think about it if I was being completely honest, but I was positive that it was an undoubtedly cheaper habit than either cigarettes or crack

Guess everyone has a vice. Blessed are those whose workplaces provide a coffee machine (if you're prepared to accept that standard).

I do like my coffee and love to go to a cafe to get one, and yes it's quite a bit of $5-$6 to swallow each time. Fortunately in my last place of work, often the time required to acquire a coffee was impractical versus the work I had to get done during that day, so I it wasn't a daily habit. (The coffee machine in our common room, however, became a friend to lean on)

I was a kid in those times, but I wonder if the news ever made a big deal about workers crying poor and yet smoking any number of packets of cigarettes per day (granted, they were a lot cheaper in those days and the duty free allowances - viz cheaper international ciggies - were more generous than now). One thing that hasn't changed is the price of a pub beer is always good material for a big brouhaha (brew-haha?)

 

[DejaBrew]

Guess everyone has a vice. Blessed are those whose workplaces provide a coffee machine (if you're prepared to accept that standard).

Indeed! Our new office is pending delivery of new coffee machines. Remains to be seen whether the standard is acceptable.

 

[Captain Halliday]

WCMO: Marketing emails claiming to be gifts.

Specifically ones like “our birthday gift to you” or similar wording where there’s both a minimum spend criteria and expiry date.

A gift is something you give someone with no expectation of something in return.

Imagine a loved one who really enjoys food. Would you give them a cook book for their birthday, but only if they spend $100 on groceries and make you five meals by the end of the month?

What nonsense.

Memo to marketing departments: by all means send discounts and offers, but don’t insult me by using my birthday to claim your spam is somehow a gift.

 

[JohnK]

Like diet coke? (Still a caffeine-delivery system)
There are some who don't function without the grape (or grain)-based depressants

I don't need diet coke or coke zero first thing in morning. In Thailand when I play golf I'll have a coke zero somewhere between the 6th and 15th holes which is usually after lunch or mid-afternoon.

I love alcohol but don't need to have a drink first thing in the morning.

When I did smoke I used to have a cigarette first thing after I woke up and towards the end I used to have 6-7 cigarettes before I'd even think about going to work. Now that was a sickness and glad that was over 22 years ago.

 

[Pushka]

The timing of the need for coke, caffeine and so on is irrelevant to the previous discussion on why do people need their caffeine or other pleasure hit.

 

[Quickstatus]

WCMO
Paying a tax invoice. Claiming the GST credit, then accountant says the supplier not registered for GST

 

[serfty]

WCMO
Paying a tax invoice. Claiming the GST credit, then accountant says the supplier not registered for GST

No doubt it is incumbent on the payer to verify the ABN on a tax invoice before paying.

But, who does that?

 

[Julesmac]

Every time I try to book tickets to see a film with Village Cinema Gold Class and pay by credit card there is an error message so it takes multiple attempts over the day on different devices. It gets worse in that the next time you try the seats you chose are not available - six attempts to see Black Bag today - finally successful and booked ‘last three’ - although one was a carer seat and only the disabled seat left free.
Of course every ‘occupied’ seat was my prior failed attempts to book!!!
Luckily when we did go today we had a private cinema as no one else there (not sure if this was due to the above)
Everytime I raise it they say ‘yep its hopeless’ ‘ring customer service’ or turn up and book. No thanks what if I get there and no seats
FFS

Anyone else find this issue

Yup & mine was Village Gold. I really wanted to see the film so just rocked up & same as you the three times I tried failed and only one other couple. I put on my cranky granny face but the staff couldn't give a fig

 

[RooFlyer]

WCMO
Paying a tax invoice. Claiming the GST credit, then accountant says the supplier not registered for GST

After I de-registered my business for GST, the problem was clients kept adding GST to my invoices. Had to pay them back

 

[SYD]

After I de-registered my business for GST, the problem was clients kept adding GST to my invoices. Had to pay them back

Why did you de-register if still an ongoing business? (asking for a friend)

 

[RooFlyer]

Why did you de-register if still an ongoing business? (asking for a friend)

Billings became below the threshold (I was sliding into retirement) and no more BASs!

 

[cove]

You just reminded me that we have to do our quarterly BAS returns. It has not stopped for us.

 

[SYD]

Billings became below the threshold (I was sliding into retirement) and no more BASs!

Not aware if there’s a requirement to de-register if under the threshold (only to register if over)?

I’ve been under the threshold for a little while but I still do the quarterly BAS myself (takes about 5mins). Gives me the flexibility to contract at short notice even though I’m basically semi-retired myself.

 

[Quickstatus]

Not aware if there’s a requirement to de-register if under the threshold (only to register if over)?

Below threshold don't have to register for GST though you can voluntarily do so - in which case only need annual BAS

 

[VPS]

No effing internet at my rental place for four days now and phone coverage only if you are outside and then it is patchy - and it's persisting down in the parklands here

 

[p--and--t]

I was once asked by a friend if I'd ever totalled up the amount of money I spent in a year on coffee (given a regular drinker). Told them that I didn't really want to think about it if I was being completely honest, but I was positive that it was an undoubtedly cheaper habit than either cigarettes or crack

My work mates (back when I was working) often asked how I could afford to be giving scholarships for students to go through school in VN. I told them I drink the firms coffee instead of going to the cafe downstairs and paying for a coffee. One coffee a week was enough to pay to put a kid through high school. One coffee a day was enough to put a kid through uni.

 

[Pushka]

Not aware if there’s a requirement to de-register if under the threshold (only to register if over)?

I’ve been under the threshold for a little while but I still do the quarterly BAS myself (takes about 5mins). Gives me the flexibility to contract at short notice even though I’m basically semi-retired myself.

It's so much easier these days and with the software linking to ato the salary entries are pre populated.

Post automatically merged: Apr 4, 2025

No effing internet at my rental place for four days now and phone coverage only if you are outside and then it is patchy - and it's persisting down in the parklands here

Hey, it's cool amd rainy in Adelaide. You can come back now.

 

[RooFlyer]

Not aware if there’s a requirement to de-register if under the threshold (only to register if over)?

I’ve been under the threshold for a little while but I still do the quarterly BAS myself (takes about 5mins). Gives me the flexibility to contract at short notice even though I’m basically semi-retired myself.

Sure, but it just made life simpler and the client appreciated the fee reduction Plus I had very little in the way of input costs to offset.