Here are some of the funniest responses:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about my daughter\u2019s lemonade stall?\u201d one person asked.<\/p>\n
Another said, \u201cWhat\u2019s the point of cash in hand, if we just gonna tell you about it\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery smart**** here is getting audited,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n
The account sought to define exactly what \u201cextra $$$\u201d referred to.<\/p>\n
Cash-in-hand work, online activities, and interest on investments were among the key income-earning streams that Aussies \u201cneed to report in your tax return!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLove how OnlyFans is described as \u2018online activities\u2019 haha,\u201d one person said in response.<\/p>\n
\u201cConstruction workers, barbers laughing, contractors laughing at this joke,\u201d another chimed in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?? My marketplace selling is just a hobby!!!\u201d one added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill I be audited if I pick up a 10c off the ground and don\u2019t declare it?,\u201d asked another.<\/p>\n
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Camera IconAussies are not so keen on the ATO reminding them to lodge all extra income earned during the previous financial year. Credit: ATO\/FB<\/p>\n
What about pokie winnings?<\/p>\n
The page confirmed, \u201cYou don\u2019t need to declare your gambling winnings as income. You\u2019ll only need to declare your gambling winnings or losses as income if you\u2019re a professional gambler carrying out a business of betting or gambling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tips earned through hospitality? Unfortunately…<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, cash tips that you receive, regardless of whether from your employer or direct from customers, must be declared,\u201d the ATO stated.<\/p>\n
While many of the account\u2019s 327k followers said they\u2019d been waiting up to two weeks to receive their refunds, others suggested the ATO should spend less time monitoring the little guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour main focus should be on big businesses, those who don\u2019t pay a single penny,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n
Another inquisitive income earner, tongue-in-cheek of course, asked the ATO exactly how it would go about proving someone didn\u2019t declare all of their additional earnings.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you plan on proving that I didn\u2019t? Hypothetically\u201d, they asked.<\/p>\n
For more tips on lodging your tax return, head to ato.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n