05may06 ~ Herald Sun

VIBRATORS, whips and G-strings – who'd have thought tax could be so exciting?

The Australian Tax Office has issued a revised set of tips for workers in adult industries in an information sheet that would have accountants blushing.
With the decriminalisation of the sex industry well entrenched, the tax office is facing more questions from escorts, strippers and dancers about the ins and outs of deductions and penalties.

While adult workers can't claim a deduction for fitness classes that keep their body in shape and attractive, the tax office says they can claim dance classes.

Lingerie – from Y-fronts to G-strings – are deductible, just like any ordinary piece of work clothing.

Condoms, lubricants, gels and oils, if used solely for earning income, are deductible, as are the cost of replacing and repairing adult novelties such as vibrators.

One of the most common tax deductions claimed by the general workforce is associated with their vehicle.

It's the same for adult workers, who can claim mileage for driving their car from client to client.

But the tax office draws the line on general make-up or hairdressing, saying these can only be claimed if used on the stage.

Like the general workforce, there has been a growth in the number of people working from home.

Adult workers who have a separate room from which they conduct their business can claim tax deductions, including on electricity, cleaning costs and depreciation of equipment and fittings.

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And God help you if they find out you've been using your work vibrator to masturbate by yourself! ha ha

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

That story was good for a laugh. WOW