Income generated from the business structure of an entity, rather than from an individual's personal services, is not PSI.
Income is more likely to be generated from a business structure if your business has substantial income-producing assets, a number of employees, or both.
While you should consider your particular circumstances, the following factors will help you determine whether your income is generated by a business structure:
- the extent to which the income depends on a particular individual's own personal skills, efforts or expertise
- the number of arm's-length employees or others (for example, contractors) engaged to perform the work
- any presence of goodwill
- the extent to which income-producing assets are used to derive the income
- the nature of the activities carried out
- the size of the operation.
After considering these factors, if you determine that your income is generated from a business structure, then that income is not PSI.
Personal services income
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Is the income PSI? |
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Income that is not PSI |
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Whose PSI is it? |
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Working out if the PSI rules apply: self-assess as a personal service business (PSB) |
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The 80% rule |
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Results test |
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Unrelated clients test |
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Employment test |
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Business premises test |
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Obtaining work through an agency |
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Apply for a personal services business determination (PSBD) |
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What to do when the PSI rules apply |
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What to do when the PSI rules apply: claiming deductions |
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What to do when the PSI rules apply: how to attribute PSI |
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What to do when the PSI rules apply: PAYG |
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What to do when the PSI rules apply: completing your tax return |
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What to do if the PSI rules don’t apply |
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Record keeping for PSI |
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Help for PSI |
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Case study: instructions |
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Case studies: sole trader |
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Case studies: partnership |
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Case studies: company |
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Case studies: trust |
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