Meet the man who tried to claim his 7-year-old son as a work expense
Joanna MatherWealth editor
Updated
An IBM salesman who made $100,000 in bogus work claims, including his family grocery bill and $5000 in "secretarial services" from his seven year old, has lost in court.
Gary Ogden worked mostly from home selling IBM products during the 2011 and 2012 income years.
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Joanna Mather joined the AFR as an education reporter in 2008. She spent four years in the Canberra press gallery before becoming superannuation reporter in 2016, deputy news director in 2021 and wealth editor in 2023. Connect with Joanna on Twitter. Email Joanna at jmather@afr.com
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