What does the new Proposed Super Tax mean for you?
Wednesday May 29 2024
New Tax...
What do you need to support your tax deductions
Wednesday May 29 2024
What happens when your evidence doesn’t match your tax position? A case which recently appeared before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) highlights why ensuring you have adequate evidence for...
Self Education: Which expenses are claimable?
Wednesday February 21 2024
Self-education: What can you claim? Knowing what you can and can’t claim is important. That’s why we’re providing a run down on the latest draft ruling by the ATO which outlines what you can and...
Redrawing Investment Loans - think before you act
Wednesday January 24 2024
Redrawing investment property loans – something to think about Do you have an investment property loan? For refinanced or redrawn loans, there has been a significant increase in ATO...
Food - Where is the GST line drawn
Wednesday January 17 2024
Food – the fine line between GST-free and taxable Chobani yoghurts – the Chobani ‘flip’ range is taxable but their plain yoghurts are GST-free. Why is this the case? The AAT has recently updated...
‘Electrifying’ your business may incur a $20k deduction
Wednesday December 13 2023
Have you heard of the small business energy incentive? It’s the latest incentive which provides a bonus tax deduction for small and medium businesses, gearing us towards greater energy efficiency. Gon...
FBT 2023 - What's new, what's updated and what's in the spotlight
Friday March 17 2023
FBT 2023 – What’s new, what’s updated and what’s in the spotlight. The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends on 31 March. As in every year there are some new hot spots for employers...
Working From Home - The new rules for 2023
Thursday March 02 2023
Working from Home, what do I need to know for 2023 and onward? The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has long accepted that some taxpayers do work from home. Since 2001 approved hourly...
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave – New Entitlement Rules
Wednesday January 18 2023
Employees have had an entitlement to unpaid family and domestic violence leave (FDVL) for some time as part of the National Employment Standards (NES). As of 1 February 2023, for larger employers,...
Superannuation opportunities for clients thinking about retirement
Tuesday October 18 2022
Background The contribution changes proposed in the May 2021 Federal Budget and legislated in February 2022 are by far the biggest changes since the 1 July 2017 superannuation reform. Unlike most...