Australian home values continued to trend higher in April with CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index (HVI) rising 0.6%…
Getting it right at tax time is important and if you have a rental property the ATO is looking closely at how you report your deductions. Here are a few things to keep in mind…
As ‘tax time’ approaches, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will be taking a close look at 3 common errors being made by taxpayers:
The Treasurer is promising that inflation will decline by 0.75% as a direct result of the 2024-25 Federal Budget initiatives including energy relief for all households…
As you near the end of the financial year, Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a term that you might hear which may affect your tax return. Let’s breakdown the concept and see when and how it may affect you.
As tax time rolls around again, we have some tax tip information for investment property owners to help you get organised for 2024.
Late last year, thousands of taxpayers and their agents were advised by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) that they had an outstanding historical tax debt…
The Fringe Benefits Tax year (FBT) ends on 31 March. In late 2022, the Government introduced a concession that enables employers to provide some electric vehicles to employees without incurring the 47% fringe…
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Tax time, the annual ritual of sorting through receipts, crunching numbers, and maybe shedding a tear or two over deductions.
The federal government has officially released amendments to Stage 3 income tax cuts, saying that cost-of-living pressures has forced it to do so….
Whether you call yourself a CEO or not you are still the commander and chief of your business (and life!) so let’s look at some top productivity hacks to be a boss.
The stage-three tax cuts were originally proposed by the former Morrison government back in mid-2019, with the cuts due to officially come into effect on July 1, 2024…
Can you invest in property using your SMSF? The short answer is yes! But there are there are a range of compliance requirements and regulations involved that you need to consider…
A recent case before the AAT demonstrates how fine the dividing line is between GST-free and taxable foods…
From 6 December 2023, employers must give employees they’re engaging on new fixed term contracts a Fixed Term Contract Information Statement (FTCIS).
Late payment of quarterly superannuation guarantee is emerging as an area of concern with some employers missing payment deadlines, either because of cashflow difficulties (i.e., SG payments not put aside during the quarter)…
Loans to members continues to be the highest reported contravention of the superannuation laws that we see in auditor contravention reports (ACR) lodged by self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditors. These loans comprised 16% of all reported breaches for the 2019 to 2022 audit years.
The Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&D program) is driving innovation and economic growth and we’re committed to ensuring it’s used with integrity. We’ve identified issues with the application of some R&D program integrity rules…
The Government is taking decisive action in response to PwC tax leaks scandal. As per the Ministers Treasurer Portfolio Media Report, the Albanese Government will oversee the biggest crackdown on tax adviser misconduct in Australian history.