In an initiative to promote women’s economic equality, the Labor government has announced plans to pay superannuation on paid parental leave (PPL) for government-funded payments from 1 July 2025.
Why is good bookkeeping so vital for your financial management? We’ve got some top hacks for maximising your bookkeeping, and the options for outsourcing this job to the professionals.
Tax time 2024 is fast approaching and with many individuals still working from home partially or completely, this quick guide can assist you with completing the calculations for claiming the deduction.
As per amended legislation, from 1 April 2024, the Commissioner will allow utilising adequate alternative records holding all the prescribed information, instead of statutory evidentiary documents for FBT record keeping purposes.
Networking is a great way to connect with your industry peers and become an asset to your local business community. We’ve got some top hacks for getting the most from your networking.
Need to cut your business expenses? We’ll review your current costs, find the expenses that could be cut, and will provide a proactive spend management programme to reduce your spending.
The Labor Government has announced changes to personal tax rates that will provide a tax cut for every Australian taxpayer commencing from 1 July 2024.
The Federal Government announced in the 2023–24 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) that amendments will be introduced to deny deductions for ATO interest charges, incurred on or after 1 July 2025.
The ATO has released 2 taxpayer alerts flagging incorrect R&D tax offset claims where expenditure is incurred by associated entities or activities are conducted overseas for foreign related entities.
Updated ATO guidance means you need to understand whether your contract for services are to an employee or an independent contractor. Getting it right can save you significant hassles and penalties.
The federal government has tabled draft legislation to change tax concessional treatment of very large super account balances from 1 July 2025. Individuals with over $3 million in super will be affected.
The ATO has finalised determinations under s 396-55(b)(2) and s 396-70(4) of the Tax Administration Act 1935 on reporting exemptions and exclusions for sharing economy platform operators.
Given the high risk of payroll tax audits across the medical and allied health industry, organisations must understand and adapt to the changing payroll tax landscape.
PCG 2022/1 allows a safe harbour for taxpayers to apply prior year non-commercial loses to reduce other assessable income, otherwise prevented by div 35 of ITAA 1997.
If your medical practice pays contractors, you could be caught by tax laws that deem some contractor payments the same as wages. Talk to us today for guidance on what to include and exclude so you don't get surprised by a state payroll tax audit.
The ATO released draft TR 2023/D2 which provides guidance on whether an asset that is made up of a number of parts or components (composite item) is itself a depreciating asset, or whether one or more of its components are separate depreciating assets.
Wondering about the ATO agent nomination process? If you are an existing client, you may not need to do anything. If you are a new client we'll send you information about the steps required to link to us.
The ATO is warning businesses to engage with their tax and super obligations to avoid having their debts disclosed to credit reporting agencies (CRAs).