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Articles by McKinley Plowman

Claiming Work-Related Car Expenses

May 14th, 2018

Have you ever claimed work-related car expenses? The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is increasingly concerned about taxpayers making false claims, whether inadvertent or deliberate, and will be focusing on it closely. According to the ATO, around 3.5 million made work-related car expense claims last year, totalling around $8.8 billion. As this is such a highread more

Budget Update 2018/19

May 10th, 2018

Federal Treasurer, Mr Scott Morrison, handed down the 2018/19 Budget on 8 May 2018. Mr Morrison said the Budget is focused on further strengthening the economy to “guarantee the essentials Australians rely on” and “responsibly repair the budget”. Mr Morrison has stated that the Budget plans to return the economy to balance by 2019/20, oneread more

Franchising – What are your Tax Obligations?

April 30th, 2018

Are you thinking about taking on a franchise? Many Australians become franchisees of large companies to leverage existing brand power and customers, whilst also giving themselves the opportunity to run their own small business. As attractive as this type of business setup might look, it is crucial to understand all the related tax obligations, feesread more

Fringe Benefits Tax – Year-End Roundup

March 16th, 2018

March 31st is right around the corner – and therefore so is the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year-end date. With that in mind, it is worth a quick look into a few key points regarding FBT, particularly what can attract it, as well as the application of salary sacrifice. Note this article explores some ofread more

Paula

March 16th, 2018

Recently, Finance Director Paul Moran received this lovely testimonial from a client who was very appreciative of his excellent service. Thanks Paula for your kind words. Paul has assisted in a number of transactions from business to personal loans over many years. Every interaction with Paul has been welcomed and with his proven history inread more

Super Downsizer Contributions

February 20th, 2018

Wouldn’t we all like to have more in our superannuation fund when it comes time to retire? Making extra contributions is one way to do that, however doing so is not always easy and it can see our extra savings locked away for a number of years until retirement. How then, are we able toread more

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