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Car fringe benefits and your liabilities
March 31st, 2017Another Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year has ended and businesses are now getting their annual FBT returns lodged before the deadline. Unfortunately, some grey areas remain on FBT for business tax payers, particularly in the situation where an employer fails to identify that a car fringe benefit has been provided to an employee. One commonread more
Avoid having troubles with the ATO – Tips to substantiate claims for online purchases
March 29th, 2017Given the ATO has access to so much information, this serves as a timely reminder for businesses who purchase tax deductible assets from peer to peer websites such as Gumtree, Trading Post or on Facebook groups. To help you avoid having troubles substantiating your claims with the ATO, we’ve listed below tips on how youread more
Changes to Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT)
March 3rd, 2017A reminder that another FBT year comes to a close on 31 March 2017. There have been several minor changes in the FBT arena this year, the most notable include changes in the treatment of some electronic devices and meal entertainment for not-for-profit organisations. Limit on Electronic Devices Lifted Since 1 April 2016, employers of smallread more
Are you ready for an ATO risk review & audit?
December 5th, 2016As technology develops so do the data matching capabilities of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). It’s a powerful tool and can often lead to compliance risk reviews and ultimately tax audits. How does it work? The ATO obtains information from a number of sources including banks, other government departments and industry generally. The information isread more
Do you pay wages to employees, or are you an employee? Recent changes to tax tables may affect you!
December 2nd, 2016Tax tables have changed from 1 October Changes to individual tax rates for the 2016 – 2017 year were announced in the Government’s May budget. As a result, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated a number of tax tables taking effect from 1 October. How does this affect you? The key change is theread more
5 Tips to Ensure Your Business is Tax Compliant
November 10th, 2016Individuals and businesses are both subject to mandatory contributions to the government in the form of taxes, but tax compliance for business isn’t as straight forward as you may think. To avoid penalties it’s important to adhere to tax requirements set by the Australia Taxation Office (ATO) and settle obligations in a timely manner. We’veread more
Trying to get your tax paperwork ready? Don’t waste time on these deductions!
September 30th, 2016Many tax payers are rushing to gather together receipts for some deductions they hope they can claim. Naturally, most taxpayers are keen to maximise their deductions. Many waste time looking to claim for expenses that are often knocked back by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). To help you save time, listed below are items and costs thatread more
Are you able to claim tax deductions for insurance premiums?
September 28th, 2016Generally speaking, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) allows deductions for insurance premiums when there is evidence that the insurance cover relates to earning assessable income. One example of the kind of cover that may be tax deductible is income protection insurance. The ATO has allowed such claims in certain circumstances, even though the insurance policyread more
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