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Working from Home Deductions at Tax Time – The ATO’s Crackdown Hotspot
May 27th, 2021The new financial year is here, and the more organised among us are already planning the deductions we’re looking to claim for our 2020-21 tax return. Given that global circumstances changed the way many people worked throughout this financial year, there will be a noticeable shift in the types of deductions people claim – especiallyread more
The ATO’s Shift to Electronic Correspondence – What You Need to Know
May 5th, 2021The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is working to move the majority of their communications with business owners from paper-based and traditional mail to electronic correspondence. While the changes are welcome from an environmental and efficiency point of view, it does require some preparation and an increased level of attention on things such as MyGov andread more
Refresher: The Main Residence CGT Exemption
March 19th, 2021When it comes to an important moment in your life like selling your family home, the last thing you want is to be slugged with an unnecessary tax liability. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is something that we’ve covered at length in a few previous articles (see here and here); but today we’ll dig a littleread more
Home-Based Businesses – Know your Deductions
November 6th, 2020Now that another financial year has been and gone, it can be tempting to put tax to the back of your mind as you gear up for another busy year. However, if you’re running a business, particularly from home, it is crucial that you keep on top of what you can claim as a deductionread more
COVID-19 and Your Super
August 27th, 2020The impact of COVID-19 has been vast and complex – and super, particularly Self-Managed Superannuation, is no exception. As the government continues to bring in and tweak economic stimulus measures to help people and businesses keep their heads above water, some changes have been made to SMSFs and what funds are allowed to do duringread more
Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty – Deadline Coming Soon!
August 25th, 2020Given everything that’s happened in 2020, you’ll be forgiven for forgetting a couple of things here and there. One thing you won’t want to miss, especially if you have outstanding Superannuation Guarantee (SG) obligations, is the ATO’s Amnesty, which ends on the 7th September 2020. Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty: The Details The SG Amnesty has featuredread more
COVID-19 Compliance at Tax Time
August 19th, 2020Have you applied for COVID-19 stimulus payments for your business? Have you received the JobKeeper payment as an employee? Taken advantage of the Early Release of Super scheme? There are plenty of compliance-related considerations this tax season! After an unusual and challenging second half of the 2019/20 financial year, we’re certainly not out of theread more
The Return of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Amnesty
March 26th, 2020As we’ve outlined in a previous article, the government’s Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Amnesty was initially introduced in 2018. The SG amnesty has now been resurrected, and employers are once again being afforded the opportunity to rectify SG issues. So - what should you do if you think you have outstanding contributions owing? The SG Amnestyread more
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