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23 Feb 2022

Do your employees travel for work?

If you have staff who travel for work, we have updated our website with fresh information to assist you decide whether to offer them a travel or a living-away-from-home allowance (LAFHA). There are a few important distinctions between the … Read Full Story

23 Feb 2022

Do you employ working holiday makers?

Unless you get a pay as you go variation notice from the ATO, you must continue to withhold 15% tax from the salary of working holiday makers, regardless of where they are from. This follows the High Court’s recent … Read Full Story

21 Jan 2022

Specialise in Cryptocurrency. How tax laws apply to your cryptocurrency gains.

If you are or plan to become a director of a firm, you will need a director ID sooner or later. Beginning in November 2021, directors will be able to authenticate their identification as part of a new director … Read Full Story

21 Jan 2022

JobMaker Plan – temporary loss carry back to support cashflow

Changing a loss carryback decision The proposed modification to allow a loss carry back choice to be amended becomes law on December 7, 2021. To change a loss carry back option, an organisation must notify the Commissioner using an … Read Full Story

21 Jan 2022

Removing the $450 per month threshold for superannuation guarantee eligibility

The Australian Government announced on 11 May 2021, as part of the 2021–22 federal Budget, that it will abolish the $450 monthly threshold to expand coverage of super guarantee to qualified employees regardless of monthly pay. This measure is … Read Full Story

13 Dec 2021

How tax laws apply to your cryptocurrency gains

The Australian Taxation Office is working hard to shatter the misconception that cryptocurrency gains are exempt from tax or taxable only when cashed back into dollars. At a glance According to the Australian Taxation Office, more than 600,000 taxpayers … Read Full Story

09 Dec 2021

Get help calculating GST obligations for property

We’ve updated the GST property decision tool to help buyers, sellers and lessors determine their GST obligations for real property transactions. The tool will help when buying, selling, or leasing real property including: new, existing and potential residential and … Read Full Story

09 Dec 2021

ATO issues warning on investment scams targeting SMSFs

The ATO has raised its concerns on the increase in scams involving fake superannuation investments targeting SMSFs. In a recent update, the ATO said that it is seeing a rise in the number of scams involving fake superannuation investments. … Read Full Story

09 Jan 2018

Are your employer clients prepared for Single Touch Payroll?

Are your employer clients prepared for Single Touch Payroll? STP is a government initiative to streamline business reporting obligations, which is due to become compulsory from 1 July 2018. When an employer pays their employees, the payroll information will … Read Full Story

06 Jan 2018

Australian tax office says 36% of big firms and multinationals paid no tax

The tax office has revealed 36% of the largest public companies and multinational entities in Australia paid no tax in the most recent financial year on record. It means there has been no significant shift in the proportion of … Read Full Story