The end of the financial year is fast approaching. Have you made a start on your trust distribution minute and/or intend to pay your beneficiaries a dividend? If you have a discretionary trust, then 30 June 2023 is an important date for you. The purpose of a trust is to separate the legal and beneficial […]
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On 12 December 2022, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022 was legislated to provide an FBT exemption for eligible electric vehicles. This retrospectively applies to eligible car benefits provided from 1 July 2022. The objective of the exemption is to encourage a greater take up of electric cars by making them more affordable and
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Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 is on its way and this article covers off everything you need to know and what you need to do to get your business up and running. STP Phase 2 expands on the mandatory reporting requirements to the ATO, providing specific additional employee details to the ATO and other government
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The ATO has announced revised working from home deduction rules for taxpayers, changing the start date to 1 March 2023 and a fixed-rate deduction of 67c an hour for work from home claims. The finalised guidance follows on from the July 2022 abandonment of the 80c per hour pandemic shortcut method, reducing the options to
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After a client receives their income tax assessment, we are often asked “What is the Medicare Levy Surcharge I have paid for?” In short, the Medicare Levy Surcharge is a payment some medium and high-income earners pay in addition to the Medicare Levy. The surcharge helps fund Australia’s public health system and encourages those people who
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The new financial year has arrived. Let’s take a quick look at some of the important dates and updates from 1 July 2022. 1 July 2022 Changes to Superannuation The Superannuation Guarantee rate is increasing to 10.5%. This rate applies for any payments that fall on or after 1 July, even if it was earnt
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The national minimum wage will increase to $812.60 per week, or $21.38 per hour, after a decision by the Fair Work Commission exceeds the government’s suggested 5.1% increase. The Commission decided to increase modern award minimum wages by 4.6% subject to a minimum increase for adult award classifications of $40 per week (full-time). The increase
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With the end of financial year only a month away, it is time to get your tax affairs in order and be aware of what opportunities may be available to maximise your tax deductions for the 2021-22 financial year. In this article, we highlight some of our top tax tips for businesses and individuals to
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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced its 2022 tax-time hit list. The four priorities for the ATO this tax time are: Record-keeping Work-related expenses Rental property income and deductions Capital gains from crypto assets, property and shares ATO assistant commissioner Tim Loh said the ATO was targeting problem areas where it saw people making mistakes.
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