What is the gig economy? The gig economy is characterised by freelance and project-based work. Its players inhabit a constantly changing workscape and juggle a pastiche of jobs. In some circumstances, gig economy workers have very little connection with their “employers”. This is typical for the “share economy” workers of Uber, Airtasker and similar companies, […]
Just when most people thought they had finalised their income tax obligations for 2017-18, the ATO has begun issuing determinations for individuals who exceeded their concessional super contributions cap. Concessional contributions include all employer contributions, such as the 9.5% superannuation guarantee and salary sacrifice contributions, and personal contributions for which a deduction has been claimed. A […]
What is the gig economy? The gig economy is a labour market made up of an ad hoc workforce, including freelancers, contractors, sole traders and casual employees, who are engaged in short-term or project-based work. It includes workers whose services are engaged via digital platforms such as Uber, Airtasker and a growing number of platforms […]
Work-related tax deductions down for 2018 The ATO has reported a decline in the overall value of work-related deductions for tax time 2018. In his opening statement to Senate Estimates on 24 October 2018, ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan said taxpayers appear to have taken extra care when claiming work-related expenses in their 2017–2018 income tax […]
Work-related tax deductions down for 2018 The ATO has reported a decline in the overall value of work-related deductions for tax time 2018. In his opening statement to Senate Estimates on 24 October 2018, Commissioner Chris Jordan said taxpayers appear to be taking extra care when claiming work-related expenses in their 2017–2018 income tax returns. […]
The ATO has released a ruling and a guidance note on the measure allowing downsizer contributions to be made into superannuation funds. The ruling discusses these contributions and how the measure interacts with other income tax and superannuation concepts including: contribution caps superannuation fund acceptance rules, and capital gains tax (CGT). Generally, a personal contribution […]
As technology improves, there’s a continual move towards real-time data for enhanced and timely administration of the tax system, particularly in the superannuation sector. The ATO is leveraging this real-time data and event-based reporting to make inroads in ensuring employees receive their full super guarantee (SG) entitlements. In the 2017-18 year, the ATO received 31,000 […]
Being a director of a company comes with many responsibilities, this could soon increase with a government proposal to introduce a “director identification number” (DIN), a unique identifier for each person who consents to being a director. The DIN will permanently be associated with a particular individual even if the directorship with a particular company […]
The World Congress of Accountants was a chance for leading experts to respond to thought-provoking and stimulating questions from tax regulations to tech disruption and provide some much-needed clarity on their future impact. A significant area that was explored over the course of the four days was what exactly the term ‘audit’ means in today’s […]
The Royal Commission into misconduct tin the banking, superannuation and financial services industry has revealed some major deficiencies in terms of financial advice provided to consumers. Even though the Commission itself cannot fix or award compensation or make orders to require parties to a dispute to take or not take any action, the media exposure […]