It might seem like a horror movie cliché, a monster that follows you wherever you go, but did you know that your higher education debts under the Higher Education Loan program (HELP), Trade Support Loan (TSL) or the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) debts follow you wherever you go in the world? Prior to 2017, […]
Are you paying the right amount of super for your employees? It’s that time of the year again, where the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) release the indexation factors that are critical in determining various superannuation thresholds. While the super guarantee is still frozen at 9.5%, the maximum contribution base will increase to $54,030 per quarter […]
An “unnecessary array” of taxes and inefficiencies has been presented to the government, but the road to reform continues to be hindered by the political system, according to the Tax Institute. Facing a parliamentary standing committee, Professor Robert Deutsch, the Tax Institute’s senior tax counsel, welcomed the opportunity to showcase a number of issues in […]
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What is it? Since 1 July 2017, the ATO has a limit on the amount that can be transferred into the pension phase in superannuation. This is called the Transfer Balance Cap and it is currently $1.6million across all retirement phase pensions in all funds over the individual’s lifetime. TBAR enables us to record and […]
The Research and Development (R&D) tax incentive is an offset designed to encourage eligible companies to undertake R&D activities that are likely to benefit Australia’s wider economy. It provides a tax offset to eligible companies that conduct eligible R&D activities which are classified as experimental activities that are conducted in a scientific way for the purpose […]
It’s tax time again, as you gather your receipts and other assorted tax documents, you should also turn you mind to what the ATO is paying close attention to this year. This year, the ATO is focusing on taxpayers who claim “other” work-related expense deductions at label D5 on individual tax returns. According to the […]
Government launches new service to simplify business registrations The government on 29 June 2018 officially launched the new stand-alone Business Registration Service, providing a simpler and clearer way to register a business. The service can be used for things such as applying for an Australian Business Number (ABN) or goods and services tax (GST) registration. […]
Government launches new service to simplify business registrations The government has officially launched a new stand-alone Business Registration Service, providing a simpler and clearer way to register a business. The service is available at www.business.gov.au. The service can be used for things such as applying for an Australian Business Number (ABN) or goods and services […]
Now all the kids have all flown the coop and you’re left with an empty nest, it might be a good time to consider downsizing to pursue that ultimate retirement dream; fishing beside a river, surfing every morning, or getting up to that fresh country air. Your dream could be one step closer with the measure […]