Getting the benefit of your business tax losses When you’re starting a new business venture, it may take some time before the business becomes profitable. And there may be other situations where an established business operates at a loss in a particular year. So, what does this mean tax-wise? When your deductions in an income […]
Small business income tax gap: ATO update New figures released by the ATO estimate that almost 90% of income tax from small businesses is paid voluntarily or with little intervention from the ATO. “This shows that the vast majority of small businesses in the tax system are trying to do the right thing,” Deputy Commissioner […]
Small business income tax gap: ATO update New figures released by the ATO estimate that almost 90% of income tax from small businesses is paid voluntarily or with little intervention from the ATO. “This shows that the vast majority of small businesses in the tax system are trying to do the right thing”, Deputy Commissioner […]
The proposed SG amnesty is now back on the table after more than a year of uncertainty around the proposed policy. On Wednesday, the government introduced Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019 into Parliament, picking off from the previously lapsed bill that had sought to introduce the SG amnesty. The SG amnesty provides for a […]
Recent changes to tax law give employers greater reason than ever to be extremely careful in complying with their tax withholding obligations. The changes were made by the Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 2) Bill 2018 – and, as the name suggests, the new rules are primarily designed to target businesses operating off-grid in the […]
Are you a medical professional or company director hired by multiple organisations who make compulsory super guarantee (SG) contributions on your behalf? Or perhaps you’re simply a high-income professional with an extra employment arrangement on the side, like a university teaching gig or consulting arrangement? If you have more than one “employer” for super purposes, you […]
Warning to watch out for myGov and ATO tax scams The government’s Stay Smart Online website (www.staysmartonline.gov.au) warns taxpayers that there is a surge in scammers impersonating trusted bodies like myGov and the ATO to trick people into giving them money or personal details. These scams can take the form of emails, text messages and […]
Warning to watch out for myGov and ATO tax scams The government’s Stay Smart Online website warns there has been a surge in scammers impersonating myGov and the ATO to trick people into giving them money or personal details. These scams can take the form of emails, text messages and fake myGov login pages. In […]
The ATO has encouraged SMSFs and their auditors to voluntarily disclose contraventions of superannuation law to avoid administrative penalties, stating that over 900 funds have used its voluntary disclosure service in the past three years. In an update published on Monday, the ATO said trustees should work with auditors and other professionals to rectify a […]
There is enough pain and anguish when someone dies, so fortunately there is, in most cases at least, no duty on assets that form part of the deceased’s estate and are passed to a beneficiary, or their legal personal representative (LPR). But as with life, the rules regarding death and CGT are not meant to be […]