Being ‘stood down’ is not being sacked

Accountants are fielding lots of questions in the COVID-19 shutdown. One of the most confusing is about standing down staff. IN BRIEF – While being ‘stood down’ sounds like a retrenchment or redundancy, it is not the same. Standing down measures are being used to try to save companies from going under and, ultimately, retain […]

Explanatory Memorandum – April 2020

Coronavirus cash flow boost payments explained As a part of the second round of economic stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Government has legislated a measure to boost cash flow for employers. Put simply, the cash flow boost payments are intended to support employment by providing Federal support for employers through the […]

Client Alert – April 2020

Coronavirus cash flow boost payments explained As of the second round of economic stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Government has legislated a measure to boost cash flow for employers. However, small to medium employers who intend to claim the “cash flow boost payment” in the hope of receiving an injection of […]

Foreign Resident CGT Regime

The government had announced that Australia’s foreign resident CGT regime would be extended to deny foreign and temporary tax residents access to the CGT main residence exemption in May 2017. Following consultation, the government had also amended the change to the main residence exemption to ensure that only Australian residents for tax purposes could access […]

Explanatory Memorandum – November 2019

Getting the benefit of your business tax losses Made a tax loss? If you’re a sole trader or individual partner, you may be able to apply the loss against other income like salary or investment income, or carry the loss forward to a future year. When you’re starting a new business venture, it may take […]