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Super dependants
If you have a super fund, you’ve probably been asked to nominate your beneficiary But, super fund trustees can only pay your super death benefit
ATO targeting false laundry claims
ATO targeting false clothing and laundry work-related claims In 2018, around six million people claimed work-related clothing and laundry expenses totalling nearly $1.5 billion. Assistant
Is it time to go off-grid?
Pros and cons 0f off-grid living Once considered a radical way to live, many Australians are now viewing an off-grid lifestyle as both economically and
A super tax opportunity
Super is one of the most tax-effective ways to save You could be thousands of dollars better off by making ‘concessional contributions’ to your super.
Rental property audits
Tax office to double audits of ‘dodgy’ rental deductions Rental property owners are being warned to ensure their claims are correct this tax time, as
Tax time tips for small business
Top 3 business tax return issues To lend a ‘helping hand’ to small businesses to get their tax right this tax time, the ATO has
Backpacker superannuation
Paying super to backpackers The ATO has issued the following reminders to employers, that backpackers on working holidays: are considered temporary residents, and are entitled
Human cost of late payments
Late payments affect business from financial and operational perspective It’s an issue that’s close to our hearts and a conversation that matters. But another conversation,
Data matching cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency data matching program The ATO is collecting bulk records from Australian cryptocurrency designated service providers (‘DSPs’) as part of a data matching program to
Cash in hand payments no longer deductible
‘Cash in hand’ payments to workers no longer tax deductible The ATO has reminded employers that any ‘cash in hand’ payments made to workers from
New rules for immediate write-offs
Recent changes for immediate write-off rules Small business entity (‘SBE’) taxpayers who choose to depreciate their assets under the simplified depreciation rules are entitled to an
Payroll update
Single Touch Payroll Update Employers with 19 or fewer employees are required to start reporting through Single Touch Payroll (‘STP’) from 1 July 2019. The
