ISSUE: TAX matters - AUTUMN 2025
Tax Matters - Apr 25
In this edition:
- 2025-26 Federal Budget Announcements
- More tax cuts for Australian Workers
- Is There Such A Thing As A Tax-Free Lunch?
- A Cost Of Drinking Crisis
- Navigating The Term - What Is A Tariff?
- Hidden Costs & Taxes In Your First Property Purchase
ISSUE: BUSINESS matters - SUMMEr 2025
Business Matters - Jan 2025
In this edition:
- Checking in on your Employees
- Retaining Employees In The New Year: The Key To Success Lies With You
- Establishing Good Habits For Your Business With Your Accountant’s Help
- A Potential Ban On Credit Card Surcharges?
ISSUE: TAX matters - SPRING 2024
Tax Matters - Nov 2024
In this edition:
- Can a Loan be Classified as FBT?
- Renting out all or part of your Home during the Holidays?
- Property Management Data Matching: Helping Property Owners Get It Right
- FBT with Festivity? Bringing Cheer to Tax
- Hiring Employees for the Festive Season? Essential Tax Tips to Keep in Mind
ISSUE: BUSINESS matters - SPRING 2024
Business & Profit Matters - Oct 2024
In this edition:
- Cash Flow Under Pressure
- Director Liability for a Company - How Does it Work?
- Strategic Planning Tips for Business Growth in the New Year
- How Does a Business Valuation Work?
- Business Coaches: Are They Any Good for Small Business?
ISSUE: WEALTH & SUPER matters - SPRING 2024
Wealth & Super Matters - Sept 2024
In this edition:
- 8 Steps to Boost Your Retirement Confidence
- Can an SMSF Invest in Collectibles?
- Red Flags for the First Time Buyer
- How Can you Improve Equity in Your Home?
- Protecting Superannuation benefits from Domestic Violence Perpetrators
ISSUE: tax matters - WINTER 2024
Tax Matters - Aug 2024
In this edition:
- Working from Home? Here's What to Know for your Return
- Accessing Private Company Money or Assets
- Make Sure You're Aware of PAYG Changes
- Do You Need to Lodge a TPAR?
- The Small Business Incentive - Can You Benefit
- New Options For FBT Record-Keeping
ISSUE: BUSINESS matters - WINTER 2024
Business & Profit Matters - Jul 2024
In this edition:
- A Business’s Guide To Annual Leave
- The Super Guarantee Has Increased - Make Sure You’re Compliant!
- National Minimum Wage Increase Effective From 1 July 2024
- 10 New Financial Year Resolutions For Your Business
- 7 Common Misconceptions Held By Businesses At Tax Time
- Business Diversification In The New Financial Year - Is It For You?
ISSUE: tax matters - budget edition - AUTUMN 2024
Tax Matters - Budget - May 2024
In this edition:
- 2024-25 Federal Budget Announcements
- A guide to Land Tax Across the States
- Take the Time to get your Return right
- Rental Property Deduction Warnings
- Key changes to Trust Administration
ISSUE: BUSINESS & PROFIT matters - AUTUMN 2024
Business & Profit Matters - Apr 24
In this edition:
- Be Aware: Changes To PAYG From 1 July
- What Is Business Stress Testing?
- Closing The Loopholes Acts: The Amendments To Workplace Law You Need To Know
- Overcoming Invoice Defaulting: A Battle for Business Cash Flow
- Business Branding: Merchandising Options You Could Tap Into
ISSUE: WEALTH & SUPER matters - AUTUMN 2024
Wealth & Super Matters - Mar 24
In this edition:
- Property Owners - A Warning About Bond Money
- Why Is Good Record-keeping Important For Your SMSF?
- What Is Compassionate Release of Super?
- Strategies For Coping With Mortgage Stress
- Safeguarding Your Digital Assets In The Digital Age
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ISSUE: TAX MATTERS - Summer 2024
Tax Matters - Feb 2024
In this edition:
- Why you should love an FBT Return every year
- Stage 3 Tax Cuts - What to Expect
- R & D Claims - ATO eyes incorrect deductions
- Client to Agent Nomination Process Reminder
- 5 Common Tax Time Mistakes
ISSUE: wealth & super MATTERS - Summer 2023
Wealth & Super Matters - Dec 2023
In this edition:
- Client-Agent Linking for SMSFs
- Defining the Objective of Superannuation
- Beware of Illegal Early Access Schemes
- When are you allowed to cash out of a Super Fund?
- The Importance of Estate Planning
ISSUE: Tax MATTERS - SPRING 2023
Tax Matters - Nov 2023
In this edition:
- GST & Your Business
- Your Tax Checklist for the New Year
- What's Claimable on a Work Trip?
- Changes to Nominating your Tax Agent
- FBT Complexities: Christmas Parties
- Travel Allowance v LAFHA
- Reporting and the Share Economy
ISSUE: BUSINESS & PROFIT MATTERS - SPRING 2023
Business & Profit Matters - Oct 2023
In this edition:
- Providing A Holiday Bonus This Year?
- Signs You May Have The Wrong Business Structure
- What Records Do You Need To Keep For Employees?
- Annual Cash Flow Fluctations Can Be Explained...
- Settling Customer Debts
- Free Marketing Ideas for Your Business
ISSUE: WEALTH & SUPER - SPRING 2023
Wealth & Super Matters - Sept 2023
In this edition:
- Catching Up On Carry Forward Contributions
- What To Watch For: Insurance Premiums
- Retiring With An Investment Property? When Should You Sell?
- A 15 Year General Outlook On Retirement Planning
- What Can Boost Your Super?
- Self-Employed Superannuation Tips For Sole Traders & P/ships
- What Is Lifestyle Inflation?
ISSUE: TAX - WINTER 2023
Tax Matters - August 2023
In this edition:
- When Is Self-Education Tax-Deductible?
- Private & Domestic Expenses: The Issue Of Childcare
- No Refund This Year? Here's Why
- What Might Your Accountant Ask You Before Lodging A Return
- Under The Latest Ruling, When Are You A Tax Resident?
- What Is The Tax Treatment Of Second-Hand Depreciating Assets?
- NFPs & Tax - How Do We Treat Employees Versus Volunteers?
WORKING FROM HOME - MARCH 2023
WFH Diary - March 2023
From 1 March 2023, the ATO have changed the requirements for working from home. Click on the link to download our template for you to use to track your hours moving forward.
The changes are:
- requirement to keep a LOGBOOK for hours worked from home from 1 March 2023
- an increased rate – from 52 cents to 67 cents per hour worked from home
- removal of the requirement to have a separate home office or dedicated work area
- inclusion of phone and internet expenses as well as electricity and gas usage, computer consumables and stationery costs
- taxpayers will now separately claim the decline in value of work-related equipment, office furniture, and any other running expenses not covered by the rate per hour
TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT - MARCH 2023
Terms of Engagement
When you engage us to undertake your work, we are required to ask you to sign a document confirming the terms of our engagement. It covers:
- authorising us to be your tax agent with the ATO
- setting out our responsilbities
- explaining our fees
- document ownership
