NEWS

5 August, 2021

ATO Data Matching Of Lifestyle Assets Extended

Owners of lifestyle assets beware, the ATO has extended its data-matching program for another 2 years. The lifestyle assets data-matching program has been running since February 2016 and in the […]
2 August, 2021

Workplace Giving Vs Salary Sacrifice Donations

With tax time well and truly upon us, many of us will be looking at what deductions we can claim in this year’s tax return. If you’ve donated money through […]
30 July, 2021

Tax Consequences Of Rent Deferral Or Waiver

As many tenants and landlords turn their attention to their 2020-21 tax returns, one of the big questions is perhaps how they should treat rental concessions provided and received during […]
28 July, 2021

ATO Continues To Target Individuals: Novated Leases

Following on from the revelation that the bulk of tax collected by the ATO comes from individual taxpayers, it comes as no surprise that the ATO is continuing to target […]
23 July, 2021

COVID-19 Lockdown Support: NSW And Victoria

With more and more States going into lockdown to slow the spread of the Delta strain, many businesses and individuals will be feeling the financial pressure from losing sales and […]
21 July, 2021

Employers Beware: Increase In Super Guarantee

With the advent of a new financial year, there is an important change from 1 July 2021 that employers should be aware of. The rate of super guarantee you’re required […]
19 July, 2021

Div 7A Minimum Payment Extension Due To COVID

Div 7A was conceived as a means to ensure that income was not inappropriately sheltered in closely held corporate structures at the corporate tax rate. It does so by deeming […]
16 July, 2021

ATO Turns Its Attention To Crypto

The meteoric rise of cryptocurrency (crypto) and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has raised many eyebrows and has now also caught the attention of the ATO. Whether you’re trading crypto or NFTs […]
14 July, 2021

Hardship Priority Processing Of Tax Returns

If your business is experiencing serious hardship or financial difficulties, you may be able to get priority processing on your tax return which will enable you to get your refund […]
12 July, 2021

Personal Use And Collectables In SMSFs

Contrary to popular belief, your SMSF can actually invest in collectables such as artworks, jewellery and wine as well as personal use assets such as boats, classic cars or other […]