A family business can be an incredible source of pride. It’s legendary when you think about farms and agricultural businesses that have been in the hands of one family over generations. If a family business, whatever the industry they are … Read More
With the pandemic that struck in 2020, many of us realized that money is highly important to buy our necessities, comfort and a home. Prices of commodities have shot up and people have recently been shopping for homes in neighbourhoods … Read More
The ATO has extended (again) the ability to utilise the “shortcut rate” for claiming home office running expenses to 30 June 2021 (it previously only applied until 31 December 2020). The ATO’s guideline allows certain taxpayers to claim a fixed … Read More
The JobMaker Hiring Credit is being administered by the ATO and provides a wage subsidy payment directly to employers as an incentive to employ additional job seekers aged 16 to 35 years. Registrations for the JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme opened … Read More
The ATO is warning taxpayers who may be thinking about pausing, changing or closing their business, due to the current economic conditions, to be wary of untrustworthy advisers who may recommend inappropriate or illegal behaviour. This could include illegal phoenix … Read More
The ATO understands the way some businesses operate has been impacted as a result of COVID-19. Some of these impacts may have resulted in changes that affect whether they are able to utilise their carried-forward losses in the current or … Read More
In a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, a taxpayer, Mr Bell, was a denied a deduction for $21,565.73 of work-related vehicle expenses for the 2016 income year. Mr Bell, was a construction worker who predominantly worked on a construction … Read More
We live in quite unprecedented economic times. And yet well-known and legal business tax saving strategies apply just the same. Even more so now that every business is looking to streamline their operations and come out ok at the other … Read More
There is increasing concern by economists that a number of businesses will not recover after the government support package of JobKeeper comes to an end. Fortunately, the program has just been extended. However, for some companies, this may only delay … Read More
Communication with existing customers is generally neglected by businesses as they often focus their marketing and advertising on communicating with potential customers instead. All businesses should be in contact with their existing customers a minimum of 12 times per year … Read More