Main residence exemption
The really important thing that’s happening now, is that if you’re a foreign tax resident of Australia, the main residence exemption on the side of your house is being taken away.
FBT and other taxes
If we’re looking at fringe benefits tax, where we try and talk about it existing with other taxes is this concept of a reportable fringe benefit
How to defend yourself against a preference claim
Basically, you’re in business and someone pays you, they go into liquidation and the liquid they want you to pay your money back. Not a good position to be in, but there’s a couple of ways that you can defend yourself against a preference claim.
Claiming Tax on Staff Christmas Gifts
Coming up to Christmas and a lot of people want to give their staff and their team a little reward as a thank you for doing a good job and if you give your staff a bonus as a cash bonus, they’re going to pay tax on it, which is not such a great idea.
Tax Audit: When is the best time to get ready?
Nobody wants a tax audit. It’s always a little bit disconcerting when they come around. When should you get ready for a tax audit?
Claiming tax on business conferences
A lot of people think of a conference as a bit of a business junket, but from a tax point of view, there’s a fine line between what is a conference and what is a bit of a trip with your mates?
Getting tax deductions on travel expenses
One of the biggest concepts in tax law is that you’ve got to have receipts to prove your expenses that you incur. When you’re traveling, that’s really hard because you’re getting out of the taxi, you need a receipt, you’re buying some food at the bar, some chips for dinner.
Five ways to make a more sustainable business
The focus on many business operators is to provide a more stable business stream. In a world of volatility and uncertainty the business that can have an ongoing and stable income stream are highly valued. However the process to creating such a business is long and has many elements. Some of the major ones to […]
Common sense in accounting
The election on Saturday was an incredible response: one that was not anticipated by our practice. It is important to look back on why this was potentially important. It was important because the opposition government had anticipated a range of significant tax changes that would have made an incredible change to the tax and business […]
Snapshot of the stimulus provided by the Federal government
The Federal Government has released a $17.6 billion stimulus in response to Covid-19. A second Federal Stimulus is in the works and we will keep you updated on the details as they are released. We’ve put together a little infographic with a quick snapshot of the stimulus and what it means for businesses. According to […]