News & Articles

MARCH 2025
How to master employer obligations in 2025

Jan/FEB 2025
CGT withholding measures now law

2024 CHRISTMAS UPDATE
2024 CHRISTMAS UPDATE

DECEMBER 2024
Can Staff Celebrations attract FBT?

NOVEMBER 2024
Hiring employees for the festive season

OCTOBER 2024
Avoid a tax time shock

AUGUST 2024
ATO's tips for correctly claiming deductions for rental properties

SEPTEMBER 2024
Taxpayers can start lodging their tax returns

AUGUST 2024
ATO's tips for correctly claiming deductions for rental properties

JULY 2024
ATO's 'main residence exemption tips'

BUDGET 2024
2024/25 Federal Budget ( Opens in new window )

MAY 2024
Government warns of 'malicious' myGov scammers

APRIL 2024
How to claim working from home expense

MARCH 2024
Super contribution caps to rise

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024
Government announces changes to proposed 'Stage 3' tax cuts

DECEMBER 2023
ATO's lodgment penalty amnesty is about to end

NOVEMBER 2023
Tax issues for businesses that have received a support payment

OCTOBER 2023
Taxpayers need to get their 'rental right'

SEPTEMBER 2023
Appointing an SMSF auditor

AUGUST 2023
Claiming GST credits for employee expense reimbursements

JULY 2023
Court penalises AMP $24 million for charging deceased customers

JUNE 2023
In the ATO's sights this Tax Time

BUDGET 2023
2023/24 May Federal Budget ( Opens in new window )

MAY 2023
Last chance to claim deductions under temporary full expensing

APRIL 2023
New 15% super tax to apply from 1 July 2025

MARCH 2023
Significant change to claiming working from home expenses

FEBRUARY 2023
Super guarantee contributions for the December 2022 quarter

DECEMBER 2022
ATO warning to SMSFs: "Paying the price for non-compliance"

NOVEMBER 2022
Director ID deadline is approaching

BUDGET 2022
2022/23 October Federal Budget ( Opens in new window )

OCTOBER 2022
Banking business income to a private account

SEPTEMBER 2022
More COVID-19 business grants are now tax-free

AUGUST 2022
Tax time focus on rental property income and deductions

JULY 2022
ATO’s small business focus for 2022 income year

JUNE 2022
ATO priorities this tax time

MAY 2022
No reduction in the Private Health Insurance rebate as of 1 April 2022

BUDGET 2022
Budget 2022-2023 ( Opens in new window )

APRIL 2022
2022-2023 Budget Measures that are now law

BUDGET 2022
Budget 2022-2023 ( Opens in new window )

MARCH 2022
Tax deductibility of COVID-19 test expenses

JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2022
ATO support for businesses in difficult times

DECEMBER 2021
Super is now following new employees

NOVEMBER 2021
Preparing for the new Director ID regime

OCTOBER 2021
Extra super step when hiring new employees

SEPTEMBER 2021
ATO warns property investors about common tax traps

AUGUST 2021
Reminder of superannuation caps indexation for 2022

JULY 2021
Super guarantee contribution due date for June 2021 quarter

JUNE 2021
Cryptocurrency under the microscope this tax time

MAY 2021
Government proposal to modernise business communications

APRIL 2021
JobKeeper comes to an end

MARCH 2021
Changes to STP reporting concessions from 1 July 2021

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021
New measures applying from 1 January 2021

DECEMBER 2020
Improvements to be made to full expensing measure

NOVEMBER 2020
Tax cuts pass Parliament


OCTOBER 2020
Special COVID-19 Superannuation Condition of Release Extended

SEPTEMBER 2020
Superannuation guarantee rate increase update

AUGUST 2020
Extension of the JobKeeper Payment

JULY 2020
Extending the Instant Asset Write-Off

JUNE 2020
JobKeeper declaration due 14 June

MAY 2020
Coronavirus: Government’s JobKeeper Payment

APRIL 2020
Coronavirus: Government announces new tax measures

MARCH 2020
Court confirms ATO's position on foreign income tax offsets

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020
Lifestyle assets continue to be an ATO audit target

DECEMBER 2019
PAYG and deductions for payments to workers

NOVEMBER 2019
Super guarantee opt-out for high income earners now law

OCTOBER 2019
$30,000 instant asset write-off

SEPTEMBER 2019
"Outrageous" deductions rejected

AUGUST 2019
Tax cuts become law

JULY 2019
‘Cash in hand’ payments to workers no longer tax deductible

JUNE 2019
Single Touch Payroll Update

MAY 2019
New industries entering the taxable payments reporting system

APRIL 2019
Continued focus on the cash economy

BUDGET 2019
Budget 2019-2020 ( Opens in new window )

MARCH 2019
Changes to the small business instant asset write-off

JANUARY&FEBRUARY 2019
Claims for home office expenses increased

DECEMBER 2018
Christmas Parties & Gifts 2018 ...

DECEMBER 2018
Company loans to shareholders under review ...

NOVEMBER 2018
Scammers impersonating tax agents
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OCTOBER 2018
Increased scrutiny of home office claims
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SEPTEMBER 2018
SG Amnesty still pending
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AUGUST 2018
ATO guide to the 5 most common Tax Time mistakes
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JULY 2018
Personal Income Tax Cuts passed
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JUNE 2018
Superannuation guarantee amnesty introduced
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MAY 2018
GST withholding measures now law
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APRIL 2018
Inactive ABNs will be cancelled by the ATO
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MARCH 2018
Big changes proposed to eligibility for the CGT SBCs
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FEBRUARY 2018
ATO warning regarding small business record-keeping
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DECEMBER 2017
ATO relief for SMSFs reporting 'transfer balance account' events
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NOVEMBER 2017
Can travel in an Uber be exempt from FBT?
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OCTOBER 2017
No small business tax rate for passive investment companies
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SEPTEMBER 2017
ALP announces massive (potential) changes to trust taxation
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AUGUST2017
ATO warning regarding workrelated expense claims for 2017
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JULY2017
Removal of the Temporary Budget Repair Levy from the 2017/18
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JUNE2017
More taxpayers can access the benefits of being an 'SBE'
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MAY2017
Company tax cuts pass the Senate with amendments
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April2017
Reduction in FBT rate from 1 April 2017
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March2017
Super Guarantee non-compliance
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February2017
Changes to the ‘backpacker tax’
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December2016
Personal income tax cuts are law!
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November2016
Living overseas but still taxable here
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October2016
Government 'backflip' on superannuation changes
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September2016
ATO exposes dodgy deductions
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August 2016
Update on the government's superannuation program
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July 2016
ATO focuses on rental property owners
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