Tax deductions for your home-based business Using your home as the base for your business is increasingly popular, particularly due to COVID-19, with many of Australia’s 2.1 million enterprises with four or less employees now based at home. As a result, the ATO is...
Tax Alert December 2021 As COVID-19 turbulence starts to settle, the ATO is moving away from its supportive position and returning to its more usual compliance focus. That means taxpayers need to be aware their financial affairs will come under renewed attention in...
How the ATO mines your data It was hard to miss the media splash about international tax evasion when the Pandora Papers were released, with local interest focusing on what Australian tax authorities would do with this massive trove of information. But it seems the...
Responsible investing on the rise For many people, there’s much more to choosing investments than focusing exclusively on financial returns. Returns are important, but a growing number of people also want their investments align with their values. Everyone’s values...
Tax Alert September 2021 Although smaller businesses are now enjoying a lower corporate tax rate, their quarterly super bills have gone up, following the latest indexed rise in the Super Guarantee rate. Here’s a roundup of some of the other key developments when it...
Frankly Speaking: Tax benefits of shares Australian shares are popular investments with self-funded retirees and anyone who depends on income from their investments, due in part to the favourable tax treatment of franked dividends. After falling off in the early days...
