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Accounting and tax
Salary packaging – worth the sacrifice
The principle of ‘salary sacrificing’ may not sound very appealing. After all, who in their right mind would voluntarily give up their hard-earned cash. But it…
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Accounting and tax
Good records the best defence when the Tax Man knocks
As the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) turns its attention to businesses and individuals who have used COVID-related support programs, many taxpayers are…
Accounting and tax
Tax Alert March 2021
Individuals and small business owners who have taken advantage of the government’s COVID-19 support programs will find themselves increasingly under the tax…
Accounting and tax
Give your finances a shake out
Like trees losing their leaves in autumn, why not take a leaf out of their book and choose this time of year…
Accounting and tax
Turning redundancy into opportunity
As the economy starts to recover from COVID-19 shutdowns, some sectors may take longer than others to return to their normal operating…
Accounting and tax
Retrain your staff with the tax man’s help
For many business owners, fear of incurring a Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) bill has kept them from retraining and re-skilling their employees…
Accounting and tax
Tax-effective ways to boost your super
After a year when the average superannuation balance fell slightly or, at best, moved sideways, the summer holidays could be a good…
Accounting and tax
Granny flats: tax tips and traps
With more older Australians looking to downsize and younger generations eager to get a foot on the property ladder, building a granny…
Accounting and tax
30 June 2020 Checklist
With the end of financial year approaching, now’s the time to make the most of opportunities to maximise super and tax benefits.…
Accounting and tax
Time to reassess your financial priorities?
At a time of uncertainty about the economy, not to mention unexpected social isolation, people are rethinking their personal and financial priorities.…
Accounting and tax
The Economic Stimulus Package: Instant asset write-off threshold increase explained
A key part of the government’s economic response to the coronavirus is to support business investment and cashflow by increasing the instant…
Accounting and tax
Stimulus relief package and what this could mean for you
A number of measures have been announced to support Australians and the economy in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We have put…
Accounting and tax
The hunt for dividend income in 2020
With interest rates at historic lows and likely to stay that way for some time, retirees and other investors who depend on…
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