Accounting October 2022 Federal Budget Report: Powered by Weekly Tax Bulletin October 26, 2022 Unpack all the detail of the October 2022 Federal Budget in this free report, powered by Weekly Tax Bulletin. Download your copy now. Read more
Tax Legislation How the ATO GST fraud crackdown can impact legitimate refund claims June 14, 2022 The ATO has launched an investigation into large-scale GST fraud attempts, which is delaying legitimate refund claims and impacting business cashflow. Read more
Business Management Federal Budget for SMEs: Advising small businesses on skills, training and digital adoption incentives March 30, 2022 Tax and accounting professionals should observe the skills, training and digital adoption incentives announced in the Budget when advising their clients. Read more
ATO Claiming Legal Professional Privilege: draft ATO protocol October 13, 2021 The ATO has released its draft protocol to guide taxpayers and their advisors when making Legal Professional Privilege claims to the regulator. Read more
Research and Commentary NSW COVID-19 JobSaver changes: more businesses, increased payment August 4, 2021 The NSW Government has announced changes to key support measure, the JobSaver package, for businesses impacted by the ongoing lockdown. Read more
Research and Commentary 2021 Budget snapshot May 24, 2021 This year’s Budget was dominated by spending measures directed toward social programs, with only a few, very specific, tax changes. Read more
Practice and Advisory Casual employment reforms passed in pared-back Fair Work Amendment Act April 7, 2021 The Federal Government passed legislation on 22 March 2021, amending the Fair Work Act 2009 specifically in relation to casual employment. Read more
ATO Practical compliance guidelines for employee travel: Practically perfect? April 7, 2021 This article considers whether the ATO’s Practical compliance guideline for employee travel is the silver bullet employers were seeking. Read more
SMSF Release authorities and SMSF Rollovers: ATO instrument released April 7, 2021 The ATO released the Superannuation Data and Payment Standards (Release Authorities, and SMSF Rollovers) Amendment 2021 on 29 March 2021. Read more
ATO Voluntary JobKeeper repayments – deductible? The ATO response April 7, 2021 In response to the decision by some prominent Australian businesses to return their JobKeeper payments, the ATO says that a voluntary repayment will be deductible “in limited circumstances”. Read more