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Practice Update March 2023 covers following points: Significant change to claiming working from home expenses Transfer balance cap indexation ATO and Australian Federal Police crackdown on GST-fraud promoters Click here for Practice Update March 2023

Practice Update November 2022 covers following points: Director ID deadline is approaching Why are credits and refunds being offset ATO advice for SMSFs thinking about investing in crypto assets Check that holiday employees get the right super Optus data breach Click here for Practice Update November 2022

Practice Update June 2022 covers following points: ATO priorities this tax time Avoid double dipping on your deductions Get ready for super changes from 1 July 2022 ATO to start clearing backlog of ENCC release authorities ATO warns about GST fraud Employers need to prepare for changes under STP expansion Click here for Practice Update…

Practice Update May 2022 covers following points: No reduction in the Private Health Insurance rebate as of 1 April 2022 Disclosure of business tax debts High Court rejects attempt to disclaim interest in trust distribution Click here for Practice Update May 2022

Practice Update April 2022 covers following points: 2022-2023 Budget Measures that are now law Reminder of March 2022 Quarter Superannuation Guarantee (“SG”) Cents per kilometre deduction for car expenses – 2023 income year Job Maker Year 2: adjusting baseline headcount Re-contributions of COVID-19 early release super amounts Penalties for overdue TPAR Click here for Practice…

Practice Update March 2022 covers following points: Tax deductibility of COVID-19 test expenses Super changes and full expensing 12-month extension now law 12-month extension of the temporary loss carry-back measure Keeping and maintaining SMSF records New shield against debt recovery proposed for small business SMSF – statistical overview from 2020 lodgments published Small employers and…

Practice Update January/February 2022 covers following points: ATO support for businesses in dificult times Government extends SME Recovery Loan Scheme to 30 June 2022 COVID-19 vaccination incentives and rewards Higher PAYG withholding rates continue to apply to backpackers Single Touch Payroll exemption extended for WPN holders Payment extension relating to JobKeeper objections Click here for…

Practice Update December 2021 covers following points: Super is now following new employees Beware of scams ABN ‘intent to cancel’ program ‘Backpacker tax’ may not apply to some backpackers Managing business cash low Data-matching program: Services Australia beneits and entitlements Click here for Practice Update December 2021

Practice Update November 2021 covers following points: Preparing for the new Director ID regime Varying PAYG instalments due to COVID-19 AUSTRAC transaction report information data-matching program Permanent changes to AGMs and electronic communications Government payments data-matching program Click here for Practice Update November 2021

Practice Update October 2021 covers following points: Extra super step when hiring new employees ATO support for employers with expansion of STP Reminder for first-time share investors to declare income Documenting gifts or loans from related overseas entities Paid Parental Leave changes support parents in lockdown Additional ATO support during COVID-19 Reminder of SG obligations…