Tax and Super Newsletter

October 2019 Newsletter

Employee or independent contractor: What happens when it goes wrong?
Low and middle income tax offset
Seven major trends affecting Australians in retirement
The 5C’s of credit: What banks & lenders look for

September 2019 Newsletter

Deferred farm income – The sleeping giant?
Tradies: Some tax claims pivot on how you operate
SMSFs a value-add for rural clients
Victoria’s new Portable Long Service Scheme

August 2019 Newsletter

Fraud prevention tips for your small business
CGT exemption on inherited homes
Keep your SMSF records – but which ones?
The Importance of Getting the Superannuation Guarantee Correct!

July 2019 Newsletter

Common Car Expense Claim Questions Answered
First Home Super Saver Changes
SMSFs Spared from New STP Obligations
FairWork Surprise Audits Occurring in Regional Australia

June 2019 Newsletter

Farm Business Assistance Program provides $2,500 support
IT, Road Freight & Security added to Taxable Payments Reporting in 2019
Single Touch Payroll to affect all employers
SMSFs reminded on deadline with protecting your super measures
Fair Work lifts minimum wage by 3% from 1st of July
What’s on the table when you buy or sell a business?

May 2019 Newsletter

Family Business in Crisis: Who will take over as Baby Boomers retire?
4,500 taxpayers set for rental property audit
Strategies if franking credit refunds stop
19k employers, $100m in SG declared during proposed SG amnesty period

April 2019 Newsletter

Why business owners must understand the liquidation process
Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey: Victorian farmers buck trend
McDonald’s Worker Smoking Before Shift Successfully Claims For Leg Injury
Labor’s superannuation and related proposals

March 2019 Newsletter

Beware the legal pitfalls of employees working from home
5 Tax effective renovations for your investment property
Potential problems with pension payments
Beware super guarantee leave loading issues

February 2019 Newsletter

Government to extend instant asset write-off
The definitive answer on the rent v buy debate
Popular loan structure for couples prompts warning
Reviewing the SMSF document chain

January 2019 Newsletter

Setbacks of succession: Future of farming in the Wimmera explored
Guide to making motor vehicle expense claims
Passing Control of Discretionary Trusts to the Next Generation
Can you ask that? Illegal interview questions revealed

December 2018 Newsletter

ATO reminds on rental property ‘hot issue’
Do Employees Have a Right to Take Smoke Breaks?
How much power does an Enduring Power of Attorney have?
New flexible work ruling comes into force

November 2018 Newsletter

On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Grant
Identifying the early warning signs of insolvency
Update on the proposed Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty
To sell more, make it easier to purchase

October 2018 Newsletter

Changes to the Victorian Long Service Leave regime
How to spot and avoid a tax scam
New GST Withholding regime for property buyers
Can an SMSF receive gifts?

September 2018 Newsletter

Attention all car owners – you must declare what you share!
How much do we need to put aside for retirement?
Handling Employee Underpayments
Most Aussie parents frightened for children’s financial future

August 2018 Newsletter

When is a contractor not a contractor?
How an SMSF can acquire related residential property
ATO dispels top tax time myths to clients as clampdown rolls out
Smartphones are changing the way our brains work

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