The broadening of the income tax system under former treasurer Paul Keating to encompass capital gains tax from September 20, 1985 represented a profound structural shift in Australia’s federal income tax system. It was done at a time when the Hawke-Keating government canvassed an astonishingly wide range of other tax reform proposals: in his ministerial […]
Amendments to the JobKeeper rules have made changes to the decline in turnover test that will apply to JobKeeper extension payments. Employers must now calculate their decline in turnover under the GST attribution rules that apply to them for BAS reporting purposes.
As a business advisor, accountant and mentor, Julie provides her clients with commercial advice, based on more than 30 years of experience in public accounting and consulting in Australia. Having specialist skills in self-managed super funds, she assists clients in the operation and compliance of their funds to help them cater for their ongoing financial […]
With over 20 years of experience in the industry, including 18 months as a CFO in the UK, Brett’s clients benefit from his extensive public practice expertise and knowledge. The specialist experience that Brett has gained throughout his career has enabled him to cater to a variety of industries and services. Some of Brett’s broad […]
The Victorian Government has announced further land tax relief measures, comprising an increased 50% land tax discount for eligible landlords and a new 25% land tax discount for eligible owner-occupiers.
On Friday, the Treasurer issued amendments to the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Rules (the Rules) to give effect to the Government’s earlier announcement that it would extend the employee test date to 1 July 2020.
The superannuation guarantee amnesty gives employers the opportunity to review historical compliance with their superannuation guarantee (SG) obligations and rectify any underpayments or late payments for quarter(s) between 1 July 1992 to 31 March 2018. However, the concessions offered under the Amnesty are only available until 11:59 pm on 7 September 2020.
With Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ recent announcement of Stage 4 lockdown for Metropolitan Melbourne, a raft of restrictions have been put in place for businesses.
In response to the economic implications of Victoria’s Stage 4 restrictions, the Federal Government has announced “tweaks” to the JobKeeper 2.0 payment rules – the rules that govern entitlements after 27 September 2020.
The ATO has commenced reviewing the eligibility of businesses that have accessed the JobKeeper scheme, with the intention to review all enrolled taxpayers within its top 500 private group program, as well as a broad range of taxpayers outside of that group. The compliance phase of the JobKeeper program aims to verify that businesses that […]
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