Tax

If you’re on Xero, providing your employees with their payment summaries and submitting them to the ATO has never been easier! From anytime after 30 June you can prepare your employee payment summaries. You must send to your employees by... Read more

As we round out another year, we’re excited by what 2017 holds for business. There’s change in the air and it only means good things for you. Looking back at the year that was, there are 5 significant changes that... Read more

As we round out the last half of the calendar year, we thought we’d talk Payroll. We always get a lot of questions about Payroll, so our October blogs will cast a spotlight on Payroll. This week we’re talking Payroll... Read more

As the ATO moves to become digitalised, businesses can now access the ATO’s Business Portal. The Business Portal is a safe, secure website where you can manage your business tax affairs to: View past and yet to be lodged Business... Read more

Under pay as you go (PAYG) withholding, you must give each of your employees a payment summary showing the payments you have made to them and the amounts you withheld from those payments during a financial year. Preparing your employee... Read more

As the Treasurer foreshadowed, this is a budget of targets – a big, long-term crafted budget designed to give enough pre-election glow but with structural measures to reign in spending and reduce concessions. Highlights included: Company tax rate reduced to 25% over... Read more

Surprisingly to some, our tax system is based on a self-assessment model, where the ATO relies on everyone submitting the information it needs to work out how much tax we pay. Generally the Tax Office doesn’t check the figures on... Read more

We’re coming to our most favourite time of year! Tax time! (Not really, but as accountants most people generally assume we’re pedal to the metal). But at 542 it’s pretty much business as usual. We’ve been discussing tax planning with... Read more

As the Treasurer foreshadowed, this is a highly targeted budget with most spending measures targeting productivity gains. Highlights included: Tax rate for small businesses (under $2m turnover) cut to 28.5%. Franking credits still deemed to be 30%! 5% discount (paid... Read more

Did you know the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) operates a scheme that allows importers to defer GST on imported goods? Before you get too excited The Deferred GST Scheme covers GST only. It doesn’t impact customs duty, which must still... Read more