How the 2016 Budget could affect you and your family One of the Government’s big announcements and good news for families was to commit $1.2 billion of funding to our public schools, between 2018 and 2020. Other news to affect both singles...
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So you have all this retained profit in your company, now what to do with it? – Advanced Tax Planning – Sydney CBD Robert Liu Making a big profit at the end of the year is obviously a wonderful news for a company. However, the good...
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Planning to work overseas? If you are planning on living and working overseas, there are some things you should fix up with the ATO before you go. Your tax adviser will be able to tell you about what you will need to do before leaving Australia...
Read MoreATO and myGov Online Services
The ATO goes online with myGov Services Paper activity statements to stop for myGov users and electronic lodgers. Individual and sole trader taxpayers who have myGov accounts linked to the ATO will no longer receive paper activity statements or...
Read More‘Certainty’ Letters being issued by the ATO
You might receive a ‘Certainty’ Letters from the ATO The ATO will be contacting more than 500,000 taxpayers through a pilot program it is running to let them know that their recently submitted 2014-15 tax returns are finalised and will not be...
Read MoreChanges to Family Tax Benefits
Family Tax Benefits Changes that might affect you There have been some changes to Family Tax Benefits that might affect you and your family. These include:
Read MoreLost and unclaimed superannuation
Do you have lost or unclaimed superannuation?
Read MoreSuperannuation rates and thresholds for 2016-17
Changes for 2016-17 – Superannuation rates and thresholds The ATO has released the key superannuation rates and thresholds for 2016-17. The rates apply to contributions and benefits, employment termination payments, super guarantee and...
Read MoreCar expense substantiation methods
Car expense substantiation methods made easy To simplify the car expense deduction rules, from 1 July 2015, the government abolished the one-third of actual expenses method and 12% of original value method. The cents per kilometre method (with...
Read MoreFringe Benefit Tax changes to affect Individuals
Will you be affected by these Fringe Benefit Tax changes? As the current Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) year ended on 31 March 2016 and a new one began on 1 April 2016, a number of changes have occurred to salary packaged meal and other entertainment...
Read MoreReviewing Taxable Payments Annual Reports
The ATO is contacting businesses in the building and construction industry about information that businesses have provided on their Taxable Payments Annual Report. The ATO will be contacting businesses who have:
Read MoreData matching programs
Real property transactions – Data matching program The ATO has announced that it will acquire details of real property transactions for the period 20 September 1985 to 30 June 2017 from State and Territory revenue and land titles...
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