ATO crackdown on work related deductions and business expenditure

Whilst historically ATO audits were targeted at big business and the wealthy, this has changed. Now more than ever, individuals, business and self-managed superannuation funds are at risk of being selected for an audit, investigation or review.  The Commissioner of Taxation, Chris Jordan has confirmed the ATO has been instructed to undertake random audits targeting …

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What’s more important? Minimising tax or building wealth?

Tax is most people’s largest lifetime expense! Therefore, it is not difficult to understand how taking proactive steps to minimise your taxes can produce significant financial benefits. Different taxes will impact you at different stages of life depending on the wealth you have accumulated i.e. types of investments, amounts and ownership structures used. The common …

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How a proactive accountant can help you grow your business

Helping a business keep on top of their financial affairs has radically changed over recent years. With the help of a proactive accountant, more businesses are switching to cloud based software to help streamline their core processes. Although this has provided significant time and cost savings for businesses, accounting and tax compliance tasks can still …

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Starting a business? Here are 5 important considerations

For many, starting a business is a dream and a step towards financial independence. With making the leap into starting your own enterprise, the decisions made within the business’s inception can have drastic implications down the track including asset protection, capital gains tax (CGT), income tax, estate and succession planning. Here are 5 things you …

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Is there anything I should look out for in the Federal Budget?

As the Federal Election looms, the 2018-19 Federal Budget brings positive news to taxpayers and investors with a promise to return to surplus by 2019-20. The Budget focused on the recovery of taxes from the black economy while introducing a potential $13.4 billion in personal income tax reductions. The below provides a summary of the …

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4 crucial tax implications of becoming a non-resident (for tax purposes)

Thousands of Australians head offshore each year to live and work overseas indefinitely, thereby ceasing their Australian ‘tax’ residency. However, there can often be confusion about the tax implications for taxpayers who take advantage of such offshore opportunities. A taxpayer who is a resident for Australian tax purposes is taxed on their Australian sourced and …

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How does negative gearing work?

There are many reasons why people are attracted to borrow money to invest in bricks and mortar. One of the most common reasons is the ability to offset the cost of owning the property against assessable income – a strategy known as ‘negative gearing’. Negative gearing occurs when the operating costs of a property is …

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What’s in the 2017 Federal Budget for you?

All the fuss of the 2017-18 Federal Budget was targeted around the big banks, their large profits and the levies which the government intends to impose on them – which we all know will be passed onto the consumer. However, the Budget also included some proposed changes that might impact you personally. This blog provides …

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