JobMaker Hiring Credit rules and reporting

JobMaker Hiring Credit rules and reporting

Feb 1, 2021 | ATO, Business

With a range of government COVID-19 economic supports such as the JobKeeper and JobSeeker schemes winding down in the next few months, businesses that are seeking to employ additional workers but still need a bit of help can now apply for the JobMaker Hiring Credit...
ATO warning: watch out for tax avoidance schemes

ATO warning: watch out for tax avoidance schemes

Feb 1, 2021 | ATO, Tax

Tax planning or tax avoidance – do you know the difference? Tax planning is a legitimate and legal way of arranging your financial affairs to keep your tax to a minimum, provided you make the arrangements within the intent of the law. Any tax minimisation schemes that...
ATO advises of PAYG instalment and company tax rate error

ATO advises of PAYG instalment and company tax rate error

Dec 2, 2020 | ATO, Business, Tax

On 10 November 2020, the ATO advised that the recent reduction in the company tax rate had not been applied correctly in its systems from 1 July 2020. The error, which resulted in pay-as-you-go (PAYG) instalments being calculated using the former rate of 27.5% and not...
ATO post-COVID expectations for businesses

ATO post-COVID expectations for businesses

Dec 2, 2020 | ATO, Business, Tax

The ATO has recently outlined its expectations for businesses post-COVID. Overall, it warns companies against using loopholes to obtain benefits from the various government stimulus packages and urged them to follow not only the letter of the law, but also the spirit...
ATO scam calls may soon be a thing of the past

ATO scam calls may soon be a thing of the past

Jul 2, 2020 | ATO

Last year, some 107,000 ATO impersonation scam calls were reported to the authorities. The real number is likely to be much higher, given that most of these types of calls go unreported. Scammers are increasingly using technological advances to appear more legitimate...