Small businesses: don’t forget your FBT concessions

Small businesses: don’t forget your FBT concessions

Feb 1, 2021 | Business, Tax

If you own a small business still recovering from the COVID-19 induced downturn, remember that you can take advantage of FBT concessions to lower the amount of FBT you may need to pay. The concessions include exemptions for car parking in some instances, and...
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...
Coronavirus Supplement extended (but reduced)

Coronavirus Supplement extended (but reduced)

Dec 2, 2020 | Business, Money, Tax

The Federal Government’s Coronavirus Supplement has been extended for a further three months. The Supplement payments were due to end on 31 December 2020, but the latest extension will allow them to run until 31 March 2021, which will be welcome news for many...
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...