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Refundable Tax Offset for Business: Temporary Loss Carry Back
The economic impacts of COVID-19 and the implementation of the government’s tax relief measures…
Annual Reporting for QBCC licensees
Contractor-grade licencee under the QBCC Act must provide financial information to QBCC ensuring the licensee meets the minimum financial requirement (MFR).
2021 COVID-19 QLD Business Support Grants
Your business or not-for-profit organisation may be eligible for a $5,000 grant if you're impacted by the Queensland lockdowns that commenced at 4pm, Saturday 31 July 2021.
Changes to STP Reporting from 1 July
Most employers should now be reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP) each pay day, unless…
Lifestyle Asset Purchases: ATO’s New Data Matching Program
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published a notice in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th July 2021…
Is Your SMSF Ready for EOFY? Final Checks Before June 30
With the end of the financial year fast approaching, now is the perfect time to make some final checks and ensure everything is in order for your SMSF before 30 June.
Tax Planning Considerations are as Important as Ever
With the end of the 2021 financial year drawing closer tax planning considerations are as important as ever…
Understanding GST on Imported Services & Digital Products in Australia
Australian goods and services tax (GST) applies to sales of imported services and digital products to Australian consumers…
What is the JobMaker Hiring Credit Scheme?
The Job maker hiring credit is an incentive for employers to employ young job seekers aged between 16-35 years…
Post-JobKeeper Stimulus Package: SME Recovery Loan Scheme
There are a couple of measures announced during the week by the Morrison government as post JobKeeper stimulus package worth $1.2 billion.
Government Extends Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy Scheme
The Government is extending and expanding the Supporting Apprentices and Trainees wage subsidy under the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements Program…
ATO’s View on Profit Allocation in Professional Practices
The ATO recently release updated guidance (PCG 2021/D2) on their view of the treatment of profits earned by professional practices…
Cryptocurrency – ATO’s “Good faith” approach won’t last much longer
While it has been expected for a while that the ATO would start to ramp up the auditing around cryptocurrencies, it has yet to put the funding into such a scheme.
Increase in Super Caps from 1 July 2021
From 1 July 2021, the concessional and non-concessional contribution caps are set to increase due to indexation for the first time ever since July 2017.
Do you have apprentices and trainees?
If you have apprentices or trainees, you may be eligible to apply for a wage subsidy under the JobTrainer package, introduced by the government…
JobKeeper Extension
JobKeeper extension 2 starts from 4 January 2021 and it runs till 28 March 2021...
JobMaker Hiring Credit - what it is and who is eligible to apply?
The JobMaker Hiring Credit was introduced by the Australian Government to provide incentive for employers to hire young job seekers by delivering a payment to employers to help support the new employee’s wages cost.
Research and Development Tax Incentive
The Research and Development tax incentive encourages companies to engage in Research and Development benefiting Australia, by providing a tax offset for eligible Research and Development activities.
Watch out for ATO Impersonation Scams
If you are one of the many taxpayers who have lodged your personal income tax return by 31 October, it is vital to be aware of the ATO Impersonation Scams.

