There is a big difference between tax planning and tax return preparation. Tax planning is proactive, and highly recommended as advance planning can make it possible for business owners to effectively minimise their tax obligation, and importantly, pay no more tax than they need to.
Like many business owners, you have spent years fully invested in your business, personally and financially, and as you nudge closer towards retirement, you may be starting to worry about your super and life after business. If you are selling your business, CGT concessions could help you boost your super.
Changes introduced by the ATO and Xero may affect how you conduct your bookkeeping practices. The ATO Business Portal is being updated and from the end of March, AUSkey will no longer be available. Xero is also introducing a new software program included as part of the Starter, Standard and Premium Plan subscriptions.
The ATO can disclose certain business tax debt information to external credit reporting bureaus, following the enactment of legislation in late 2019.
The ATO will automatically defer lodgments and payments for taxpayers living in identified bushfire impacted postcodes, meaning income tax, activity statement, SMSF and FBT lodgments are deferred until 28 May 2020.
Treasury has released its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook for 2019/20, forecasting a surplus of approximately $5 billion.Other tax-related measures incude a discretion for taxpayers to undertake a record-keeping course and a new third party reporting regime for businesses operating in the sharing economy, such as Uber and Airbnb.
The ATO data-matching program is seeking policy information from insurance companies about taxpayers who own marine vessels, thoroughbred horses, fine art, high value motor vehicles and aircraft.
If you want to make the most of tax efficiencies or avoid an unexpected tax bill you might need to change the way you think about tax – Tax planning should start in July. Business owners commonly pay more tax than they need to by leaving their tax planning until the last minute. You can…
As of 1 July 2019, Taxable Payments Annual Reports (TPAR) will affect the following industries: Road freight IT Security TPARs were first introduced into the building and construction industry from 1 July 2012. Entities with ABNs need to report to the ATO information about the payments that they make to contractors for services. The policy…
There has been a recent spike in the number of scammer cases in relation to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Scammers and malicious actors continually adapt their activities and use technological advancements to help them mimic the ATO’s interactions. They have two main objectives, to get you to: pay money divulge personal information or credentials.…