12-month extension for loss carry-back measure
Eligible companies have a 12-month extension to claim a loss carry-back tax offset in the 2023 income year.
New shield against debt recovery proposed for small business
The proposed new law aims to help small businesses involved in disputes or debt recovery actions with the ATO.
TAX: Get on the front foot before tax time and reap the financial rewards
Business owners commonly pay more tax than necessary by leaving their tax planning until the last minute. What you do now, in advance of June 30, can make a significant difference at tax time. In this article we share key considerations that will help you get on the front foot before tax time and only…
ATO to assist PAYG taxpayers affected by COVID-19
To assist taxpayers who continue to be affected by COVID-19, the ATO has stated that it will not apply penalties or interest on varied instalments for the 2021/22 income year for excessive variations when the fund has taken reasonable care to estimate its end of year tax.
Taxable Payments Annual Reports due 28 August
2021 Taxable Payments Annual Reports (TPARs) are due to be lodged for businesses who have paid contractors to provide the following services: building and construction cleaning courier, delivery or road freight information technology (‘IT’) security, surveillance or investigation
The ‘gigs up’ with a new sharing economy reporting regime
Treasury has released draft legislation introducing the long-awaited third party reporting regime (proposed to apply from 1 July 2022). The new regime will initially require ride-sharing and short term accommodation online platform operators to report transactions they facilitate directly to the ATO.
ATO sights on work-related expenses
The ATO is alerting taxpayers that its sights are set on work-related expenses like car and travel claims that are predicted to decrease in this year’s tax returns.
Passenger movement data-matching program
The ATO will access data from the Department of Home Affairs on passenger movements during the 2016/17 to 2022/23 financial years, and match it with certain sections of ATO data holdings to identify taxpayers that can be provided with tailored information to help them meet their tax and superannuation obligations, or to ensure compliance with…
Super contribution caps will increase from 1 July 2021
The ATO has confirmed that, from 1 July 2021, the superannuation concessional and non-concessional contribution caps will be indexed.
Changes to FBT rates and thresholds
The ATO has updated its webpage containing the fringe benefits tax (‘FBT’) rates and thresholds for the 2017/18 to 2021/22 FBT years. Two amounts that were not previously announced for the 2021/22 FBT year are: The FBT record keeping exemption is $8,923 (up from $8,853 for the 2020/21 FBT year); and The statutory or benchmark…