The Australian Tax Office is offering a penalty remission to self-managed super fund (SMSF) members who come forward before January 31, 2017…
Terry Hayes is the editor-in-chief of tax news reporting at Thomson Reuters, a leading Australian provider of tax, accounting and legal information solutions.
The Australian Tax Office is offering a penalty remission to self-managed super fund (SMSF) members who come forward before January 31, 2017…
The Australian Tax Office is targeting certain businesses for potential tax audits if they fail to meet their obligations concerning paying …
In the 2015-16 federal budget, handed down on May 12, 2015, the federal government announced plans to change the tax law, specifically the t…
There are a myriad of rules surrounding superannuation generally and self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are not immune from them. Strict rules…
The difference between an employee and an independent contractor has been an issue of confusion among SMEs for some time. Of course, the dif…
Legislation has been passed in Federal Parliament that will allow small businesses to change the legal structure of their business and have …
From July 1, 2015 and for tax returns for the current tax year, changes to the tax law have made claiming car expense tax deductions for …
The capital gains tax (CGT) small business concessions have been around for some time. As I have said many times in the past, they are va…
SMEs are going to hear a lot about something called STP – Single Touch Payroll – in the coming year. It’s a system the federal government …
GST is a major tax compliance issue for SMEs. It is part and parcel of their daily operations. And they need to get it right. According t…
The Australian Tax Office is piloting a scheme to give taxpayers some peace of mind and certainty about their tax returns. This year, the…
Valuations are required for a number of tax reasons. For example, to set a cost base for an asset for capital gains tax purposes, or to esta…