The Government will boost spending on science and innovation by 25% in 2009-10 as part of an innovation package worth $3.1 billion over the …
The Government will boost spending on science and innovation by 25% in 2009-10 as part of an innovation package worth $3.1 billion over the …
The current economic climate has seen the income of many small businesses take a dramatic fall. So the taxman is encouraging businesses t…
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Government will not abandon its planned tax cuts for high income earners, despite a looming budget defici…
In these tough times, good tax and business planning can help see a business through. But not all tax planning is good – and sometimes, it’s…
I want to buy some voice recognition software. Does the 30% rebate apply to that? What does it apply to? And when does it finish? It is u…
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has suggested the Government could look at raising taxes for high-income earners as it seeks to rein in the rapidl…
The Government’s announcement earlier this year of a new 30% temporary investment allowance for businesses has great potential, but because …
Tax audits have been a long-time feature of the tax landscape in Australia. For SMEs, they can be a costly “intrusion” into the running of t…
I want to give my employees shares, but I was told they would have to pay tax. How can they avoid this? The moment you want to issue or…
The tax office will begin to scrutinise the sale of cars worth over $10,000 in an attempt to crack down on businesses failing to comply with…
I have written regularly about the value of the small business capital gains tax (CGT) concessions. They can save much in tax. But the…
I have a lawn mowing franchise and recently bought a second hand work vehicle. I just found out about the 30% tax rebate but can’t get …