How does the saying go (often attributed to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli): “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, an…
How does the saying go (often attributed to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli): “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, an…
Technology is having an increasing impact on the way taxpayers interact with the Tax Office. For example, it is making it easier and simpler…
Contractor payments is an area that has concerned the Tax Office for quite some time now. Contractors come and go and they tend to be what m…
For the tax and superannuation systems to work, the Australian Tax Office says it needs the community’s confidence that they are fair for ev…
SME owners are examining alternative ways to acquire and gear their business premises in the event that the government bars self-managed sup…
A recent case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has again shown the importance of having proper records and evidence when the Australia…
The federal government recently released the Board of Taxation’s report on taxation impediments to the success and growth of small business,…
The ATO says it continues to see a number of taxpayers understating rental income and over-claiming rental deductions. In this my last colum…
The capital gains tax laws are voluminous and complicated. But they also contain benefits for taxpayers. Legislation introduced in Federal …
Some “bread and butter” tax this week – work-related expenses for food and drink while travelling while at work. Hardly a “rocket science”…
With the public float of institutions such as the Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, and now Medibank Private, more Australians today hold shares t…
Entrepreneurs with an idea they want to put into practice can have difficulties in obtaining funding, particularly from traditional sources,…
