Determining whether someone is employed as an employee or a contractor is an important issue for SMEs to get right. Certainly there are tax …
Determining whether someone is employed as an employee or a contractor is an important issue for SMEs to get right. Certainly there are tax …
Businesses can be entitled to refunds of GST from time to time. However, under the law, there is a four-year time limit on claiming those re…
The red mist has descended! Something has to give! The law is the law – we all know that. The courts and tribunals have to apply the la…
Last year saw the usual proverbial “truckload” of tax and superannuation changes were either passed by Federal Parliament, or proposed to co…
Happy New Year to everyone! Tax in 2013 is certain to be as lively as ever, probably more so with a federal election looming. The tax promis…
Claiming deductions for tax losses might seem like a common tax issue that doesn’t deserve much attention. Seems fairly straightforward – …
The ATO plans to conduct some 250 SME audits for the 2012-13 income year. In fact, those audits, being conducted by seven ATO audit teams, h…
Federal Parliament has ended for the year, but its last sitting week saw the introduction of legislation that will make some significant tax…
Australia has around half a million self-managed super funds (SMSFs), or DIY funds, holding over $450 billion in assets. These funds are run…
GST is not all about BASs and lodging them on time. That can be a difficult enough task as it is, but there’s more to GST than that. Belo…
Don’t hesitate. Don’t put it off any longer. Do it. Check your super! Why do I say that? Two reasons: To ensure you don’t pay a …
SMEs deal with the tax system and the ATO in a multitude of ways. It’s not always smooth sailing, but there are avenues for SMEs and others …