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The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (the ACT) will commence on 16 April 2018 to protect labour hire workers and safeguard labour hire providers that are ethical and responsible. Key features of the Act include: labour hire providers to be licensed to operate in...

The FBT year runs from 1 April to 31 March.  There have been some changes in the past few years and rates having moved from last year.  Now is the time to collate and prepare your FBT Return due for lodgement by 21 May 2018. Here are some tips which will help clarify...

From 1 July 2018, people who exchange a contract for sale of their main residence and are 65 years old or older may be eligible to make a downsizer contribution into their superannuation of up to $300,000 from the proceeds of selling their home. Please contact...

The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 made its way through both houses of Parliament with bipartisan support and received Royal Asset on 22 February 2017. From 23 February 2018, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will include a mandatory data breach...

Treasury has released draft legislation, which proposes a new process for the remittance of GST to the ATO for property transactions that relate to the supply of "new residential premises". Why the Changes? The purpose of these new rules is to shift the obligation to...

From 1 July 2018, if you have 20 or more employees, you'll need to use Single Touch Payroll-enabled software to report your tax and super information to the ATO. You'll need to report the following on or before your payroll pay day: employee payments such as salaries...

Do you have a student debt? Are you currently overseas or planning to travel? The Australian Government has recently made some changes to repayment rules, so here’s what you need to know to avoid falling foul of the law. If you have a Higher Education Loan Program...

Do you plan to employ migrant staff? In this article we’ll cover how the latest announced changes to the 457 visa scheme affect you. The main changes are to the list of eligible occupations, English language requirements and training benchmarks. Let’s have a look at...