Warning: Redrawing investment loans

Warning: Redrawing investment loans

The ATO estimates that incorrect reporting of rental property income and expenses is costing around $1 billion each year in forgone tax revenue.  A big part of the problem is how taxpayers are claiming interest on their investment property loans. We’ve seen an uptick...
Workers owed $3.6bn in super guarantee

Workers owed $3.6bn in super guarantee

Workers are owed over $3.6 billion in superannuation guarantee according to the latest Australian Taxation Office estimates – a figure the Government and the regulators are looking to dramatically change. Superficially, the statistics on employer superannuation...
Small Business Accountants in Brisbane

Small Business Accountants in Brisbane

Are you looking for a small business accountant in Brisbane? Small business owners face unique challenges. Owners often have to multi-task on financial, managerial, marketing and human resources roles without being able to delegate to in-house specialists in each...
The ‘Airbnb’ Tax

The ‘Airbnb’ Tax

Property investors that choose to utilise their property for short-term stays (or leave it vacant) are firmly in the sights of the regulators. The Victorian Government’s recent Housing Statement announced Australia’s first short-stay property tax. The additional tax,...
Self-education: What can you claim?

Self-education: What can you claim?

The Australian Taxation Office have released a new draft ruling on self-education expenses. We revisit the deductibility of self-education expenses and what you can and can’t claim. If you undertake study that is connected to your work you can normally claim your...
30% tax on super earnings above $3m

30% tax on super earnings above $3m

Treasury has released draft legislation to enact the Government’s plan to increase the tax rate on earnings on superannuation balances above $3m from 15% to 30% from 1 July 2025. This is the final step before the legislation is introduced into Parliament and a step...