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Important: End of Financial Year Actions for You Another financial year is about to finish! As a business owner, there are many obligations that you need to consider and action just before and after 30 June. Some of these will help to minimise your tax. Others will reduce your...

As a taxpayer, if you use your own car for work purposes, you can claim a tax deduction using one of two methods — the cents per kilometre method or the logbook method. If you use someone else’s car for work purposes, you can only claim for direct costs...

There’s recently been a big tax law change that may reduce the tax deductions for many businesses across Australia. This may happen if you: 1. Don’t lodge your BAS’s on time; or 2. Don’t lodge your payroll each week using Single Touch Payroll (STP); or 3. Don’t properly withhold...

Historically the ATO was able to issue lockdown Director Penalty Notices for unpaid superannuation if SGC Statements were not lodged within three months of superannuation being due for payment. However, in May 2019 legislation came into effect, which shortened the period for lodgement of SGC Statements in order to...

The Minimum Wage Panel on 30 May 2019 handed down its minimum wage decision for 2019. From the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2019, the National Minimum Wage will increase to $740.80 per week, or $19.49 per hour. What this means for you: 1. Employers...