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Car salary packages, FBT, and the deductibility of after-tax running costs

Including a car in a salary package is a popular remuneration arrangement, and doing so as part of a salary sacrifice package will often give rise to a “novated lease”. Costs in operating the

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Tax & Super Australia’s 2017-18 pre-budget submission

Our pre-budget submission recommendations have been driven by the priorities, concerns and ideas of our members. In this pre-budget submission, based on a member survey that covered a broad range

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Employers given extended deadline to administer new backpacker tax rates

The ATO hosted a teleconference with a peak representative body for the horticultural industry in early January to provide guidance on administering the new “backpacker” tax regime, which is

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Data matching by ATO targets card payments, online sales, ride sourcing

Every year, the ATO collects new data from financial institutions and matches this data with its own information, which is sourced from income tax returns, activity statements and other tax

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Funding litigation costs for tax cases

The ATO says it can help fund your client’s reasonable litigation costs if the outcome of their case will affect a significant number of taxpayers by: Funding litigation costs for tax cases

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Here’s how politician travel allowances compare to yours

Despite the firestorm currently raging over parliamentary entitlements, most people won’t deny Australian pollies are generally justified in the amount of travelling they do for work. Lawfully,

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The ATO’s “GST-light” offer for new small businesses

The ATO says that it has “listened to the concerns of small businesses, tax professionals, industry associations and software providers”, and is working towards reducing GST compliance costs for

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Common errors of new rental property owners

Putting your money into bricks and mortar has been a traditional stalwart of investing for generations of Australians, and continues to be viewed as a solid place to park spare cash and build

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The ATO’s estimate of reasonable living expenses and its ‘cash economy’ push-back

The ramifications of Australia’s “cash economy” is a pebble in the ATO’s shoe that it is constantly looking to dislodge. As part of its ongoing campaign, the revenue agency has devised its own

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Test your knowledge: Financial reporting quiz for directors

A survey of directors, auditors and other financial professionals conducted by the Financial Reporting Council revealed that, on average, directors believe their knowledge of the more technical

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Access to your clients’ myGov communications

The ATO is encouraging tax practitioners to consider incorporating as part of their routine a daily check of their clients’ myGov communications. Access to your clients’ myGov

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FBT 101 — and some common mistakes

If a business provides certain benefits to staff, or their associates, the business taxpayer may be up for fringe benefits tax (FBT). But there seems to remain ongoing misconceptions, or at worst

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The realities of the cash flow boost

JobKeeper: Your questions answered

Corporate myGovID frustrations revealed and (partially) allayed

Date set for shut down of tax agent and BAS agent portals

STP proves time‐consuming, costly and onerous for micro employers

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Car salary packages, FBT, and the deductibility of after-tax running costs

Tax & Super Australia’s 2017-18 pre-budget submission

Employers given extended deadline to administer new backpacker tax rates

Data matching by ATO targets card payments, online sales, ride sourcing

Funding litigation costs for tax cases

Here’s how politician travel allowances compare to yours

The ATO’s “GST-light” offer for new small businesses

Common errors of new rental property owners

The ATO’s estimate of reasonable living expenses and its ‘cash economy’ push-back

Test your knowledge: Financial reporting quiz for directors

Access to your clients’ myGov communications

FBT 101 — and some common mistakes

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