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The Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 received assent on 17 February 2020. The legislation includes a range of measures targeting illegal phoenixing including penalties for directors related to GST liabilities (making directors personally liable for unpaid GST if the unpaid liability is not paid within 21 days of a director penalty notice

By Keerti Sharma* Proposals to make company directors personally liable for GST go beyond the aim of combating illegal phoenixing, and instead put SMEs with legitimate trading difficulties at risk. Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 proposes making directors personally liable for unpaid GST if the unpaid liability is not paid within 21

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  The ATO has made a change to the FBT rules, set to take affect for the 2019 FBT year and beyond, that will give businesses that supply employees with motor vehicles (that are not cars) a prescriptive method to apply to get an exemption to FBT. It is a change from the objective test

  Q: I am close to reaching my total super balance, however I have assets in my business that I want to contribute to my superannuation. Can I do so without breaching the NCCC? A: If those assets meet either or both of the small business exemptions rules, then (subject to the caps in relation

  Business owner clients may need to be reminded that they should not get too creative if they’ve thought how handy it would be to absorb a business loss as a tax deduction — especially under certain circumstances as described below. The ATO has the discretion to disallow the deduction of a tax loss if,

The government announced last year that it intended to tighten the eligibility factors for the CGT concessions that are generally available to small businesses. The CGT concessions are important for qualifying businesses in that they can defer, reduce or remove liability to CGT. Specifically, the proposed amendments (which have been released in exposure draft form)

The whitest lie ever told to aspiring small business owners and entrepreneurs is that hard work guarantees success. Hard work is vital to success, but it’s not the only quotient. Perhaps your clients have listened when starry-eyed blog writers and charismatic airbrushed suits telling them that they can’t lose if they try hard enough. Well,

Parliament has finally passed most of the business tax relief package announced in the last Federal Budget, but with some amendments. The legislation, which has finally passed the Senate, brings into effect the following changes for small business: Progressive cuts to the company tax rate: The tax rate will be progressively reduced to 27.5% from

It’s not mandatory for a business to have an Australian business number (ABN), but there are a few good reasons why you should. Foremost among them will be that without one, your business will probably feel a whole lot poorer than it should.How to get an Australian business number Other businesses that deal with you