Integrity and excellence - accounting and financial consulting services

August 2015

In this issue; Data matching to be expanded on individual returns, Three more tax changes for small business, Reasonable Overtime Meal Allowance Amounts -2015/16, Builders and contractors annual payment report, Change to the way taxpayers claim work -related car expense deductions, 81 year-old WA pensioner loses $110,000 in tax scam, Tax support service for drought affected communities, Employee share scheme changes, Telstra 2014 share buy-back. Download the PDF newsletter

July 2015

In this issue;Government moves to get Single Touch Payroll right, Super Stream date extended for medium to large employers, ATO increases focus on rental property deductions, ATO is using SMS messages to try and clear debt, ATO warns over-claiming is easier to detect than ever, Depreciation for farmers brought foward, ATO swoops on phoenix businesses, Update on taxi travel/ride-sourcing, GIC AND SIC rates.Download the PDF Newsletter

 

 

June 2015 Checklist - Business

In this issue; Maximising deductions for non-SBE taxpayers, Prepayment Strategies-non SBE, Accelerating Expenditure-non SBE, Accrued Expenditure-non SBE, Maximising deductions for SBE Taxpayers, Accelerating Expenditure-SBE, Prepayment Strategies-SBE, Information Required. download the PDF newsletter

 

June 2015 Checklist - Individual

In this issue; Tax saving strategies prior to 1 July 2015, Common work-related claims made by individuals, Information required.Download the PDF newsletter

 

June 2015

In this issue;ATO warns about aggressive phone scams, Holiday homes that taxpayers rent out, Early access to super for people with terminal illness, Consider buying house in spouses name if used partly for business, The sharing economy, Tax help for people affected by severe weather in NSW, ATO's new appeals division-the "RDR", FBT: Car parking threshold, Luxury car tax threshold.Download the PDF newsletter

 

May 2015

In this issue; Employers and SMSFs must prepare for SuperStream,Government ends benefits for parents who do not vaccinate,2014 online selling data matching program, IGT to take on tax complaint handling function from 1 May, FBT: Record keeping exemption threshold, FBT: Benchmark interest rate, FBT: Cents per Kilometre basis, Teacher denied deduction for business management course. Download the PDF newsletter

 

April 2015

In this issue; ATO super crackdown-child care,building,cleaning, pubs, Inappropriate loans from super funds, ATO's audit targets, Contractor payments data matching program, Eligibility for net medical expenses tax offset, Property developers- be careful what you wish for, from the outset. Download the PDF newsletter