We’ve known for a while that small business entities (SBEs) have had until 30 June 2017 to take advantage of being able to claim an immediate deduction for assets costing less than $20,000. So what’s all the fuss about now?
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) Bill 2016 has now been passed by the senate and is finally awaiting royal ascent.
This provides a limited window of opportunity for business owners with an SBE annual aggregated turnover is between $2M and $10M in either the current or previous financial year as you are now able to utilise the SBE rules and claim an immediate deduction for assets costing less than $20,000! You must be quick though because this opportunity ceases on 30 June 2017 with the $20,000 write off again reverting back the previous $1,000.
This is great news for business owners as the following concessions are now available for more businesses:
- Reduced tax rate of 27.5% for SBE companies (in 2014/15 for SBE companies it was 28.5% and for companies over $2m it was 30%);
- Simplified depreciation ($20,000 immediate deduction for certain assets until 30 June 2017);
- Simplified PAYG instalments;
- Simplified trading stock;
- Access to business restructure roll over relief;
- Elect to account for GST on a cash basis;
- SBE FBT concessions (from 1 April 2017);
- Immediate deductibility for business start-up costs.
For unincorporated SBE Entities with less than $5million aggregated annual turnover
- An increase in the SBE tax discount to 8% for individuals (up to $1000)
Contact us to discuss what concessions may be able to benefit you if the bill passes Royal Assent in May 2017!
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The information provided in this blog is general in nature and not to be taken as tax advice. Contact our office for more information.
