Advivo shares the important things to know about getting the best end of staff gifts and celebrations this Christmas season. Christmas time always comes with plenty of expenses that need to be dealt with, and as such, you should be looking at every way that you can keep your costs managed and your tax deductions…
What is Fringe Benefits Tax or FBT? A fringe benefit is a benefit provided in respect of employment, essentially a benefit provided to an employee (or their associate) because they are an employee. An example of a fringe benefit being provided to an employee may be one of the following: Allowing your employees to use…
Key Points to Remember in Keeping Your SMSF Compliant A self-managed super fund (SMSF) is a way of saving for your retirement. It is different from a regular super fund as the members are usually also the trustees. This means the members make the investment decisions for the fund and are responsible for complying with…
Welcome to the pre-Christmas crazy time! As always, we endeavour to do all that we can for our clients while also preparing for the new year and of course, we will squeeze in our annual staff Christmas party, because it is the festive season after all. This year we have focused on educating our clients…
Welcome to Spring! We have had a frenetic month with our Businesses Driving A Difference Seminar on 22nd August. The night was a huge success with over 220 businesses registered to learn more about how they can have a greater corporate social responsibility and make a difference in our community. Thank you to all those involved in…
New Legislations and Guidelines For Financial Year 2019 The new financial year is now in full swing! So too are some of the new legislations and guidelines that may affect the way you report to the ATO for the 2019 financial year. First off, I encourage you to read our FBT blog (FBT Exempt Vehicles…
So I paid super a few days late…crucify me. Many small business owners often end up with superannuation paid late. This is especially the case when they’re trying to pay super quarterly as opposed to monthly. The black letter of the law actually denies businesses an income tax deduction for superannuation which is paid late. …
Advantage of Timing The Sale of CGT Assets At a time of the year when we are all focusing on getting our affairs in order and ready for tax time, for those of us who are that organised, we don’t always consider the timing of capital gains tax (CGT) events. If you have recently purchased…
Well, it is that time of year again! As usual, 30 June is always a very busy time for us in business. A time full of all of the extra things we have to do for those damn accountants. As well as the things we need to do before 30 June to save tax and…
The Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive provides a tax offset for Australian company’s eligible costs of doing eligible R&D activities by reducing a company’s income tax liability. Tax offsets of 43.5% or 38.5% are available for costs incurred on eligible activities depending on a company’s annual aggregated turnover. The 43.5% benefit is a refundable…
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