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Right to super to be enshrined in National Employment Standards
The Government has announced that it will enshrine a right to superannuation payments in the National Employment Standards (NES)....
Your Knowledge
May 4, 20231 min read
What sharing platforms are sharing with the ATO
From 1 July 2023, a new reporting regime will require platforms that enable taxi services including ride sourcing, and short-term...
Your Knowledge
Apr 17, 20231 min read
What’s the deal with working from home?
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its approach to how you claim expenses for working from home. The ATO has ‘refreshed’...
Your Knowledge
Mar 3, 20235 min read
What will the ATO be asking about your holiday home?
Taxpayers claiming deductions on holiday homes are in the ATO’s sights. The ATO is more than a little concerned that people with holiday...
Your Knowledge
Mar 3, 20232 min read
The ATO’s final position on risky trust distributions
The ATO has released its final position on how it will apply some integrity rules dealing with trust distributions - changing the goal...
Your Knowledge
Feb 13, 20234 min read
Taxing fame: The ATO’s U-turn
Sportspeople, media personalities, celebrities and ‘insta’ influencers beware. The ATO has taken a U-turn on how fame and image should be...
Your Knowledge
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Acquiring collectibles inside your SMSF
Clients with self managed superannuation funds (SMSF) often ask what assets the SMSF can acquire. ‘Why’? The golden rule for acquiring...
Your Knowledge
Sep 13, 20223 min read
120% deduction for skills training and technology costs
The Government has reinvigorated the 120% skills training and technology costs deduction for small and medium business. An election ago,...
Your Knowledge
Sep 13, 20225 min read
How high will interest rates go?
The RBA lifted the cash rate to 1.85% in early August 2022. The increase comes a few weeks after Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told...
Your Knowledge
Aug 16, 20223 min read
FBT-free Electric Cars
New legislation before Parliament, if enacted, will make zero or low emission vehicles FBT-free. We explore who can access the concession...
Your Knowledge
Aug 16, 20223 min read
The ATO’s Attack on Trusts and Trust Distributions
Late last month, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released a package of new guidance material that directly targets how trusts...
Your Knowledge
Mar 11, 20226 min read
Director IDs are here
Welcome to the November issue of the Your Knowledge newsletter. This issue takes a deep dive into the introduction of the new Director...
Eugene Ferraro
Nov 12, 20211 min read
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