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Newsletter Archive

Below we have archived our newsletters which cover the latest tax and accounting news affecting our clients.

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May 2015 Newsletter

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  • The undercover employee
  • The taxation of employment termination payments
  • Yes, you can claim GST credits for employee reimbursements
  • Being a ‘non-resident’ makes a difference for tax treatment

04

April 2015 Newsletter

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  • Tax Office continues to target online sellers
  • The income tax implications of property lease incentives
  • The ins and outs of the Single Touch Payroll initiative
  • Did you know… Tax on tips and gratuities
  • Couple de-coupling, and specific complications for SMSFs
  • Your ‘lost’ super could be costing you money

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March 2015 Newsletter

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  • FBT — your business basics
  • The deductibility of self-education expenses
  • SuperStream: A guide for small business and for SMSF trustees
  • Your practical CGT framework
  • Proposed changes to employee share schemes

02

February 2015 Newsletter

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  • When you have to deal with a natural disaster
  • Tips and traps for SMSFs investing in property
  • The taxation implications of ‘debt forgiveness’
  • Income averaging: Who is eligible, how it works
  • Changing the makeup of a partnership through ‘reconstitution’
  • Employee or contractor? 12 common myths

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December 2014 Newsletter

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  • What does a higher FBT mean for your business?
  • Your holiday house and family arrangements.
  • What is negative gearing? How it works, the pros & cons.
  • Age Pension: Do you fit the bill?
  • Did you know... Some the strangest taxes on record.
  • Christmas party FBT checklist for business.

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November 2014 Newsletter

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  • Allowance for travel (and some common mistakes)
  • Up in the air: Airbnb and the Tax Office
  • Firms warned of audits on income splitting
  • Time is running out to disclose offshore income
  • Solar panels for your business: Don’t forget the tax consequence

10

October 2014 Newsletter

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  • Tax deduction for your commercial website
  • Property developers warned on contrived structures that muddy income/capital divide
  • SMSF Facts
  • Living Away from Home Allowance
  • Compensation considered for Small Business found to be unfairly fined by ATO
  • Dun & Bradstreet's tips to ensure prompt payments
  • Change to Commonwealth Seniors Health card eligibility
  • Dates of effect of small business tax concessions repeals announced
  • Dates of effect of small business tax concessions repeals announced
  • Tax Office says the cost of managing tax affairs has increased.

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September 2014 Newsletter

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  • Novated leases and FBT explained
  • How to turn tax into more superannuation
  • The small business concessions
  • The small business concessions
  • Can the Small Taxation Claims Tribunal help?
  • Small business CGT concessions, common errors
  • An unforeseen fringe benefit (and the tax consequences)