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Should You Hire an Accountant for a Business or Opt for DIY?
Hiring an accountant for a business is a crucial step, and it must be taken after considering several points. No matter whether you have been managing your business accounts on your own, or you are planning a startup, there would be a time in your life, when you need...
How Can Your Business Benefit from Accounting Services?
Accounting is a part of every business, regardless of whether a small business or a large business. Accounts help in showing you the financial condition of your business that’s why a business can’t exist without accounting and tax accountants. Accountants play a...
Will Interest Rates Go High in the Coming Years?
The RBA increased the cash rate to 1.85% in August 2022. The rise comes a few weeks after Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told the Australian Strategic Business Forum that they are experiencing a process now of constantly maximising interest charges. They also said...
Can You Claim Cryptocurrency Losses and Gains in Your Tax Return?
The ATO has issued updated information on claiming Cryptocurrency losses and gains in your tax returns. The first thing that needs to understand is that losses and gains from crypto are solely stated in your tax return when you get rid of it, you sell it, turn it into...
Is Novated Lease Worth It in 2022 and How Does It Work?
If you are looking for a car in the market, then you may be considering various finance options like taking a personal loan or something else. But have you heard about Novated lease? In today’s blog, we’ll share information on Novated lease, how does it work, is...
The Round Up of July 2022: Rules Announced by Government and Regulators
From the Government Relief Payments Reinstated Related to Covid-19 In July the Federal Government accepted to reinstate the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment for the time from July 1 to September 30, 2022, and this happened at the meeting of the national cabinet. People...
Tax Time Targets
This tax season, the ATO has identified four areas where individuals are making mistakes. With tax season quickly approaching, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has outlined its four areas of focus for the coming year. Record-Keeping Work-Related Expenses Rental...
Best Strategies for Preparing Financial Business Plan?
A solid business plan lays out the approach for the next several years. It might be used to boost grants and financial proposals for a business. Tax agent Melbourne said people might use it for themselves as a guide to expanding the company. A business plan’s...
Franking Account Tax Return and Instructions 2022
Who must Lodge a Franking Account Tax Return? Tax agent Melbourne suggests people complete a Franking account tax return 2022 for all Australian business tax entities and franking corporations in New Zealand that have: A liability to pay Franking Deficit Tax (FDT) A...
Positive Cash Flow Vs Negative Gearing
If you are thinking about investing in real estate, one of the first considerations you will have to make is whether or not to use negative equity. It is wise to do your homework and make sure you will receive the most bangs for your investment. How Does Positive Cash...
How we can Claim the Tax-Free Threshold?
Your income comes from maybe one or more sources, like from a government agency or employer or ABN. Tax agent Melbourne said that by claiming the $18,200 tax-free threshold, people can decrease the tax withheld amount from their income. How to claim the tax-free...
Year-End Tax Planning in Australia
Depreciation for Non–SBE Taxpayers Non-SBE taxpayers' depreciation schedules should be examined before the end of the year to increase balancing adjustment deductions. The taxpayer must be a part of the process in order to provide input on whether assets have been...
Company Tax and Franking Rate Rules
From the 2018 tax year forward, a company's tax rate is determined by whether it is classed as a base rate entity for that year. If this is the case, a lower tax rate will apply. If a corporation meets the following criteria, it will be classified as a base rate...
Essential Year-End Depreciating Assets Planning
Temporary Full Expensing While the tax classification of depreciating assets has changed dramatically in recent years, the method for the 2022 tax year should be simpler. For many clients, the temporary full expensing measures will be the emphasis for the 2022 revenue...
Expanding Single Touch Payroll Phase 2
What is Single Touch Payroll Phase 2? The Australian government announced in the 2019–20 Budget that Single Touch Payroll (STP) would be expanded to include more information. Employers who must report information about their employees to multiple government agencies...
What is Section 100A and When is Section 100A Gets Triggered?
What is Section 100A? The reimbursement agreement rules are a set of integrity provisions found in Section 100A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA 1936). The rules are aimed at situations where a beneficiary of a trust receives income, but the real benefit of...
Employee Vs Contractor – ATO Response to High Court Cases
Over the last few decades, the utilisation of contract labour has risen dramatically. Employers like it, and many workers prefer the autonomy and flexibility that comes with being a contractor. The development of a contract labour force to operate in support of their...
Covid-19 NANE Income Payments & How to Extract Tax-Free Amounts from a Company?
Covid-19 Payments It has been difficult to determine the tax treatment of payments made to businesses and individuals in relation to COVID-19 over the last couple of years, especially because some payments are subject to specific rules that guarantee that they are...
What Happens When Section 100A Applies & ATO Compliance Approach?
What Happens When Section 100A Applies? When a beneficiary is made presently entitled to trust income and section 100A applies, the beneficiary is not deemed to be presently entitled to the relevant share of trust income. The ATO confirms that no another person is...
April 2022 Tax Updates & Some Case Laws
For accountants and advisers, a summary of the April month's most essential details. From Government The Assistant Treasurer has issued a press release in response to the ATO's draught guidance on section 100A. The Assistant Treasurer suggests that the government...
Rental Expenses You Can Claim Now!
You can deduct certain expenses incurred during the time your property is rented or available for rent. You cannot, however, claim capital or private expenses (You may be able to claim depreciation or capital works deductions for certain capital expenditures, or...
High Court Rulings – Contractors Vs Employees
Two significant rulings affecting independent contractors have been handed down by the High Court. The Court found that where the parties' relationship is governed by a written agreement, the agreement will usually decide whether a person is an employee or an...
What is Cost-of-Living Tax Offset in Federal budget 2022?
After the federal budget increased a tax offset originally introduced in 2018, millions of people might save hundreds of dollars on their tax bill this year. Tushar Khanna, head of Reliable Melbourne Accountants, believes the offset will assist many individuals cope...
How to Forecast Your Cash Flow?
What is Cash Flow? The quantity of money that comes in and out of your business is referred to as cash flow. The money you gain from sales is the most ordinary source of cash flow. It could also come through grants, loan repayments, refunds, and the sale of...
Updates to Superannuation Changes 2022
Staying up to date on superannuation legislation is essential not just for ensuring compliance, but also for maximising the benefits of superannuation as part of a well-prepared wealth management strategy for Tax Accountant Melbourne. We gained clarity on numerous...
How to set up a director ID
If you are an Australian resident director, you will need to complete a number of steps and have a number of identification documents available and ready (for non-resident directors see Foreign directors and the director ID system below). 1 Verify your identify If you...
Cryptocurrency
The ATO has released some updated and additional (albeit brief) guidance on some of the key issues that tax practitioners should consider when clients are engaged in cryptocurrency investment or mining activities. Firstly, the latest ATO guide makes the comment that...
Gifts and loans from overseas
In September 2021, the ATO released a taxpayer alert (TA 2021/2) and some specific website guidance dealing with gifts and loans received from overseas related parties. This appears to be a focus area for the ATO at the moment with the ATO seemingly concerned that...
The ‘backpacker tax’ and the Addy case
In November 2021 the High Court handed down its decision in Addy v FC of T [2021] HCA 34. The High Court held that Australia’s ‘backpacker tax’ is inconsistent with the non-discrimination clause contained in the double tax agreement (DTA) between Australia and the UK....
What Business Owners Must Know About Accounting Services?
When you have a small business, then you might have a few things to manage, but when your business starts growing, you’ll need someone to look after your business finance so you can make the right business decision. For such a reason, you need to hire accountants for...