In our experience, the most common issue for a business owner who doesn’t understand their numbers is a problematic cash flow. For example, if a business is making profit, why is it sometimes a struggle to pay the BAS on time? The answers to this and other key questions are found in your balance sheet.…
Advanced tax planning is the cornerstone of effective tax management. Here’s why… For the most effective tax outcomes concerning tax deductions and concessions, you need to start tax planning well before the end of the financial year, so you will have plenty of time to take a more proactive or ‘big picture’ approach to the…
As you are aware, P+Y offers a number of tax planning solutions designed to cater for your varying needs. Now is the time to put your tax planning strategy in place to ensure you achieve the best outcome possible. Contact us now to arrange your tax planning solution on (07) 3217 5700 or contact@py.com.au …
The 2019-20 Federal Budget announcements were wide-ranging and much of the detail has not yet been released. Announcements include: Instant asset write-off extended to medium sized businesses Threshold for instant asset write-off increased Personal tax cuts and further rate changes from 2022 For further details, please refer to our concise and helpful Federal Budget 2019-20…
New laws passed by parliament last month directly target the behaviour of taxpayers that don’t meet their obligations. If taxpayers do not meet their PAYG withholding tax obligations, from 1 July 2019 they will not be able to claim a tax deduction for payments: of salary, wages, commissions, bonuses or allowances to an employee; of…
In January 2019, security interests which were originally registered on the Personal Property Securities Register upon the commencement of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) for a period of seven years will expire. If your business registered seven year security interests on the commencement of the PPSA in January 2012 and the security…
Although tax time 2018 is over, the ATO has warned taxpayers and their agents to remain on high alert for tax scams. Assistant Commissioner Kath Anderson has said scammers are growing increasingly sophisticated and hope to exploit vulnerable people, often using aggressive tactics to swindle people out of their money or personal information. The ATO…
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is utilising data provided by the Australian Investments and Security Commission (ASIC) to data match share trades. The ATO is accessing more than 500 million records detailing price, quantity and time of individual trades dating back to 2014. The information complements information that the ATO already holds from brokers, share…
From 1 July 2017, new rules came into effect that prevent taxpayers claiming a deduction for expenses they incur travelling to and from their residential investment property. The Government has restricted travel deductions to curb “widespread abuse around excessive travel expense claims relating to residential investment properties… This will stop residential property investors from using…
For a while now, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has been concerned about the tax deductions individuals have been claiming for a whole host of expenses. The latest on their ‘hit list’ are home office expenses. We guide you through what you can and can’t claim if you work from home. Last financial year, 6.7…