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Death Benefit Nominations

Did you know that it is a Death Benefit Nomination lodged with your superannuation or pension fund – and not a will – that can determine who receives your superannuation balance in the event of your death? It’s true, and since not all Death Benefit Nominations are the same we thought we would outline the differences…

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Reminders

If you became a company Director (or Secretary!) on or before the 31st of October 2021, you must apply for your Director ID by the 30th of November 2022. Failing to do so may result in ASIC charging you a significant penalty. More information, including a video showing you how to apply for your ID, is available here…

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Director ID Reminder

If you became a company Director on or before the 31st of October 2021, you must apply for your Director ID by the 30th of November 2022. Failing to do so may result in ASIC charging you a significant penalty. More information, including a video showing you how to apply for your ID, is available here on the…

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Manage Your Tax Position

With the end of the financial year fewer than two weeks away, NOW is the time to consider the ways you can manage your 2022 tax position. Imagine what you could do with money saved on tax: Reduce your home loan balance; Pay off debt; Top up your super fund; Go on a holiday; Make additional…

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Super Clearing House Maintenance

The ATO will be undertaking some scheduled maintenance on the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House between 11:30pm AEST on Saturday the 25th of June 2022 and 7:00am on Sunday the 26th of June 2022. If you’re looking to claim a tax deduction for superannuation payments made before the end of this financial year (Thursday the…

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Good News!

The WA Government-funded COVID-19 Business Relief Grants program has been expanded to offer more financial support than advertised previously. We recommend every WA business owner takes a look at the grant’s eligibility criteria and considers whether or not their business can apply. As always, if you need any help, please just let us know. The deadline to apply is 4:00pm AWST…

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Reminders

28th of April 2022: Superannuation Guarantee payments for the period 1st of January 2022 to the 31st of March 2022 must be made by this date otherwise Superannuation Guarantee Charges will apply and you’ll lose the opportunity to claim the expense as a tax deduction.  16th of May 2022: Any outstanding 30th June 2021 Income…

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ATO Signals Attack on Trusts

Before we get into today’s main topic – Budget 2022/23 – we wanted to note with you all that earlier this month we were in a Zoom call with over 5,500 other accountants and taxation specialists across Australia, working through some of the curlier aspects of the ATO’s recently proposed changes to family trust distributions.…

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RATs! Still clear as mud

On Sunrise on Monday the 3rd of January 2022, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, on the topic of rapid antigen tests (RATs) stated:  “We already make them free to everyone who is required to have one. They are also tax deductible.” The Prime Minister’s comments subsequently prompted a member of the Australian Taxation Office’s ATO Community group to…

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