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Budget 2023/24

As you would all be aware, the Federal and WA governments handed down their latest budgets last week. As such, we’ve brought together a list of the tax measures we expect will affect you. Individuals Businesses Jody’s up for an award! It’s with great pleasure that we announce Jody is an AccountantsDaily 2023 Australian Accounting…

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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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Small Business Grants

The WA Government has announced grants of $2,000 to help small businesses impacted by the recent Perth and Peel lockdown. The grants are intended to offset some of the direct costs of the lockdown and business closure, such as loss of perishable goods or cancellations. Businesses in the hospitality, health, beauty, events and tourism industries…

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FRINGE BENEFITS

With more of us working from home now as part of our ‘new normal’, the ATO is increasingly turning its attention to business expenses and employee deductions. Here’s how to ensure you don’t get caught out. What is a fringe benefit? Really simply, a fringe benefit is an additional ‘payment’ or benefit you receive on…

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