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Tomorrow: SG increasing to 11%

A quick reminder that starting tomorrow, Saturday the 1st of July 2023, the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate will increase to 11%, up from 10.5% currently. The Superannuation Guarantee is a vital component of every employee’s retirement savings, and this increase reflects the ongoing commitment to boosting Australians’ financial security in their post-work years. The new…

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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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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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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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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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The Show Must Go On

The Getting the Show Back on the Road+ program (GTSBOTR+) was introduced mid-way through 2021 with the aim to reduce the financial risks associated with running ticketed events in Western Australia during a COVID-19 impacted period. Essentially, it’s a State Government initiative designed to encourage the (safe) continuation of publicly ticketed events through sharing the risk of gross ticket sales…

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Stapled Super

On the 1st of November 2021, the Australian Taxation Office implemented a new regime affecting superannuation funds, called Single Default Account or “Stapling”. What this means is that now everyone with a superannuation fund will have had one “stapled” to them, which will follow them around when they change employers, reducing the likelihood that additional and…

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