by James Carey | Jun 19, 2018 | Business Services & Advice, Individual Tax
The end of financial year is almost here! Now is the time to review what strategies you can use to minimise your tax. 1. Maximise Deductible Super Contributions Individuals can now make tax-deductible personal contributions to superannuation to reduce their taxable...
by James Carey | Feb 23, 2018 | Individual Tax
Last year the ATO went before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to battle against a truck driver whose large work-related travel claims grabbed their attention. The case revealed that the taxpayer had failed to declare travel allowance received from his employer as...
by James Carey | Feb 15, 2018 | Business Services & Advice, Individual Tax
The ATO has plans to relax the rules for the private use of work utes in the lead up to their blitz on Fringe Benefits Tax non-compliance. Existing rules allow utes to only be used for ‘minor, infrequent and irregular’ journeys without incurring Fringe...
by James Carey | Dec 11, 2017 | Individual Tax, Property & Investment
Last month the Senate passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Tax Integrity) Bill 2017, with which came changes to depreciation for existing residential properties purchased after 9 May 2017. The purpose of the amendment is to stop owners and investors claiming...
by James Carey | Dec 5, 2017 | Individual Tax, Property & Investment
Australia has followed the international trend of penalising foreign owners of Australian residential property who keep their property vacant for extended periods of time. Last month Parliament approved legislation that imposes an annual vacancy fee on foreign owners...
by James Carey | Nov 30, 2017 | Individual Tax, Property & Investment
Many clients presume that when they renovate their gains will be exempt from tax, so long as the property being renovated is their main residence. This is not always the case. We’ve summarised the ATO’s guide to property development, building and renovating, and...
