by Craig | Jul 2, 2026 | ATO Compliance, BAS, Business Compliance, Practice Update, Small Business, Superannuation
Government’s tax reform package The Government has recently legislated several of the tax reform measures announced in the 2026 Federal Budget (and in later media releases). These include, among other things: Replacing the CGT discount with cost base indexation...
by Craig | Apr 9, 2026 | ATO Compliance, Business Compliance, Small Business Advice, Superannuation, Tax Updates
Know when a new logbook is required Editor: Keeping a car logbook may be required to accurately calculate the business-use percentage of vehicle expenses (e.g., fuel, registration, insurance and depreciation) for tax deductions. Taxpayers can keep the same logbook for...
by Craig | Feb 5, 2026 | ATO Compliance, Business Compliance, Practice Update, Small Business, Superannuation, Tax, Tax Updates
Mandating cash acceptance The Government recently announced that it was delivering on its commitment “to mandate cash acceptance for essential purchases by finalising regulations that require fuel and grocery retailers to accept cash from 1 January 2026.”...
by Craig | Nov 7, 2025 | ATO Compliance, GST, Practice Update, Small Business, SMSF
Dual cab utes and FBT The ATO wishes to dispel the ‘common myth’ that dual cab utes are automatically exempt from fringe benefits tax (‘FBT’). If an employer provides dual cab utes to staff to complete their duties and the vehicle is available...
by Craig | Sep 3, 2025 | ATO, Business Compliance, Data-matching Program, Student Loans, Superannuation
ATO to include tax ‘debts on hold’ in taxpayer account balances From August 2025, the ATO is progressively including ‘debts on hold’ in relevant taxpayer ATO account balances. Editor: A ‘debt on hold’ is an outstanding tax debt...
by Craig | Aug 8, 2025 | ATO, ATO Compliance, Business Tax Changes, Deductions, Superannuation, Tax, Tax Updates
Paid parental leave changes have now commenced As from 1 July 2025, the amount of Paid Parental Leave available to families increased to 24 weeks, and the amount of Paid Parental Leave that parents can take off at the same time has also increased from two weeks to...
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