• November 1, 2022

    The ATO Commissioner has just issued a warning to businesses on the importance of securing your au domain name! To recap, .au direct domain names were launched earlier this year by the organisation that manages [...]

  • November 1, 2022

    Do you have your own business or are you thinking of starting one? If so, you may need to pay yourself superannuation depending on your business structure. Types of business structures available If you were [...]

  • November 1, 2022

    With many parts of Australia in the grip of a rental crisis, a significant number of tenants may be residing in the properties of friends and relatives. A recent case that came before the Administrative [...]

  • November 1, 2022

    What you need to know With hundreds of thousands of directors yet to apply for their director identification number (director ID) ahead of the looming November deadline, a last-ditch public information campaign has been launched. [...]

  • November 1, 2022

    The 2022-23 federal Budget was handed down on 25 October. The confirmation of lucrative income tax cuts, and the scrapping of a tax offset for low- and middle-income earners were the big-ticket items. That said, [...]

  • October 5, 2022

    A recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision reminds us all that SMSF trustees (members) can be disqualified where serious breaches, be they advertent or inadvertent, of the super rules are committed. One of the ways the [...]

  • October 5, 2022

    You may be able to offset your business loss against other income (such as salary and wages) if you’re a sole trader or in a partnership. Firstly, however, your loss must not be noncommercial. A [...]

  • October 5, 2022

    Following a recent cyber-attack, Optus customers are advised they could be at risk of identity theft. While Optus has not yet revealed how many of its 9.7million customers were impacted, they did confirm that the [...]

  • October 5, 2022

    Fresh statistics released by the ATO reveal that the superannuation gender cap is very real. While the average super balance for a man is $161,834, for a woman it’s $129,506 – a massive 25% difference. [...]

  • October 5, 2022

    All existing directors of a company, registered Australian body, registered foreign company, or a director of corporate trustees of an SMSF are required to apply for a director identification number (director ID) by 30 November [...]

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