Independent contractors can be individuals, partnerships, trusts, companies, or other entities that provide services to others for a fee. Where independent contractors are individuals who carry out work for a business, there can sometimes be uncertainty about whether the contractor is, in fact, an employee of that business. To avoid this uncertainty and future […]
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The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends on 31 March. We’ve outlined the hot spots for employers and employees. FBT updates and problem areas FBT exemption for electric cars Work from home arrangements Contractor or employee Mismatched information for entertainment claimed as a deduction and what is reported for FBT purposes Employee contributions by journal
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Don’t want to pay tax on Christmas? Here are our top tips to avoid giving the Australian Tax Office a bonus this festive season. 1. Keep team gifts spontaneous $300 is the minor benefit threshold for FBT so anything at or above this level will mean that your Christmas generosity will result in a gift
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NALE: Trustees trapped in nightmare of new expense rules What is being forgotten is that the goal behind the change was to target SMSFs that enter borrowing arrangements with related parties on non-arm’s-length terms. New non-arm’s-length expense (NALE) rules have become an administrative nightmare for self-managed super fund trustees and advisers. They were introduced
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The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends on 31 March. We’ve outlined the hot spots for employers and employees. FBT updates and problem areas Assistance and benefits provided due to COVID-19 Motor vehicle problem areas Mismatched FBT and income tax amounts Business assets personally used by owners and staff Not lodging FBT returns Salary sacrifice
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ATO shifts to Digital ATO moves to electronic lodgement of BAS & PAYGI The ATO has recently announced that taxpayers will now receive and need to lodge their activity statements electronically, and paper activity statements will no longer be accepted. Activity statements must now be lodged electronically through one of the following channels: Business Portal
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$1,500 JobKeeper Subsidy A subsidy of $1,500 per fortnight per employee, administered by the ATO, will be paid to businesses that have experienced a downturn of more than 30% (50% for businesses over $1bn). Important Dates: From 30 March 2020 for six months For employees employed at and from 1 March 2020 First payments in
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The Government has announced a $17.6 billion investment package to support the economy as we brace for the impact of the coronavirus. The yet to be legislated four part package focuses on business investment, sustaining employers and driving cash into the economy. For business Business investment Increase and extension of the instant asset write-off Accelerated
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Salary sacrificing to super allows an employee to forego part of their salary or wages and have the employer contribute this amount to their superannuation fund instead of paying it as cash. It reduces the taxable value of salary or wages, and is therefore beneficial to the employee in both reducing tax payable and increasing
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