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ATO to set its sights on ‘copy-paste’ expense claims

ATO Set’s It’s Sights on ‘Copy-Paste’ Expense Claims

May 24, 2021

ATO, Copy Paste, COVID-19, COVID19, Expenses, Taxpayer, Work-Related Expenses, Working from home

The Tax Office has issued a warning to taxpayers who opt for “copy-pasting” work-related expense claims, like those accrued for travelling between work sites, or laundering uniforms, while they have been working from home. The ATO on Thursday warned taxpayers that it will set its sights on ineligible work-related expense claims come tax time, issuing…

Couple working from home during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ATO Signals Crackdown on 4 Ineligible Work-From-Home Claims

May 11, 2021

Emma Zajac

Claim, COVID-19, Expenses, Tax, Tax Time, Taxpayer, Work-from-home

As tax time looms, the ATO has pointed to four key ineligible work-from-home claims it will be watching closely as taxpayers look to make the most of flexible working arrangements. The ATO on Thursday urged all taxpayers to be aware that, while the temporary shortcut method will remain available to those claiming work-from-home deductions this…

Tax Exemption for ‘Granny Flat’ Arrangements

May 10, 2021

Emma Zajac

Disability, Granny Flat, Granny Flat Tax Exemption, Home, House, Pension, Tax Exemption, Tax Liability

To protect older Australians, the Government has moved to formalise ‘granny flat arrangements’ by providing an incentive to protect all parties in the arrangement. Typically, granny flat arrangements occur when an older person transfers some sort of consideration (often title to property or proceeds from the sale of property) to their adult child in exchange…

Woman Clearing Desk into an Archive box Leaving her Job

Top 8 Reasons Why Staff Leave

May 10, 2021

Emma Zajac

Leaving Employment, Quitting Job, Skill Set Shortage, Small Business, Small Business Owner, Staff, Staff Leave, Staff Shortage

Australia is facing a shortage of skilled labour. When the supply of staff dry up the focus often turns to retention. But the first step is to understand why people you want to stay, choose to move on? Very few people will reveal the whole truth about why they leave an employer. Partly they don’t…

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The New Lifetime Director IDs

May 10, 2021

Emma Zajac

business, Business Owner, Director, Director ID, New Company, Unique Identification Number

Directors will be required to register for a unique identification number that they will keep for life, much like a tax file number under a rewrite of Australia’s business registers. ASIC does not currently verify the identity of directors and Elvis Presley and Bob Marley could “quite possibly” be registered. Or at least that was…

The 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival is back with a bang!

Proud Sponsors of the 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival

May 5, 2021

Emma Zajac

City of Newcastle, Hunter iF, Hunter Innovation Festival, Innovation Festival, Local Businesses, Newcastle, Small Business, Sponspors

The 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival is back with a BANG! The Garis Group are proudly sponsoring the 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival brought to you by Hunter iF, and Festival Partner 2021, the City of Newcastle. Kicking off on Monday 3rd of May, until Sunday the 16th, with this year’s festival theme being ‘Innovate to Regenerate.’…

ATO launches new tax residency data-matching program

New Tax Residency Data-Matching Program Launched by ATO

April 19, 2021

Emma Zajac

ATO, Data Matching, Foreign Residence, Lodgement, Motor Vehicle Data-Matching, Tax, Tax Lodgement, Tax Obligation, Tax Residency, Taxpayer

The tax residency status of Australians and foreign residents are set to undergo closer scrutiny by the ATO as it launches a new data-matching program that will cover 670,000 individuals each year. The Department of Home Affairs will now provide the ATO with arrival and departure records of travellers to and from Australia for the…

Penalties for payroll tax avoidance are set to rise five-fold in New South Wales as the Berejiklian government looks to crack down on wage theft.

NSW Payroll Tax Avoidance Penalties Set for 400% Increase

April 19, 2021

Emma Zajac

ATO, Government, Legislation, NSW, Payroll, Payroll Tax, Tax Penalties, wages

Penalties for payroll tax avoidance are set to rise five-fold in New South Wales as the Berejiklian government looks to crack down on wage theft. NSW Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope on Wednesday announced a package of new tax laws which will see fines of $110,000 and imprisonment issued to businesses committing wage…

ATO confirms the resumption of its compliance activities in the wake of JobKeeper ...

ATO Confirms Debt Recovery Action Will Resume

April 6, 2021

Emma Zajac

ATO, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Debt, Debt Recovery, Jobkeeper, Penalities, Tax

Taxpayers falling behind on tax debts and lodgement obligations can soon expect contact from the ATO as it confirms the resumption of its compliance activities in the wake of JobKeeper ending. With the JobKeeper program officially over, the Tax Office has now confirmed that it will resume pursuing and enforcing debt recovery action. The change…

Morrison Government Unveils Post-JobKeeper Stimulus Package

March 11, 2021

Emma Zajac

COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Economic Recovery, Extension, Jobkeeper, JobKeeper Payment, Stimulus Packages

The federal government will roll out a $1.2 billion stimulus package across the travel and tourism industries, along with an extension to its SME Loan Guarantee Scheme once JobKeeper expires at the end of the month. The support package will subsidise 50 per cent of 800,000 domestic flights to select tourism destinations across Australia. The…

ATO Signals Crackdown on 4 Ineligible Work-From-Home Claims

Tax Exemption for ‘Granny Flat’ Arrangements

Top 8 Reasons Why Staff Leave

The New Lifetime Director IDs

Proud Sponsors of the 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival

New Tax Residency Data-Matching Program Launched by ATO

NSW Payroll Tax Avoidance Penalties Set for 400% Increase

ATO Confirms Debt Recovery Action Will Resume

Morrison Government Unveils Post-JobKeeper Stimulus Package

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