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For Business
We present articles here that are of interest to people who run a business; either for themselves or someone else.
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8th Oct 2018
Business tax cuts become reality
The much discussed and negotiated tax cuts for small to medium businesses have now been passed into law. -
4th Oct 2018
Single Touch Payroll update
Between the ATO and software suppliers, we are still in a stage of transition. Here are some observations we have made. -
1st Oct 2018
Corporate culture - Critical for successful businesses
The conversation over corporate culture is increasing and businesses who are interested in long-term success are doing more to build good corporate culture. -
15th Aug 2018
A practical guideline for private use of business vehicles
An ATO guideline is aimed at reducing burdensome compliance for employers with company vehicles. -
15th Aug 2018
Changes to Victorian long service leave
Recent changes to the Long Service Leave (LSL) Act in Victoria will come into effect on 1 November 2018 -
30th May 2018
Catching up on compulsory employee super
Employers who have fallen behind with their compulsory SG payments can now take advantage of a 12 months amnesty. -
9th May 2018
Small business - Instant asset write-off
Small businesses have until 30 June 2018 to take advantage of the $20,000 instant asset write-off. -
9th May 2018
Budget 2018 - For business
Announcements from the 2018/19 Budget announced last night -
4th Apr 2018
Business tax debts - Engage with the ATO
New laws will enable the ATO to report some businesses with tax debt to Credit Reporting Bureaus. -
8th Mar 2018
Single Touch Payroll update
With some upcoming changes, here is a list of FAQs -
30th Jan 2018
Privacy rules - Fessing up when things go wrong
The Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme under the Privacy Act was introduced to protect individuals. -
28th Nov 2017
Uber and FBT
The ATO does not regard Uber rides to be in a "taxi" and therefore always attract FBT. This is being reviewed by the ATO. -
22nd Nov 2017
Single Touch Payroll is coming
STP trials are underway with a limited number of employers. STP will become mandatory for employers with over 20 staff in mid 2018. -
1st Nov 2017
Changes to strengthen employee entitlements
New laws designed to stop corporate misuse of the Australian Government’s Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme and further protect employess -
30th Oct 2017
Casuals may soon have the right to become permanent staff
Casual employees may soon have the right to request full-time or part-time work when the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission hand down their determination. -
29th Oct 2017
Kicking habits
Not enough hours in the day? Make your day more effective by changing some habits. -
28th Oct 2017
Create a healthy workplace
Many benefits flow from a healthy workplace for both employees and employers alike. -
7th Sep 2017
Buying from overseas and GST
It has been widely reported that goods and services purchased from overseas are to attract the GST. Here is how it will be implemented. -
3rd Sep 2017
Beneficial small business structuring
Getting your business structure right, even for a small business, can be very beneficial. -
1st Sep 2017
Excessive credit card surcharges
Small business owners now risk substantial fines if they are a caught loading excessive surcharges onto credit and debit card payments
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