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May 4, 20232 min read
Access to home guarantee scheme expanded to friends and siblings
From 1 July 2023, access to the Government’s Home Guarantee Scheme will be expanded to joint applications from “friends, siblings, and...
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Your Knowledge
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Update: Tax on super balances above $3m
In a very quick turnaround from announcement to draft legislation, Treasury has released the exposure draft legislation for consultation...
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Your Knowledge
Mar 3, 20235 min read
What’s the deal with working from home?
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its approach to how you claim expenses for working from home. The ATO has ‘refreshed’...
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Your Knowledge
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Future earnings for super balances above $3m taxed at 30% from 2025-26
The Government has announced that from 2025-26, the 15% concessional tax rate applied to future earnings for superannuation balances...
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Your Knowledge
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Full throttle in 2023
In a volatile market, keeping to a strategy, or let’s face it creating one, can be tough. The downside of not taking time out for your...
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Your Knowledge
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Is ‘downsizing’ worth it?
From 1 January 2023, those 55 and over can make a ‘downsizer’ contribution to superannuation. Downsizer contributions are an excellent...
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Your Knowledge
Feb 13, 20234 min read
The ATO’s final position on risky trust distributions
The ATO has released its final position on how it will apply some integrity rules dealing with trust distributions - changing the goal...
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Your Knowledge
Feb 13, 20235 min read
How good is ChatGPT at tax?
Not being paranoid or anything but we were curious about the skills of the latest innovation to take the world by storm, ChatGPT, and its...
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Your Knowledge
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Avoiding the FBT Christmas Grinch!
It’s that time of year again - what to do for the Christmas party for the team, customers, gifts of appreciation for your favourite...
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Your Knowledge
Dec 7, 20225 min read
What do the ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ reforms mean?
The Government’s ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ legislation passed Parliament on 2 December 2022. We explore the issues. The Fair Work...
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Your Knowledge
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Taxing fame: The ATO’s U-turn
Sportspeople, media personalities, celebrities and ‘insta’ influencers beware. The ATO has taken a U-turn on how fame and image should be...
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Your Knowledge
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Tax reprieve for double taxation of Indian technical support
The tax system currently allows Australia to tax payments made by an Australian customer in relation to technical services provided by an...
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