This article considers the impact on depreciation and GST when purchasing a motor vehicle for your business. As a business owner you may be thinking of purchasing a motor vehicle as part of your business. While this may sound attractive, business owners should carefully consider the purchase price and its impact for tax and GST […]
Read moreFrom 1 July 2018, Australians aged 65 years of age or older are able to make a $300,000 “downsizer contribution” into their superannuation fund, per person, from the sale proceeds of their family home. This was a 2017-18 budget measure as part of the package of reforms to reduce pressure on housing affordability in Australia […]
Read moreIt is common for legal practitioners to seek reimbursement for costs, in addition to the charge for services. However, the GST treatment of such reimbursements depends on the nature of the arrangement entered into, commercial terms of the transaction, and whether it was incurred as agent of the principal. Incorrect treatment of GST on reimbursements […]
Read moreAs a business owner, have you taken the time to consider the purpose of your website? We have recently upgraded ours and believe the purpose of your site will fall in two areas- confirmation and online lead generation. I must preface, I’m not an expert in this area – I’m an accountant. However that does […]
Read moreThe Commissioner of Taxation recently released a taxation ruling, TR 2018/3, which provides guidance on reporting profits derived and losses incurred from long-term construction contracts. While the understandings are not vastly different to a previous release from 1987 (IT 2450), it is a healthy reminder that long-term construction contracts must be correctly accounted for to […]
Read moreADVANTAGES OF STARTING UP A BUSINESS Advantages of starting your own small or medium business can include: Being your own boss – You can make your own decisions, keep your own time and not have to answer to “The Boss”. Hard work & know how – If you are a hard worker and / or have immense […]
Read moreGST does not currently apply when goods are imported into Australia if they have a customs value of $1,000 or less and the supplier is not registered or required to be registered for GST. Arguably this places Australian retailers / suppliers at a competitive disadvantage compared with foreign suppliers that are not required to be […]
Read moreIn Uber B.V. v FC of T, the Federal Court has held that services provided by an Uber driver constituted a supply of “taxi travel” for GST purposes. Accordingly, the driver was required to be registered for GST. Facts: The applicant applied for a declaration that one of its drivers did not supply “taxi travel” […]
Read moreThe ATO has released a public taxation ruling covering the ATO’s views on the deductibility of expenditure incurred in acquiring, developing, maintaining or modifying a website for use in the carrying on of a business. Importantly, if the expenditure is incurred in maintaining a website, it would be considered ‘revenue’ in nature, and therefore generally […]
Read more‘UPE’ (or ‘unpaid present entitlement’) arises where a trust makes a beneficiary entitled to an amount of the trust’s income (and therefore the beneficiary may have to pay tax on their share of the trust’s taxable income that year), but that amount has not been physically paid to the beneficiary. If the beneficiary never receives […]
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