Deadline for Director Identification Number applications
The Director Identification Number regime is coming, with the application process to open soon. Do you know if it applies to you and what the deadlines are? The Director Identification Number regime came into force late in 2020 as a tool for the government to reduce...
ATO scrutinising gifts or loans from overseas
Taxpayers that have received gifts or loans from overseas family and relatives beware, the ATO is currently scrutinising these types of transactions. The ATO has recently issued an alert, warning taxpayers against disguising undeclared foreign income as gifts or loans...
COVID-19 relief for SMSFs extended
The ATO has announced the extension of various COVID-19 relief for SMSF trustees to the 2021-22 financial year. Due to the ongoing economic impacts of COVID-19 on large parts of Australia, in particular, those States and Territories which have had to endure lengthy...
Medium and emerging private groups ATO program
The ATO is continuing to run the medium and emerging private groups program, if you and your associates have “wealth” over $5m you could be targeted. The ATO runs many compliance programs targeting privately owned and wealthy groups, while the majority of the...
New stapled super changes coming for employers
There’ll soon be an extra step for employers that hire new employees in relation to the recent stapled super fund changes. Employers beware, from 1 November 2021, if you’re hiring new employees, there may be an extra step involved in determining which super fund...
Closing a business? Don’t forget the GST registration
If you’re closing or selling your business, don’t forget about the GST obligations you’ll have to meet including deregistration and lodgment of final returns. If the current prolonged lockdown and economic conditions has prompted you to sell or close your business,...
Selling property: don’t forget the clearance certificate
Thinking of selling your property? Don’t forget you’ll most likely need to obtain a clearance certificate from the ATO. With spring weather warming up and the Australian property market is still running hot in all States and Territories. If you’re thinking of selling...
Div 293 concessional contributions assessments
High-income individuals may receive a Div 293 concessional contributions tax assessment in the mail for the 2018-19 or 2019-20 income years, it is not a mistake. Div 293 tax is imposed on individuals that exceed the high-income threshold of $250,000. The consequence...
Are State/Territory COVID-19 grants assessable?
Has your business received State or Territory COVID-19 grants in the past tax year? If you have, you may not know that some grants may be taxable while other grants are not. After another challenging year, businesses may be wondering whether the amounts they’ve...
New sharing economy reporting regime proposed by ATO
As the sharing economy becomes more prevalent and fundamentally reshapes many sectors of the economy, the government is scrambling to contain the fallout. While there is no standard definition of the term sharing economy, it is usually taken to involve two parties...