Reminder: super changes for the 2021 financial year
From 1 July 2021, a whole raft of super changes as a part of the government’s more flexible superannuation has come into effect. Three of the most important superannuation changes consist of: the increase in bring-forward arrangement contributions cap, the removal of...
ATO data matching of lifestyle assets extended
ATO is continuing its blitz on individuals with the extension of a data-matching program on lifestyle assets, find out what details will be captured here. Owners of lifestyle assets beware, the ATO has extended its data-matching program for another 2 years. The...
Tax consequences of rental concessions, deferral or waiver
If you’re a tenant or a landlord and have either received or given rental concessions, deferrals or waivers during the last financial year, here's how the concessions should be treated. As many tenants and landlords turn their attention to their 2020-21 tax returns,...
Employers beware: increase in super guarantee
Employers with manual payroll processes beware, the rate of super guarantee has increased to 10%, make sure you’re not underpaying super and avoid penalties. With the advent of a new financial year, there is an important change from 1 July 2021 that employers should...
Workplace giving v salary sacrifice donations
Have you made a donation through workplace giving or a salary sacrifice arrangement? What you can deduct on your tax return may differ. With tax time well and truly upon us, many of us will be looking at what deductions we can claim in this year’s tax return. If...
ATO crackdown on individual taxpayers with data-matching on novated leases
The ATO crackdown on individual taxpayers continues with another data-matching program on novated leases. Following on from the revelation that the bulk of tax collected by the ATO comes from individual taxpayers, it comes as no surprise that the ATO is continuing to...
Personal Use and Collectables in Self Managed Super Funds
Contrary to popular belief, your Self Managed Super Fund can actually invest in collectables such as artworks, jewellery and wine as well as personal use assets such as boats, classic cars or other vehicles. However, investment in these assets must meet very strict...
Get ready for tax time 2021
Get ready, tax time 2021 is fast approaching, the ATO noted it will be focusing on work-related expenses such as car and travel expenses. While the ATO annual statistics releases are usually quite dry and technical, it does give a nice insight into why the ATO does...
Private health insurance rebate frozen
Is your private health insurance getting more expensive every year? This could be the sneaky reason why... The government has once again quietly sought to freeze the private health insurance income thresholds for the private health insurance incentive, this time for...
ATO target rental property owners
Rental property owners beware, the ATO has commenced 2 data-matching programs designed to obtain a myriad of information to ensure that various income tax reporting obligations have been met. Specifically, the ATO will run a new data-matching program to collect...