Is your content making you income?
ATO has warned content creators that they need to be aware of their income tax and GST obligations. If you start making money from your online content, you will have income to declare. You will also need to consider whether you are in business. If you are, or you want...
Home charging rate for EVs released
The ATO has released a draft compliance guideline with the accepted rate for calculating the cost of electricity when an eligible EV is charged at an employee’s or an individual’s home. The draft compliance guideline contains the methodology for calculating the cost...
Director penalties
Company directors and former company directors may be subject to director penalties if they do not lodge and pay certain obligations on time. What is a director penalty? A company director becomes personally liable for the company's unpaid amounts of: Pay as you go...
FBT reminder: electric cars exemption
For the 2022-23 FBT year, your business may be able to receive an FBT exemption for certain eligible electric cars and associated car expenses. For the 2022-23 FBT year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023), your business may be able to receive an FBT exemption for certain...
ASIC: insurance in super improvements
ASIC has released a report which examines the progress by some super trustees to improve their arrangements for life insurance in super. The review was in response to issues ASIC have highlighted since 2019 to address consumer harms in life insurance in super,...
Using tax gap data to improve tax administration
The ATO Second Commissioner, Jeremy Hirschhorn, recently spoke at a conference that provides some insights into how the ATO will be closing the tax gap. He outlined how the ATO is transforming tax administration by using tax gap data collected. Essentially, the tax...
Cheaper childcare on the horizon
Families with children in care arrangements could soon see the benefits of cheaper childcare with the passing of the government’s childcare subsidy reforms. Families struggling with the current cost of living crisis could soon have some relief with cheaper childcare...
Tax records education direction now in place
The ATO can now issue a tax-records education direction which will require an entity to complete an approved record-keeping course in lieu of a penalty. Late last year, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No 2) Bill 2022 passed Parliament and received Assent....
ATO warning: access company profits tax-free scheme
A Taxpayer Alert has been issued warning taxpayers to avoid arrangements where private company profits are accessed tax-free through the use of an interposed holding company. The ATO has recently issued this Taxpayer Alert warning, that it is reviewing arrangements...
Upcoming FBT related changes
ATO is looking to finalise a number of FBT related issues currently under consultation relating to car parking and electric cars. With 2023 in full swing, the ATO is looking to finalise a number of FBT related issues currently under consultation. For businesses, the...