by Team Garnet | Nov 3, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
Need to lower your company’s tax payable? The easiest way is to utilise prior-year tax losses, however, beware of conditions that apply With tax time 2021 nearly over, many businesses will now be finalising their tax returns. For many of these businesses, the 2020-21...
by Team Garnet | Oct 27, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business
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...
by Team Garnet | Sep 30, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business, Superannuation
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...
by Team Garnet | Sep 24, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business
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,...
by Team Garnet | Jun 23, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
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...
by Team Garnet | May 26, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
The 2021 Fringe Benefits Tax return for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 is due soon. For those businesses that prepare their own returns, lodgment of the return can be made up until 25 June 2021 without incurring a failure to lodge on time penalty. Although...