by Team Garnet | Mar 1, 2023 | ATO, Tax News
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...
by Team Garnet | Feb 24, 2023 | Small Business, Tax News
A new revised fixed rate of 67c per hour for calculating working from home expenses will apply from 1 July 2022 onwards. Find out how it affects you here. From the 2022-23 income year, taxpayers can no longer rely on the 80c per hour shortcut method with the...
by Team Garnet | Jan 19, 2023 | ATO, Tax News
The non-deductible threshold for work-related self-education expenses of $250 has now been removed. The government has reintroduced and passed a raft of measures that faced an uncertain fate when the House of Representatives was dissolved and the Senate prorogued due...
by Team Garnet | Dec 14, 2022 | ATO, Small Business, Tax News
Second Commissioner Jeremy Hirschhorn delivered his speech at the IPA National Congress on 18/11/2022. The speech mostly covered how the ATO can help small businesses thrive. The theme of the Address was how the Tax Office can help small businesses thrive and survive....
by Team Garnet | Nov 30, 2022 | ATO, Capital Gains, Tax News
ATO has updated its guideline on how the CGT main residence exemption may apply in cases of deceased estates. It now explicitly takes into account the effects of COVID-19. The ATO has recently updated its practical compliance guideline on how the CGT main residence...
by Team Garnet | Nov 24, 2022 | Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
Rental waivers, deferrals or variations from your business’s landlord may seem like a good thing but beware of the potential income tax, GST and even CGT consequences of deferred rent. If you run a business from rented premises, there may be tax consequences when rent...
