by Team Garnet | Nov 27, 2025 | ATO, Centrelink
If you’re planning an overseas holiday and currently receive Centrelink or other government payments, a little prep will help you enjoy your trip without payment surprises or tax headaches. Government payments Different government payments have their own rules...
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 | Oct 8, 2022 | ATO, Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
Did you know you can vary your pay-as-you-go (PAYG) instalments due to a change in your financial situation? Should you be varying your PAYG instalments? Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) instalments are prepayments of your expected income tax for the year. If your total PAYG...
by Team Garnet | Sep 30, 2022 | Investments, Money, Superannuation, Tax News
To encourage downsizing, a new Bill has been introduced to extend the existing assets test exemption under social security and change the rate of deeming of proceeds of sale. In a bid to support pensioners and in conjunction with the announcement to reduce the...
by Team Garnet | Jul 13, 2022 | Tax News
The ATO has warned taxpayers against participating in asset wash sales to inflate their losses artificially. With COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions in the rear-view mirrors of most of the country, the ATO is also beginning to resume normal compliance activity...
