ATO target rental property owners

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...
Benefits of Family Trusts

Benefits of Family Trusts

Many of you have heard of family trusts, but perhaps don’t know too much about their benefits and how they differ from the usual non-fixed trusts. Essentially, a family trust is a trust where the trustee has made a valid family trust election (FTE) for tax purposes....
Travelling for work… what’s deductible?

Travelling for work… what’s deductible?

Did you use to do a lot of travelling for work… before everything changed last year? As we move to a post-COVID world where borders, both domestic and international, start to open back up, the issue of deductibility of certain business travel expenses are again...
Capital Works Deductions Explained

Capital Works Deductions Explained

What are capital works deductions? Understanding tax depreciation lingo can sometimes be confusing but as an investor, it’s important that you have a good understanding of the depreciation deductions you can claim to ensure you’re getting the most out of your...
Airbnb and home sharing: Tax Implications

Airbnb and home sharing: Tax Implications

Do you rent out a part of your home, or a holiday home, on Airbnb, Stayz or another sharing site? Perhaps you see this as a way of making a little extra income to help the household budget or to save for that holiday. But what you may not be aware of are the long term...