by Team Garnet | Oct 14, 2025 | ATO, Small Business, Tax News, Tax Time
As a business owner you’re probably familiar with Australia’s goods and services tax (GST) and its implications on your operations. However, when it comes to vouchers, the GST rules can be a bit more complex. If your business sells or buys vouchers, it’s...
by Team Garnet | Nov 5, 2023 | ATO, Tax News
International businesses that have sales connected to Australia over a certain threshold may need to register and pay GST in Australia. This applies to electronic distribution platform (EDP) operators that allow merchants to make sales of services, digital products or...
by Team Garnet | Aug 28, 2023 | Crypto, Investments
Want to know how GST applies to crypto-assets? As digital currency becomes more commonplace in a business context both in terms of trading and using such assets for payment in Australia, one question that commonly arises for those businesses will no doubt be: does GST...
by Team Garnet | Apr 21, 2023 | ATO, Business Structures
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...
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....
