by Team Garnet | Mar 31, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
At the onset of COVID-19 in Australia in March 2020, many businesses moved fast to provide much-needed flexibility to allow their employees to work from home. As the end of the 2020-21 FBT year approaches, the question for employers then becomes, what are the FBT...
by Team Garnet | Mar 24, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
With the end of March fast approaching, so too is the end of the Fringe Benefits Tax year which runs from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. While FBT returns do not need to be lodged until 21 May 2021, for many businesses, now is the time to start getting organised in...
by Team Garnet | Mar 3, 2021 | Tax News
If you are working two or more jobs casually or if you have overlapping contract work, you need to be careful to avoid an end of financial year tax debt. With insecure, contract and casual work becoming increasingly common, particularly in the current COVID-19...
by Team Garnet | Feb 24, 2021 | Superannuation, Tax News
From 1 July 2021, the general pension transfer balance cap will increase from $1.6m to $1.7m due to indexation. “Indexation is a technique to adjust income payments by means of a price index, in order to maintain the purchasing power of the public after...
by Team Garnet | Mar 26, 2018 | Superannuation, Tax News
Even if you avoid café brunches and keep a close eye on your everyday spending, saving a deposit to buy your first home can be a challenge. The First Home Super Saver Scheme, announced in the 2017–2018 Federal Budget, proposes using the superannuation system to help...
