by Team Garnet | Feb 24, 2022 | Small Business, Tax News
The government has proposed to make COVID-19 tests, both rapid antigen and polymerase chain reaction tests, tax deductible for individuals where they are purchased for a work-related purpose. After the recent furore over the non-existent supply of COVID-19 rapid...
by Team Garnet | Feb 4, 2022 | Business Structures, Small Business, Superannuation, Tax News
Is your business is offering rewards or incentives to your employees and/or the general public to get Covid-19 vaccination or the booster? There may be tax consequences. With most of Australia and the world still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses,...
by Team Garnet | Nov 25, 2021 | Tax News
ATO has announced the extension of its Medicare exemption statement data-matching program. As the year draws to an end, the ATO has extended another data-matching program, this time into the Medicare Exemption Statement (MES). The MES is a statement that outlines the...
by Team Garnet | Nov 11, 2021 | Tax News
Details have been released on the GST Analytical Tool (GAT) used by the ATO in GST reviews and assurance. So, how does it work? The ATO says this tool is used to obtain assurance that business taxpayers are paying the right amount of GST. It uses a standard method...
by Team Garnet | Nov 3, 2021 | Business Structures, Small Business, Tax News
Need to lower your company’s tax payable? The easiest way is to utilise prior-year tax losses, however, beware of conditions that apply With tax time 2021 nearly over, many businesses will now be finalising their tax returns. For many of these businesses, the 2020-21...
