Changes to employee eligibility for JobKeeper The JobKeeper scheme is currently legislated to end on 27 September 2020. On 21 July 2020, the Government announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the JobKeeper Payment scheme will be extended by six...
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The proposed Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty — reintroduced
On 18 September 2019, the Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019 (the Bill), which allows non-complying employers to self-correct any unpaid superannuation guarantee (SG) amounts dating back to...
The small business tax concessions
In May 2018, the Board of Taxation (the Board) commenced a review of the small business tax concessions (the Review). Dr Mark Pizzacalla, the Chair of the Review and a member of the Board, recently confirmed in a TaxBanter Tax Yak Podcast (episode...
Expats with student loans — ATO data matching
On 5 July 2019, the ATO published a Gazette Notice titled Notice of a Data Matching Program advising that the ATO will acquire overseas movement data from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) for individuals with an existing Higher Education Loan...
‘Carry forward’ concessional contributions cap
Background The measure to allow individuals to carry forward their unused concessional contributions (‘CC’) cap from previous financial years to a later year (‘the carry forward rule’) was announced on 3 May 2016 as part of the Government’s Superannuation Reform...
Uber v Taxis
On Friday 5 July 2019, the Government’s key component of its election platform, the Personal Income Tax Plan, became law providing further personal tax cuts from 2019.
This article examines the hip pocket impact of the tax cuts on individual taxpayers at different income levels.
The new personal tax cuts
On Friday 5 July 2019, the Government’s key component of its election platform, the Personal Income Tax Plan, became law providing further personal tax cuts from 2019.
This article examines the hip pocket impact of the tax cuts on individual taxpayers at different income levels.
STP myth-busting
Starting to report through STP We are now at the pointy end of implementing STP reporting which has applied to substantial employers (20 or more employees as at 1 April 2018) since 1 July 2018 but has been expanded to include small employers (19 or...
The post-election landscape
Background The Federal Election held on 18 May 2019 returned a Coalition Government with a majority in the House of Representatives (although counting continues in some seats). At the time of writing, one seat remains in doubt. Following the dissolving of...
New instant asset write-off
Background Small business entities (SBEs) may choose to apply the simplified depreciation provisions and calculate deductions for the decline in value of their depreciating assets under Subdiv 328-D of the ITAA 1997 instead of Div 40. This requires them to:...
It’s happening! Single Touch Payroll reporting for small employers
Background On 1 July 2018, STP reporting was introduced for substantial employers (20 or more employees as at 1 April 2018). Under STP reporting, an employer reports information on their salaries and wages, PAYG withholding and superannuation to the...
