by Peter McCarthy | Mar 15, 2020 | Taxation, Technology
Security online is more important than ever. Communication over an online channel has undoubtedly become the default these days, and dealing with the ATO is no exception. The transition to online has been expanding over some years. More and more transactions and...
by Peter McCarthy | Feb 2, 2020 | Taxation
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning rental property owners that it sees some reasonably common tax mistakes made with investment property claims. It has therefore released a list of the top 10 mistakes, and how best to avoid them. Apportioning expenses and...
by Peter McCarthy | Dec 14, 2019 | Taxation
Most people’s “to-do” list when they are planning a trip overseas will likely include items such as travel insurance, phone chargers or taking photos of their passport — but probably the last thing on anyone’s minds will be their likely tax situation before, during or...
by Peter McCarthy | Oct 8, 2019 | Taxation
Before the last election, the Federal government promised a series of tax cuts and economic stimulus measures. One of these was an offset to benefit Low to Middle-Income earners. This new offset called the “Low and Middle Income Tax Offset” is now law....
by Peter McCarthy | Oct 1, 2019 | Taxation
There can be varied sources for some of the myths about tax deductions —pub-talk, BBQ-banter, your hairdresser, the guy at work, what your Uber driver’s girlfriend’s mother said. We sort out fact v fiction. At the start of this year’s tax season, we saw...
by Peter McCarthy | May 10, 2019 | Taxation
There is only a short time before the Federal Election on 18 May 2019, and there’s a lot of wild speculation and “fake news” in the media. We’re not trying to recommend whom you should vote for, but instead, we believe that it is vital that our clients understand how...
