Negative Gearing

Negative Gearing

Both the Liberal and Labour party have hinted at possible changes to the rules regarding negative gearing if elected to government at the next election. Under Labour’s proposed policy, after 1st July 2017 only newly constructed homes would be eligible to be negatively...
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Government Innovation Announcement

The Prime Minister released on Monday 7 December 2015 a new National Innovation and Science Agenda Report which includes a wide range of items which aim to provide a package of initiatives to drive innovation. Some of the initiatives include: tax incentives for...
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Federal Governments MYEFO Update

The Prime Minister and Treasurer released their first MYEFO update on Tuesday 15 December 2015. The mid-year economic & fiscal outlook (MYEFO) downgraded the 4-year deficit outlook by $26bn (to $108bn), delaying the projected timing of the first surplus 1 year to...
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ATO focus on Rental Property Deductions

The ATO has announced an increased focus on rental property deductions for the 2015 year. Due to this increased focus from the ATO we would encourage clients to double-check the information that they are providing to us to prepare their income tax returns and ensure...
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Unsolicited ATO Communications

A growing trend has recently emerged on an international scale in respect of identity theft and the coercing of confidential information from unwilling parties. Recent activity has seen an increase in the number of superfluous emails and telephone calls being made...
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GST – Common errors or mistakes

Even though the goods and services tax (GST) has been in place since 2000 it still provides small business owners with a lot of confusion today. The confusion is one of the reasons why the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) targets their audit activity in this area. GST...