The government has introduced a Superannuation Guarantee amnesty which allows employers to disclose and pay previously unpaid super guarantee (SG) charge that they owe their employees without incurring penalty. Please see below for further information regarding the amnesty and note that this is only applicable if you have ever paid salaries and wages and were
The ATO have released CRT Alert 004/2020 which contains the manner in which early superannuation release is to be implemented. Applications will be available from Monday 20 April from either the myGov site or phone. The member will need to provide; a list of open superannuation accounts they have and the last account balance reported for
As you would all be aware the Australian Government has announced measures to help the economy withstand and recover from the economic impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and below is a summary of the measures being administered by the Australian Taxation Office to boost cash flow for employers. Eligible businesses will receive up to $100,000 payment
As the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the world and Australia introduces new restrictions for anyone arriving in the country from overseas we would like to take the opportunity to reassure our clients that our office will be operating as usual unless advised otherwise. Personalised Tax Services have put in place
Tax File Number Declaration forms are now electronic Employers no longer need to order paper TFN forms thereby eliminating waste and inefficiencies You can download a form from the ATO’s website https://www.ato.gov.au/forms/tfn-declaration/ New employees download the form and then complete the form on-line The employee then prints and signs the form and gives the form
Personalised Tax Services your local Adelaide Tax Agent, Accountant and Business Advisor was founded in 2003. Located 3.2 km’s from Adelaide’s CBD, on King William Road Hyde Park since early 2004 we are now one of the area’s leading Taxation, Accounting and Business consultants employing over 10 staff members. The business has expanded and has
Review of your Income Tax Return by the ATO and Record Keeping We have recently had a few requests for clarification on the length of time the ATO has to review your Income Tax Return and also the length of time you need to retain supporting documentation that has been used to compile your Income Tax Return. After a notice
Generally, the amount of GST you must pay on property sales is equal to one-eleventh of the sale price. If eligible, you may be able to use the margin scheme on your property sale. If applicable under the margin scheme the amount of GST payable on your property sale is one-eleventh of the margin for
Are interest payments on land deductible? It is not a very well-known fact but the interest paid on a loan used to purchase land acquired for the purposes of building a rental property is deductible. The period that the interest remains deductible before building the rental property is decided by the ATO based on the
The Australian Tax Office has given small businesses an extension on SuperStream obligations from 30 June 2016 to 28 October 2016. There are a number of options a small business can choose to implement SuperStream: using a payroll system that meets the standard a super fund’s online system a messaging portal a super clearing house like
