The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) is the coordinating body for Australia’s main financial regulatory agencies – APRA, ASIC, the RBA and The Treasury. In 2014 the Financial System Inquiry recommended the removal of the exception from superannuation funds, allowing limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA), more commonly known as an SMSF loan. In 2015, The…
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It’s fine to throw a work party and buy staff presents but give the Cartier watches a miss, say accounting bodies. Companies going overboard on parties and gifts this Christmas will fall foul of FBT, say the professional accounting bodies, because there’s a strict limit on how much you can spend. “It’s about the $300…
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Getting your business’s end of financial year work done smoothly is no small task. This handy checklist offers a quick overview of the key processes and major to-do items. End Of Financial Year (EOFY) isn’t just a marketing opportunity for businesses looking to entice business customers to make the most of available tax deductions (although…
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Businesses that have trouble paying employee super will need to lodge before 30 May. Employers that will struggle to pay an employee’s minimum superannuation guarantee (SG) amount on time and to the right fund, must remember to pay the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) this tax time, says the ATO. “We understand that paying your employees’…
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Widely used trust practices had been known about for years, says IPA. Advisers have relied for years on common practices “considered legitimate” for trust taxation and the ATO should have acted earlier if they were unacceptable, the IPA says in its 100A submission. As a result, IPA members were “blindsided” by the 100A draft ruling…
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Expect a stronger compliance regime after the office returns to business as usual. The ATO is focusing on a range of claims that have come into greater attention this tax year, from changing work-related expenses to the sharing economy and digital currencies, said H&R Block. Speaking to Accountants Daily, H&R Block director of tax communications…
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Inflation has hit its highest level since the introduction of the GST, with the market to now eagerly watch for how the Reserve Bank manoeuvres the cash rate. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.1 per cent over the March quarter. During the year to…
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CoreLogic’s Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI) for Q1 2022 showed national residential construction costs increased 9% over the 12 months to March 2022, the highest annual growth rate on record outside of the introduction of the GST (10.2% over the year to March 2001). The CCCI quarterly growth rate reaccelerated in Q1 2022 to 2.4%,…
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Treasury bill lapses that would have forced sharing platforms to report transactions. Ride-sharing and short-stay rental apps have been given a reprieve from mandatory reporting requirements thanks to the election. The 21 May federal vote means a law, which would have required digital platforms to relay all transactions to the ATO, lapses and must start…
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Expenses incurred from the test before the individual engages in work will most likely be covered, says CPA Australia. CPA Australia’s senior manager tax policy, Elinor Kasapidis, said the ATO is likely to take a “common-sense approach” to tax deductions on COVID-19 workplace tests. This would allow employees to claim tax deductions for COVID-19 tests…
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