News & Resources

Inside this month, what's changing on 1 July 2021, work from home expenses under scrutiny and the perils of browsing facebook, and how insurance proceeds are taxed.

Inside this month, we look at the new lifetime Director ID regime and what it will mean to existing and new directors, the impending CGT exemption for granny flat arrangements, and the questions we get on SMSF expenses and investments that are not at arm’s length.

Inside this month, the impact of the 1 July 2021 indexation changes to superannuation. Why the profits of professional services firms are being targeted by the ATO, and JobMaker fails to make a dent on unemployment.

Inside this month, why some businesses are voluntarily returning JobKeeper to the ATO. We also look at an issue we would not normally cover - COVID-19 vaccinations and the workplace - but they are the questions we were asking ourselves. And, as the end of the FBT year approaches, a review of FBT with a focus on how COVID-19 has changed the ATO's compliance approach. Finally, the Bain & Co research that shows the pandemic has broadened the productivity gap between top performing companies and others.

Inside this month we explore the final phase of JobKeeper and answer the questions clients are asking right now, and detail the Apted case where a sole trader has won the right to access JobKeeper with a backdated ABN. Plus, we overview the new streamlined insolvency laws and answer the question, how to sell your business!