Chartered Accounting

The revised lease standard “AASB 16 Leases,” will mean significant changes for businesses that need to comply with accounting standards within their financial reports. The majority of leases, both operating and finance, will now need to be brought onto the balance sheet. AASB 16 Leases is the updated accounting standard that changes the way in […]

Increased ATO Activity with Employers’ Superannuation Guarantee Obligations Over the last couple of years, the ATO has introduced multiple new systems to change the way in which employers meet superannuation guarantee obligations for their employees. The two most recent significant changes regarding superannuation guarantees are: SuperStream Single Touch Payroll (STP) Here is a quick summary […]

Staff superannuation guarantee contributions for the December 2019 quarter are due before the 28th of January 2020. We would like to remind all employers that Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Contributions for December 2019 are now DUE and must be received before the 28th of January. If you are an employer or are responsible for managing employee […]

The search for income is a major driver for many Australian investors, particularly those who have retired and/or who are running a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund. As official interest rates have slipped over the last decade from 7.25% to a record low of 0.75%, it has become more difficult to generate income. Here is a snapshot […]

Decisions Regarding Distribution of Income If you have a Discretionary Trust, the decisions about the distribution of the income of your Trust must be made and evidenced by 30 June 2019. Under the terms of most Trust Deeds it is not necessary for formal minutes to be prepared prior to 30 June as these can […]

From 1 July 2019, all employers will need to start complying with Single Touch Payroll, which has been introduced by the ATO to streamline payroll reporting.  STP commenced for employers of 20 or more employees as at 1 July 2018.   What is Single Touch Payroll?  When you complete your payroll, you will be reporting the payments […]

The measure announced in the 2019 Federal Budget to give medium-sized businesses (turnover greater than $10M but less than $50M) the ability to immediately deduct the cost of assets costing less than $30,000 is now law. The new Act also increases the current threshold for the instant asset write off for small businesses (turnover less […]

To facilitate continued growth of the Australian economy and allow small businesses to remain competitive in the global market place, it is important both Federal and State governments invest money into small and medium sized businesses. One-way governments approach this, is through the provision of Government Grants. Grants are funding provided by the government to […]

On Tuesday 8 May 2018, the Federal Treasurer Mr Scott Morrison handed down the 2018-2019 budget. Whilst there was emphasis on bringing the budget back to surplus earlier than originally planned, as well as individual tax cuts, we have prepared a tax and superannuation brief to help break down all of the announcements and what […]