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One of the most common decisions facing businesses is how to finance and account for the acquisition of a motor vehicle. There are numerous ways of doing so, with each resulting in differing accounting, taxation, and GST treatment. Options How should you go about purchasing a vehicle? While it may seem a relatively straightforward question, [...]

Are you an employer who needs to make superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions for your employees? If so, it may be worthwhile bringing forward these SG contributions before 1 July to benefit from a tax deduction this financial year. However, the timing of when SG contributions are deductible to an employer can be tricky if employers [...]

It’s now only a week or so until the Federal Budget which is to be handed down on 9 May. Some of the things to look out for this year potentially include: Abolition of Temporary Full Expensing Under current legislative settings, TFE (see earlier) is set to cease on 1 July 2023 with the write-off [...]

This could be the final opportunity for your business to take advantage of Temporary Full Expensing (TFE)…but get in before 1 July! To recap, TFE encourages and supports businesses by allowing an immediate deduction for the business portion of the cost of a depreciating asset. There is no cost threshold – the whole cost of [...]

Individuals with large superannuation balances may soon be subject to an extra 15% tax on earnings if their balance exceeds $3m at the end of a financial year. What has been proposed? Recently, the government announced it will introduce an additional tax of 15% on earnings for individuals whose total superannuation balance (TSB) exceeds $3m [...]

ASIC has released fresh and timely information around crypto scams. Scammers use cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin or ether, because they are not easily recovered. Crypto can be sent overseas quickly with limited oversight. If you lose your money to a crypto scam, your money is likely gone. If you buy crypto, only invest what you can [...]