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Expansion of Single Touch Payroll

Employers to report additional information through STP on or before each payday.

In the 2019-20 Budget it was announced that the data collected through Single Touch Payroll (STP) will be expanded.

This expansion of STP reduces the reporting burden for employers who need to report information about their employees to multiple government agencies and supports […]

Changes to STP reporting from 1 July

This may affect how you report to the Tax Office

There are changes to STP reporting for small employers with closely held payees and quarterly reporting for micro employers from 1 July 2021.

Employers should be reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP) unless they only have closely held payees, or they are covered by a deferral […]

Selling online with e-commerce?

Here’s why you need an accountant

With many businesses still closed and everyone spending more time online, it’s no surprise that there’s been an explosion in demand for online shopping.

Going online is a great opportunity for small businesses. It can help expand your offering and grow your customer base (including international reach). However, setting […]

JobKeeper 3.0

JobKeeper extension

On 21 July 2020, the Government announced that the JobKeeper Payment (‘JKP’) would be extended until 28 March 2021 (i.e., for a further six months beyond its original end date of 27 September 2020).

As a result, JKPs would now be made over two separate extension periods, being:

Extension period 1 – which covers […]

Paid a tradie or other contractor to help you?

Taxable payments annual report (TPAR)

You may need to lodge a Taxable payments annual report (TPAR) by 28 August each year if you are a:

business providing building and construction services cleaning services for contractor payments from 1 July 2018 (first report due by 28 August 2019) courier services for contractor payments from 1 July 2018 (first report due by 28 August 2019) […]

Extension of the JobKeeper Payment

The Government is extending the JobKeeper Payment by a further six months to March 2021

Support will be targeted to businesses and not-for-profits that continue to be significantly impacted by the Coronavirus. 

The payment rate will be reduced and a lower payment rate will be introduced for those who work fewer hours. Other eligibility rules […]

Key FY21 changes to note from 1 July

Business tax changes for a new financial year

NO TAX DEDUCTIONS IF YOU DON’T MEET YOUR TAX OBLIGATIONS

From 1 July 2019, if taxpayers don’t meet their PAYG withholding and reporting obligations to the ATO, they will not be able to claim a tax deduction for payments:

 of salary, wages, commissions, bonuses or allowances to […]

Using Data to Drive Decision-making to Build Business

There’s a lot of talk about data and how it will change the way we do business

That’s probably true… but some business owners are not benefiting from data in their decision-making.

Others are spending money on pricey systems in the hope of utilising data. Results appear to be mixed. As accountants, we have had […]

Using stock for private use

ATO’s small business benchmarks and stock for private use

If your business takes items of trading stock for your own use, you need to record the value of the stock (excluding GST) so you can include it as part of your assessable income in your income tax returns.

Including this amount may help prevent your […]

Customer analysis

The Importance of Categorising Your Customers

Always Be Ready to Adapt Your Business to Change

You probably heard the phrase the customer is always right, well maybe that’s not quite right.

Perhaps it should be rephrased and what we should be thinking about here is, the RIGHT customer, is always right.

There’s a subtle difference […]