News & Articles

Whether you’re looking to stay ahead of tax updates, seeking strategic advice to propel your business forward, or exploring financial best practices for your investment property, our curated content is designed to empower and inform. Dive into our comprehensive collection of articles and equip yourself with the knowledge to navigate the financial landscape with confidence.

Tax treatment of cryptocurrencies – How the ATO deals with it.

Tax treatment of cryptocurrencies – How the ATO deals with it. The term cryptocurrency is generally used to describe a digital asset in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of additional units and verify transactions on a blockchain....

10 Tips for Saving for a Home Deposit

Ten Tips for Saving a Home Deposit Trying to get into the property market in Australia is not always easy, let alone trying to save 20% to get into the market without having to pay Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI). Read more about LMI here. Thankfully, with the...

Immediate Tax Deductions for Property Investors

Immediate deductions are available for property investors Depreciation is the natural wear and tear of property and assets over time. It’s normally thought of as a high-value, slow-burn deduction as it takes up to forty years for an entire property to depreciate. But...

Business Tax Planning Tips

While planning of any kind has been challenging over the past 12 months, tax time remains a certainty for all businesses and individuals who are working from despite the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Tax planning should be a key element of your business and...

Income Tax Planning – EOFY 2021

Preparing Your Income Tax Returns for EOFY – June 30, 2021 Now is a great time to review tax planning opportunities and consider where you might stand to benefit. Tax Planning for Individuals We have produced a comprehensive Tax Planning Guide for Individuals to...

Federal Budget 2021 – Superannuation Changes

No changes to increase in superannuation guarantee percentage Despite increasing pressure from some businesses and the media to again pause the superannuation guarantee (SG) rate, no changes were announced to the SG rate in the Budget. Consequently, from 1 July 2021,...

Federal Budget 2021 – Business Owners

A number of important measures were announced to more broadly support business taxpayers. These measures will support businesses to invest and grow, remove unintended consequences and reduce compliance costs. Extension of temporary full expensing measure A one year...

Federal Budget 2021 – Benefits for Individuals

Many individuals will also directly benefit from the 2021-22 Federal Budget with reduced taxes for low and middle income earners, support for child care, greater access to voluntary superannuation contributions under the Government’s First Home Super Saver Scheme and...

Single Touch Payroll Changes

Single Touch Payroll Reporting | ATO changes The Tax Office has laid out some of the major changes to reporting for businesses under Phase 2 of Single Touch Payroll (STP). The federal government said in the 2019–20 budget that Single Touch Payroll would be expanded to...

How to Find The Perfect Investment Property in 2021

Property Investments Tips - 2021 Are you wanting to buy your first investment property this year? Or maybe, you’re looking to grow your portfolio. Whatever your 2021 plan is, here are some tips to help finding the perfect investment property for you. Research,...

Why Property Prices Keep Rising

The Reason Why Property Prices Keep Rising As we come to the end of the financial year, improving economic conditions; supported by economic stimulus and effective containment and management of the COVID-19 health response have served as a strong catalyst for...

Top Tips for Preparing Your End Of Financial Year (EOFY) Income Tax Return

Top Tips for Preparing Your Income Tax Return The end of the financial year can be an exhausting and stressful time for small businesses and individuals. Throw in the complications of Covid-19, and, preparing for the EOFY has become an increasingly complicated process...