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What You Need to Know About 2023 Fringe Benefits Tax

Fringe benefits tax (FBT) is tax paid by employers on certain benefits provided to their employees, or to their employees’ family or other associates. If you are an employer and have employees, you may need to lodge a Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) return. The Fringe benefits tax year ends on 31 March 2023. …

Your 2019/20 Income Tax Return – May Deadline Approaching

Hey Everyone! We hope that you and your family are staying safe and well. Today, we wanted to share a reminder that all 2019/2020 Individual Tax Returns are due to be submitted & lodged by the 15th of May, 2021. If you are late lodging your tax return, the ATO can impose penalties and…

No, you don’t need to lodge your tax by Oct 31

Hey Everyone, Recently, we’ve been receiving a lot of calls from clients worried and stressed, thinking that they must lodge their tax by the end of this month; the 31st of October. We wanted to send out a notification to reassure you that this isn’t the case. The Oct 31st deadline is only for those…

Claiming Work-Related Expenses | Part 3 – Other Popular Deductions

Hello everyone, Continuing our series on work-related expenses, this week we wanted to talk about a couple of other popular items people try to claim in their tax returns. These include work-related travel, clothing, phone & internet, education and “working from home” expenses. If you have not read our first 2 articles of the series,…

How to Claim a Tax Deduction for Personal Super Contributions

This financial year, the ATO have been cracking down on personal super contribution claims because they are wanting to ensure that everyone is following the rules. For some, submitting a Notice of Intent before lodging your tax return seems to be a new process, however, it has been around for a while. The reason you may only…

ATO Crackdown! | Are You Declaring Foreign Income in Your Tax Return?

Have you been earning money overseas or have an overseas bank account that you deposit money into? Do you have assets or investments overseas? Have you been a bit naughty by “accidentally” omitting this income from your tax return? If so, this article applies to you. What is Foreign Income? In simple terms, foreign…

What is the New $1080 low and middle income tax offset?

During the 2019–20 Federal Budget the Government announced its desire to change the policy regarding Personal Income Tax. Recently, it was announced that these changes have been passed through and are law as a new income tax offset. So, what will this mean for you? And what is a tax offset in the first place?…

Claiming Work-Related Expenses | Part 2 – Claiming Car Expenses

As we mentioned in the first article of this series; “4 Things You Should Know Before Claiming Work-related Expenses“, you may be entitled to claim certain deductions for work-related expenses in your tax return. But: You must have spent the money out of your own pocket You mustn’t have been reimbursed for it already It…

Claiming Work-Related Expenses | Part 1 – 4 Things You Should Know!

When completing your tax return, you’re entitled to claim deductions for certain expenses directly related to your income. To successfully claim a deduction for work-related expenses: You must have spent the money out of your own pocket You must have not been reimbursed for it already It must be directly related to earning your…

Outstanding or Late Tax Returns? 2 Simple Tips to Fix Them.

As you may know, it’s compulsory for Australians to lodge a tax return every year. Despite this, late tax returns are more common than you think. Many taxpayers find themselves falling behind and are embarrassed upon realising that they have multiple years of outstanding tax returns – whoops! Time can fly by so quickly, that…