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The opposition is proposing a hefty increase in penalties for those found marketing tax avoidance schemes, should they win the next election. In recent years the Australian Taxation Office has begun a crackdown on accountants and lawyers who are found to promote tax avoidance schemes to their clients. Corporate entities can face fines of up […]
The Fair Work Commission has today announced the decision from its 2018 Annual Wage Review. The commission live-streamed the handing down of the decision on Friday 1 June 2018, announcing the national minimum wage will be increased by 3.5%. The new national minimum wage will be $719.20 per week or $18.93 per hour. The increase […]
From 30 June 2016 businesses need to ensure they and/or their clients are SuperStream compliant. SuperStream is a standard for electronically processing superannuation information and payments, and must be used by employers, self-managed super funds and APRA-regulated funds. The ATO has announced it will provide compliance flexibility to small businesses that are not yet SuperStream […]
The Palmer United Party senators have agreed to pass the Mining Tax Repeal Bill (now called Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014) and this Bill reduces the instant asset write off for small business. This means: The Superannuation Guarantee will be frozen at 9.5% and won’t reach 10% until 2021, rising […]
From 1 January 2014, employers need to make super contributions to a fund that offers a MySuper product for employees who haven’t selected a preferred fund. A ‘MySuper product’ is a new super account that will replace existing ‘default funds’ used for employees. A MySuper account has a simple set of product features, regardless of who […]
Superannuation Contribution Cap for 2013 – 2014 has been released by the ATO. We recommend that if you are offering salary sacrifice superannuation to your employees, include a disclaimer in your staff handbook that employees have received professional financial advice and understand the tax implications of what they are requesting the Payroll Officer to do. […]