Pursuant to the Corporations Act, a creditor that is owed more than $2,000 is eligible to issue a statutory demand against a company requiring it to […]
For every property transaction that you make there may be a GST consequence you need to consider. If you are making transactions involving property you […]
The ATO’s Project DO IT (Disclose Offshore Income Today) offers taxpayers with unreported income from offshore investments, the opportunity to make a full voluntary disclosure. In […]
Recent press coverage of special dividends and capital distributions from some of Australia’s largest listed companies has prompted a range of inquiries from clients who have […]
There has been increased ATO audit activity in the small business sector particularly where the ATO has used small business benchmarking. Benchmarks are financial ratios developed […]
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has issued draft guidelines for the risk assessment and audit selection for professional practices for compliance reviews related to 2014/2015 […]
SMSFs – SuperStream deferral We sent out a newsflash in March this year regarding the new electronic data and payment requirements of the ‘SuperStream’ system to […]
New appointments We are very pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Allworths team, Colleen Hosking and Sophia Tong. Colleen joins us […]
SuperStream is a government reform aimed at improving the efficiency of the superannuation system. Under SuperStream, employers must make super contributions on behalf of their employees […]
Christmas The office will officially close on Friday 20 December 2013, and re-open Monday 6 January 2014. We wish all our clients, colleagues and families all […]
Small business (those with an aggregated annual turnover of less than $2 million), have only 4 weeks to take advantage of tax benefits of the “Instant […]
Tax Office reacts to superannuation funds selling assets after entering pension phase The ATO has issued a Draft Taxation Determination (TD 2013/D7) that self managed superannuation […]
Self-education expenses cap delayed The Government has decided to defer the introduction of the $2,000 cap on work related education expense deductions until 1 July 2015. […]
Private Health Insurance Rebate From 1 July 2012 private insurance premiums are income tested to determine entitlements to the private health insurance rebate. As a result, […]
In an unusually proactive move for a large government institution, the ATO announced in August that it would be contacting 17,700 self-managed super fund “SMSF” trustees […]
By Colleen Hosking, Director at Allworths Assurance & Advisory It surprised and saddened many of us on 3 October 2019 to hear that the domestic violence […]
Whether they are supporting a charitable cause, seeking finance for a creative project or launching a startup, fundraisers of all kinds are increasingly turning to crowdfunding […]
For users of the MYOB desktop accounting software solution AccountRight Classic, also known as v19, 30 September is an important date to look out for. MYOB […]
If you are interested in experimenting with video marketing, here are some tips on just getting started! The first step is often the hardest, right? For […]
By David Downie, Partner We are increasingly living in the world of “the cloud,” where much of our business and personal lives rely on the Internet […]
Australian investors have an obsession with Australian equities (shares), yet, at $2 trillion, they only represent around 2-3% of global equities. This is a fairly well-known […]
This week the federal parliament will consider a bill containing further measures aimed at countering illegal phoenix activities, including holding directors liable for their company’s unpaid […]