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March 30, 2023
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its approach to how you claim expenses for working from home. The ATO has ‘refreshed’ the way you can […]
February 27, 2023
By Cynthia Fei, Manager Many of us assume that tax planning is only necessary at the end of the year. It often stays on our to-do […]
February 27, 2023
From 1 January 2023, those 55 and over can make a ‘downsizer’ contribution to superannuation. Downsizer contributions are an excellent way to get money into superannuation […]
February 27, 2023
The ATO has released its final position on how it will apply some integrity rules dealing with trust distributions – changing the goal posts for trusts […]
January 31, 2023
(The only part of this post written by humans from Allworths are the prompts in bold) How should business owners start a new year? Business owners […]
January 31, 2023
By Mark Copsey, Partner When you think of Tax Planning you may think it’s only for large businesses or the ultra wealthy. However, if you reframe it […]
January 30, 2023
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 received royal assent on Tuesday 6 December 2022. The legislation is extensive and brings into […]
November 29, 2022
By David Downie, Partner In a previous post, we started looking at how to develop your own personal Clarity Plan. For many, December and January will be […]
November 28, 2022
By Mark Copsey, Partner As we head into the festive season, it’s easy to lose sight of things – like tax planning – that could either […]
November 27, 2022
The “Hi Mum” scam (where you receive a text message that starts with e.g., “Hi Mum, I have broken my phone and I am using this […]
October 30, 2022
There is nothing in this Budget that would create a UK style crisis. The stage 3 tax cuts legislated to commence on 1 July 2024 are […]
October 29, 2022
The Optus data breach is top of mind for a lot of Australians, particularly those who have had their data stolen. For business, the breach is […]
October 29, 2022
First home buyers purchasing property in NSW of up to $1.5m will have a choice of paying stamp duty or an annual property tax from 16 […]
October 29, 2022
The value of cryptocurrency assets inside Australian self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) increased by 589.9% ($1.17bn) between June 2019 and June 2022, according to the latest […]
September 29, 2022
The Government has reinvigorated the 120% skills training and technology costs deduction for small and medium business. An election ago, the 2022-23 Budget proposed a 120% […]
September 29, 2022
Clients with self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) often ask what assets the SMSF can acquire. Why? The golden rule for acquiring assets inside your SMSF is […]
September 29, 2022
When it comes to selling a business, there are two key components at play: structuring the transaction; and positioning the business to the market. Both elements […]
September 28, 2022
By David Downie, Partner What do you want from your business? What do you want from your investments? What do you want from your job or profession? […]
February 27, 2019
By Mark Copsey, Director of Allworths Wealth Management TL;DR Banning life insurance commissions may leave consumers and especially young people worse off. The Royal Commission […]
March 7, 2019
By David Downie, Partner With Sportsbet currently showing the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as $1.20 favourites to win the next Federal election, it is a good […]
March 8, 2019
Last year we held a “Lunch and Learn” event at our offices with around a dozen clients on the topic of: Risk in Retirement. Mark Copsey, […]
March 20, 2019
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is an ATO compliance regime that requires employers to electronically send employee payroll information; including salary, wages, PAYG withholding and superannuation; to […]
April 11, 2019
On 2 April, Josh Frydenberg handed down the Federal Budget 2019-20. In summary: there were no big surprises. It was widely expected that a return to […]
April 24, 2019
*Who knows if they’re really the fastest? Have a watch of the video below and make up your own mind! Allworths was back at the Cumnock […]
April 25, 2019
As accountants and advisers to many business owners, we regularly get to trade stories with clients on all the ups and downs of managing and growing […]
May 22, 2019
Allworths has been around for a long time – over 120 years in fact! One thing that has remained constant is our love of small business […]
May 30, 2019
As 30 June is just around the corner, here’s a quick reminder of things to think about in your year end tax planning: If you are […]