December 1, 2025

FBT & Christmas Parties: What Businesses Need To Know This Festive Season

As the year winds down, many businesses are preparing to celebrate with end-of-year parties, staff gifts, and client events.  While these celebrations are a great way […]
November 26, 2025

Holiday Home Owners on Notice as ATO Tightens Deduction Rules: What You Need to Know

If you own a holiday home—or use one partly as a rental and partly for personal enjoyment—the ATO has made it clear that the rules around […]
November 24, 2025

Getting Your Business End-Of-Year Ready

As the year draws to a close, many business owners find themselves juggling festive preparations, staff holidays, and the final rush of customer orders. Amid the […]
November 17, 2025

Don’t Treat Your Super As A Holiday Fund, The ATO Warns

As the festive season approaches, it’s natural to feel the pinch  –  extra gifts, extra meals, travel, and year-end celebrations all add up.  For members and […]
November 10, 2025

What Incurs An Audit From The ATO?

No one enjoys the idea of an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) audit, but it’s a reality that both individuals and businesses should be prepared for. The […]
November 3, 2025

The Westpac Work-From-Home Case: What It Means For Businesses And Their Teams

The Fair Work Commission’s recent ruling against Westpac has sent ripples through workplaces across Australia — and for good reason. In a climate where hybrid work […]
October 27, 2025

Payday Super: What Employers Need to Know About the Draft Proposal

Australia’s superannuation system is set for one of its biggest shake-ups in decades. The government’s “Payday Super” draft proposal aims to make super payments faster, fairer, […]
October 20, 2025

A Last-Minute Tax Checklist: What to Prepare Before 31 October

If you haven’t yet lodged your tax return, you’re not alone. With the 31 October deadline fast approaching (for those not already on our tax agent […]
October 13, 2025

Creating Effective Marketing Strategies for Seasonal Events

Seasonal events like Black Friday, Christmas, Easter, and Mother’s Day are more than dates on a calendar—they’re opportunities to engage with customers, increase brand visibility, and […]
October 6, 2025

Superannuation And Relationship Breakdowns: What You Need to Know

When a relationship ends – whether it’s a marriage or a de facto partnership—there’s a lot to work through emotionally, practically, and financially.  Among the assets […]
September 22, 2025

Diversification: When It Makes Sense for Your Business (and When It Doesn’t)

Diversification is often hailed as a smart growth strategy—spreading your business into new products, services, or markets so you’re not reliant on a single revenue stream. […]
September 15, 2025

Lodging A Tax Return In Retirement: What You Need to Know

Retirement doesn’t automatically mean freedom from tax obligations.  While some retirees may no longer need to file a tax return, many still do, depending on their […]
September 8, 2025

Selling Your Rental Property: What You Need to Know About Capital Gains Tax

If you’re thinking about selling your rental property, one of the most important things to prepare for is Capital Gains Tax (CGT).  Many property investors underestimate […]
September 1, 2025

Estate Planning For A Business: Key Steps Owners Should Be Aware Of

Estate planning is often thought of in terms of personal assets, including homes, investments, and superannuation. But for business owners, the business itself is often one […]
August 25, 2025

Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Retirement Doesn’t Work

When it comes to retirement planning, there’s no shortage of advice – from rules of thumb like “you’ll need 70% of your pre-retirement income” to blanket […]
August 18, 2025

Apportioning Rental Interest Expenses – Getting It Right for Tax Time

If you own a rental property, there’s a good chance you’re claiming interest expenses as part of your tax deductions. It’s one of the most common […]
August 11, 2025

Do You Need to Lodge a TPAR? Here Are the Signs to Watch For

If your business pays contractors to provide certain services on your behalf, you may be required to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR).  The TPAR […]
August 4, 2025

Micro-retirement: Unpacking The Term

Micro‑retirement is becoming a mainstream career trend — especially among younger generations — as a way to prevent burnout by taking purposeful breaks during one’s working […]
July 26, 2013

Important Changes for Completing 2013 Individual Tax Returns

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, […]
September 16, 2013

Viewpoint – Spring 2013

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. […]
September 23, 2013

Tax Office reacts to superannuation funds selling assets after entering pension phase

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 […]
December 6, 2013

Urgent Action – Tax benefits expire 1st January 2014

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 […]
December 12, 2013

Viewpoint – Summer 2013

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 […]
March 27, 2014

SMSF’s – the SuperStream standard for contributions

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 […]
March 27, 2014

Viewpoint – Autumn 2014

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 […]
June 23, 2014

Newsflash – SMSF SuperStream & New Penalties

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 […]
October 1, 2014

Professional Firms to be under ATO scrutiny

  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 […]