Many people would assume that a gain made on the sale of a rental property held for nearly 10 years would be a capital gain eligible for the 50% general discount. However, in a recent decision by the Full Federal Court, the length of time an Continue Reading 

What every employer needs to know about fringe benefits. On 31 March 2017, the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends. The ATO will be reviewing whether all employers who should be paying FBT are, and that they are paying the right amount. To help Continue Reading 

We are already in March. 30 June will be here before we know it. Too often, we end up suffering because we have procrastinated and not made a decision to do something about it. If we all leave tax planning until the end of May and early June, Continue Reading 

After lodging an activity statement you may find that you have missed something or neglected to include a particular item. While the ATO will generally take your word for self assessed activity statements they will review information via means Continue Reading 

  Are you clear on what non‑concessional contributions you can contribute in a year? With the Government abandoning its policy to introduce a $500,000 lifetime cap for non-concessional contributions are you clear on what non-concessional Continue Reading 

Non-concessional contribution cap The original proposal was to replace the existing non-concessional contribution cap with a lifetime limit of $500,000, including all non concessional contributions made since 1 July 2007. This measure is Continue Reading