Tax Planning for Individuals

  Marginal Tax rates   What type of year is this? Is this a small year, a normal year or a big year? Small Year Normal Year Big Year   Do you have a spouse?   Types of Income Employment Income – can’t be changed   Interest/Dividend Income   Managed Fund Income   Sole Trader/Business […]

Tax Planning for Businesses

How long have you been in business? Firstly, if you have just started business (or have been in business less than 5 years) – you probably want to focus on making the business look as “good” as possible.   What type of year do you want?   It depends on the type of year that

Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR) for 2021

The taxable payments annual report (TPAR) reports to the ATO information about payments made to contractors for certain services. TPAR for the building and construction industry has been in place for some years. In recent years, cleaning services, courier services and some government entities have been added to the system. Last year, taxable payments reporting […]

Building & Pest Inspection For Property You Didn’t Buy

Property Purchased = Cost Base for Capital Gains Purposes You probably already know that the Building and Pest Inspection (and also your Conveyancing Costs) form part of your Cost Base for Capital Gains purposes. This means unfortunately that you do not receive an immediate tax deduction for them, but that they reduce your capital gain […]

How PAYG instalments work

PAYG quarterly instalment system – like a car! The PAYG instalment system is like a car. It is simple – it has an engine and it takes you places. While I don’t need to understand how the engine works, by doing certain things (like taking off slowly, not running the air conditioner at the bottom […]