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Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) Kits are tax-deductible?

Yes can claim the tax deduction for money spent on a RAT kit in the following cases: 1. You are required to take a test before undertaking work (e.g., as a mandatory requirement under an employer’s COVID mandate), or2. You are required to travel for work interstate and the RAT

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Directors now need an ID!

All directors or proposed directors within 12 months of directorships of companies corporate associations & body corporates registered under the Corporations Act. Corporate Trustees for Trusts SMSF Corporate Trustee Need to apply for a Directors Identification Number (DID) asap I am writing to let you know about new legislation that

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SEQ 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grants

SEQ 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grant  – Open at Midnight 16th August 2021 Targeted Support to who? Queensland Labour State Government is targeting only businesses with unrelated staff for grant support, why? business with related staff only, may be able to manipulate compliance also, such business may be seen to have

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Depreciating Landscaping Costs

When it comes to investment property depreciation, people mostly focus on the building and what’s inside, but the outdoors can be depreciable too. It is important to know that not all landscaping is depreciable; there is a difference in how ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ landscaping is treated in terms of depreciation.

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2020 Federal Budget – Key Take-aways

Individuals Personal income tax cuts   Date of effect 1 July 2020   Tax thresholds Tax rate Current From 1 July 2020 From 1 July 2024 0% $0 – $18,200 $0 – $18,200 $0 – $18,200 19% $18,201 – $37,000 $18,201 – $45,000 $18,201 – $45,000 30%     $45,001

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2nd Wave COVID-19 Stimulus Packages

Income support for individuals & Sole Traders Over the next six months, the Government is temporarily expanding eligibility to income support payments and establishing a new, time-limited Coronavirus supplement to be paid at a rate of $550 per fortnight. This will be paid to both existing and new recipients of

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Property Flipper Jail Time for Tax Fraud

Recently the ATO has publicly advised of a number of instances whereby property developers were jailed for GST and tax payable on property flipping.One, in particular, involved a Victoria woman who has been jailed for 2 years and 10 months for GST fraud of $1.7 million.The women in question Ms

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Top 10 Rental Property Tax Return Mistakes

After 20 years plus of preparing rental property tax returns, I’ve come up with my list of the “Top 10 Rental Property Tax Return Mistakes”. 1. Co-owned properties – Apportioning expenses and income If you own a rental property with someone else, you must declare rental income and claim expenses

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