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Check back often. ## Amanda Rogers ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg) ### Recent Posts ### Most Recent **[Categories](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/author/amanda-rogers/page/12#!)** - [Accounting](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/accounting) - [Business Owners](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/business-owners) - [Australian Taxation Laws](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/australian-taxation-laws) - [Financial Planning](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/financial-planning) - [Tax Planning](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/tax-planning) - [ATO](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/ato) - [Superannuation](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/superannuation) - [Professionals](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/professionals) - [Home Owners & Investors](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/home-owners-investors) - [Family Business](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/family-business) - [25/26 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/25-26-financial-year) - [Renewable Energy & Environment](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/renewable-energy-environment) - [Self Managed Super Funds](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/self-managed-super-funds) - [23/24 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/23-24-financial-year) - [Construction](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/construction) - [Trusts](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/trusts) - [24/25 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/24-25-financial-year) - [Case Studies](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/case-studies) - [Insurance Underwriting](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/insurance-underwriting) - [Personal Income Tax](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/personal-income-tax) - [Payroll Tax](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/payroll-tax) - [WLM News](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/wlm-news) - [22/23 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/22-23-financial-year) - [26/27 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/26-27-financial-year) [![ATO data matching on the lookout for lifestyle assets](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%202000%20x%201046-4.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/the-ato-is-on-the-lookout-for-lifestyle-assets) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 26 February 2020 — 1 min read ### [The ATO is on the lookout for ‘lifestyle’ assets](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/the-ato-is-on-the-lookout-for-lifestyle-assets) The ATO is data matching with information from 30 insurers to support the profiling of selected taxpayers. They are targeting lifestyle assets that have not been disclosed in tax returns over the last five years. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/the-ato-is-on-the-lookout-for-lifestyle-assets) [![work related expenses](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%202000%20x%201046.stressed%20office%20worker%20jpg.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/increased_scrutiny_by_ato) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 31 January 2020 — 2 min read ### [Increased scrutiny by the ATO to substantiate expense claims](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/increased_scrutiny_by_ato) In November 2019, a judgement was made in favour of the ATO by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia in the[case of Reid and the Commissioner of Taxation](http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/AATA/2019/4624.html). It reinforced the importance of ensuring that expense claims are substantiated and.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/increased_scrutiny_by_ato) [![Employer shortfall exemption certificate](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/WLM_GP_Blog.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/employer_shortfall_exemption_certificate) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 19 December 2019 — 2 min read ### [Super guarantee opt-out for employees with multiple employers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/employer_shortfall_exemption_certificate) Employees with multiple employers can now opt-out of the superannuation guarantee from all but one employer. Employers are required to pay 9.5% superannuation guarantee for all eligible employees. But what happens if you are an employee with.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/employer_shortfall_exemption_certificate) [![Blog Featured Image_1200 x 630_Super amnesty](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image_1200%20x%20630_Super%20amnesty.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-guarantee-amnesty-resurrected) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 22 October 2019 — 3 min read ### [Super Guarantee Amnesty Resurrected](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-guarantee-amnesty-resurrected) The Government has resurrected the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) amnesty giving employers that have fallen behind with their SG obligations the ability to “self-correct.” This time however, the incentive of the amnesty is strengthened by harsh.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-guarantee-amnesty-resurrected) [![Foreign income tax offset](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%202000%20x%201046.jpg%20skyscraper.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/foreign-income-tax-offset) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 21 August 2019 — 2 min read ### [Tax warning on overseas income](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/foreign-income-tax-offset) Do you earn income overseas? A recent case highlights why you might pay more tax than you thought on foreign income. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/foreign-income-tax-offset) [![Shares](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%202000%20x%201046.jpg%20horizon.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/shares) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 21 August 2019 — 4 min read ### [When dividends are not enough: Where to invest for higher yield](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/shares) Investing for total return, not just dividends, is the way forward for retirees. It's a quandary every retiree faces: how to get a higher yield without taking on too much risk. Interest rates are in the doldrums and unlikely to budge any time soon.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/shares) [![Blog Featured Image 2000 x 1046.jpg Truck-1](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%202000%20x%201046.jpg%20Truck-1.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/single-touch-payroll-from-1-july-2019) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 21 August 2019 — 2 min read ### [Single Touch Payroll from 1 July 2019](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/single-touch-payroll-from-1-july-2019) With the introduction of Single Touch Payroll (STP) for ALL employers, the importance of tax planning each quarter for all Directors will be imperative. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/single-touch-payroll-from-1-july-2019) [![management reporting](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%202000%20x%201046.jpg%20Tablet.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/over-the-line-rectifying-a-complex-property-transaction-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 20 August 2019 — 1 min read ### [Management reporting guides new strategies at not-for-profit](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/over-the-line-rectifying-a-complex-property-transaction-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) The directors of an established not-for-profit organisation came to WLM Financial concerned that they weren’t getting coherent reports and information, and as a result couldn’t make strategic decisions.  [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/over-the-line-rectifying-a-complex-property-transaction-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) [![Blog Featured Image 2000 x 1046.jpg Calculator](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%202000%20x%201046.jpg%20Calculator.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/payroll_tax_audit) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 20 August 2019 — 1 min read ### [Medical practice back on track after being stung by payroll tax audit](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/payroll_tax_audit) A general medical practice needed us to review their contractual arrangements following a laborious payroll tax audit. Unfortunately, the NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) had earlier determined that all doctors working on a service fee arrangement.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/payroll_tax_audit) [![family business owner](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Photo.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/best-accounting-software) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 20 August 2019 — 2 min read ### ["First holiday in years” – Digitising a family business delivers lifestyle windfall](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/best-accounting-software) In this case study we explore how implementing the right systems to streamline and automate their manual processes created much needed capacity for these family business owners, allowing them to take a well earned holiday! 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