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Why Family Trusts need tax planning in 2022?

All those with family trusts need to do some tax planning and, at a bare minimum, review the cash distributions and prepare a Resolution before 30 June 2022.

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The effect of rising inflation

The word 'inflation' doesn't only dominate business news headlines, but finds its way into general news reports too.

So, what is inflation and how does it affect you?

In simple terms, inflation signifies a rise in the price of goods and services,..

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Changes to Hubdoc Fetch and Supplier Invoices

WLM encourages our business clients to use cloud-based tools to automate the capture of supplier invoices and bank transactions. If you are not currently using a tool to do this, please talk to us so we can assist you.

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The Digitisation Budget 2022-23

This is a safe, ballot box friendly Budget, as expected, focusing on jobs, cost of living, homeownership, and health.

Key initiatives include:

  • A 6 month, 50% reduction in fuel excise with effect from midnight Budget night
  • A $420 cost of living tax..
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Instant asset write-off extended

Temporary full expensing (in the first year of use) enables your business to fully expense the cost of:

  • new depreciable assets
  • improvements to existing eligible assets, and
  • second-hand assets
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Are Your Contractors Really Employees?

Two landmark cases before the High Court highlight the problem of identifying whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee for tax and superannuation purposes.

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The ATO’s Attack on Trusts and Trust Distributions

Late last month, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released a package of new guidance material that directly targets how trusts distribute income. Many family groups will pay higher taxes (now and potentially retrospectively) as a result of the..

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Sharemarket volatility is here to stay in 2022

Volatility in markets is being driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation and the prospect of a sharp slowdown in global growth. Although only 3% of global GDP, Russia has now largely been shut out of the global economy. Most Western..

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Experienced investors preparing for a wild 2022

January was a tough month for financial markets, with concerns that rising inflation would lead to rising interest rates (and potentially lower equity prices). In January, equity markets started to take notice of this risk. The ASX 200 Index fell..

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PCR and RAT tests to be tax deductible, FBT free

The Treasurer has announced that PCR and rapid antigen tests (RAT) will be tax deductible for individuals and exempt from fringe benefits tax (FBT) for employers if purchased for work purposes.

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