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There are lots of reasons to keep fit, but very few of them have to do with how we earn our income. As a result, a tax deduction for a gym membership isn’t available to most people. And yes, the Tax Office has heard all the arguments before about..
Business Taxpayers
Business taxpayers will need to prepare for the new year as well as the current year.
Prepare for the following:
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.
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,..
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.
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..
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
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.
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..
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..
