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[![Are Your Contractors Really Employees?](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Contractor%20or%20Employee%201200px.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/are-your-contractors-really-employees)

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**Amanda Rogers**

 11 March 2022 —  4 min read

### [Are Your Contractors Really Employees?](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/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 released new guidance that targets how family trusts distribute income](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/ATO%20Attack%20on%20trusts%201200px.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/the-atos-attack-on-trusts-and-trust-distributions)

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**Amanda Rogers**

 11 March 2022 —  6 min read

### [The ATO’s Attack on Trusts and Trust Distributions](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/the-atos-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 set to continue in 2022](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Vollatility%201200px.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/sharemarket-volatility-is-here-to-stay)

**Financial Planner**

 11 March 2022 —  2 min read

### [Sharemarket volatility is here to stay in 2022](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/sharemarket-volatility-is-here-to-stay)

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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**Financial Planner**

 24 February 2022 —  2 min read

### [Experienced investors preparing for a wild 2022](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/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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[![](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Rat%20Test%201200px.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/pcr-and-rat-tests-to-be-tax-deductible-fbt-free)

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**Amanda Rogers**

 22 February 2022 —  1 min read

### [PCR and RAT tests to be tax deductible, FBT free](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/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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 22 February 2022 —  4 min read

### [Year of the Tiger: Roaring or Bellowing?](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/year-of-the-tiger-roaring-or-bellowing)

**The 2022 Luna New Year, Year of the Tiger, is courage and bravery. It is a year to drive out evil and one of momentum and change. The message; walk boldly with courage. And it seems the Reserve Bank Governor is aligned with this sentiment.**

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[![McDonald’s convicted and fined for failing to provide documents to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/McDonalds%20convicted%201200px.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/mcdonalds-fined-over-ato-document-compliance-failure)

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**Amanda Rogers**

 28 January 2022 —  2 min read

### [McDonald's convicted for ATO compliance failure](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/mcdonalds-fined-over-ato-document-compliance-failure)

McDonald’s Australia has been convicted and fined for failing to provide documents to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

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[![New ATO guidance for Professional Firms](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/UntitleProfessional%20Firms%20Tax%20Guidance%201200px.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/engineering-medical-legal-and-other-professional-firms-new-ato-guidance-for-allocation-of-profits)

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**Amanda Rogers**

 28 January 2022 —  6 min read

### [Engineering, Medical, Legal. New ATO guidance for Professional Firms](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/engineering-medical-legal-and-other-professional-firms-new-ato-guidance-for-allocation-of-profits)

The ATO has finalised its guidance on the Allocation of Professional Firm Profits (or commonly known as income splitting) that will apply from 1 July 2022.

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[![Unlocking financial secrets for different phases of life](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Social%20(LkdI%2c%20FB%2c%20Twtr)%201200%20x%20628-1.jpg)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/unlocking-financial-secrets-for-different-phases-of-life)

**Financial Planner**

 25 January 2022 —  3 min read

### [Unlocking financial secrets for different phases of life](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/unlocking-financial-secrets-for-different-phases-of-life)

One of the keys to financial success is to adopt the right strategy at the right time. As you move through the stages of life, here are some tried and tested ‘secrets’ that will help you build and protect your wealth.

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**Amanda Rogers**

 20 December 2021 —  4 min read

### [The top Christmas tax questions](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/the-top-christmas-tax-questions)

**Every year, we are asked about the tax impact of various Christmas or holiday related gestures. Here are our top tips.**

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