With the end of the 2022 Financial Year approaching fast, the following link provides a list of items to consider pre 30 June 2022 for tax planning purposes. Please call our office if you would like to discuss any of these items further. Pre June 2022 Tax Planning Information Sheet Read More
A reminder to our business clients with employees that from 1 July 2022 the following changes to super guarantee (SG) come into force: SG will be payable for an employee regardless of how much they earn. This is due to the $450 per month eligibility threshold for when SG is paid being removed (Note, SG... Read More
The Level 2 COVID-19 Business Assistance Package has been expanded to provide more support for local businesses. Under the expanded program, two tiers of grants will now be available to businesses that experienced a decrease in turnover for a consecutive two-week period between 1 January and 30 April 2022: A revised tier for businesses that... Read More
Last night, the Federal Budget was handed down in Canberra. Please find a summary of the Tax and Financial support related measures announced in the budget via the link below, as prepared by our affiliated financial planning firm, Barns Financial Services. Federal Budget 2022-23 Analysis Read More
The WA Small Business Assistance Grant – December 2021 is now open. It is available to small businesses operating within the hospitality sector, the music events industry or the creative and performing arts sector, that were directly financially impacted by the Chief Health Officer’s COVID Restrictions from 23 December 2021 to 4 January 2022. Eligible... Read More
The Federal Government, through the Australian Business Registry Service (ABRS), is implementing a new director identification number (director ID) regime which will require all company directors to apply for a director ID number. The phased implementation commences from November 2021. For a summary of what this all means see below. Background The purpose of the... Read More
If you have new employees who start from 1 November 2021 and they don’t choose a super fund, you may need to request their ‘stapled super fund’ details from the ATO. A stapled super fund is an existing super account of an employee that follows them as they change jobs. This change aims to stop... Read More
The ATO are reminding taxpayers that they have an app which allows you to quickly and easily check your 2020–21 tax return progress. The ATO app allows you to: view when lodgements and payments are due view a summary of your accounts including income tax and activity statements and payment plan details keep your personal... Read More
With tax time underway the ATO are seeing an increase in reports of email scams that try to steal personal information. Scammers pretending to be from the ‘myGov customer care team’ are sending emails that include screen shots of the myGovID app, asking people to verify their identity by clicking on a link. The ‘secure... Read More
To assist in collating the information for your personal Income Tax Return for the 2021 financial year, the following link provides a checklist of items to consider prior to attending your appointment or forwarding your taxation information to our office. BQK Individual Tax Return Checklist Read More
Pre June 2022 Tax PlanningWith the end of the 2022 Financial Year approaching fast, the following link provides a list of items to consider pre 30 June 2022 for tax planning purposes. Please call our office if you would like to... Read More