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  1. Budget: Share buy-back change ‘needs scrutiny’

    One of the few surprises last week will have to be examined for unintended consequences once the details are released, says Gavan Ord of CPA Australia. Changes to the treatment of off-market share buybacks was one of the few surprises in the budget and...

  2. Budget: industry bodies lament short-term vision

    Australia’s major accounting bodies are united in their calls for longer-term taxation reforms following last night’s Budget in which the government confirmed the much touted temporary deficit levy. “By ruling out serious structural reforms, such as...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  3. Budget: Best of the rest 

    he said. Starts: 1 July 2022 Extension of patent box regime The government will expand the patent box regime announced in last year’s budget to cover more patents in a broader range of sectors. Patents granted after 11 May 2021 become eligible for the...

  4. Budget Week

    of SMSF membership to a maximum of six members. The July 2017 reforms are still being implemented and bedded down now. The last thing we need is more reform. It is time to provide some stability and confidence in the superannuation system and take the...

  5. Budget must ‘fund renewables safety net to prevent rust belt’

    are now at a point where they need detailed financial advice,” said Mr Grant. “Many small business owners have spent the last few years in survival mode and haven’t had the opportunity or funds to engage a financial expert to ensure their business...

  6. Budget measures ‘top priority’: Minister

    passed within two weeks. The minister for small and family business, Stuart Robert, speaking on a CPA Australia podcast late last week, said the skills incentive would especially help accountants train recruits and encourage businesses to seek...

  7. Budget increase plus CPI will push up lodgement penalties 35%

    unit to $275 but that would rise again with CPI indexation introduced from next July. “The high inflation environment of the last three years means the legislated indexing could see penalties for late lodgement spike by over 35 per cent from the current...

  8. Budget funds next stage of nationwide digital ID program

    port, which is face to face and that tends to be prone to errors, issues and fraud.” The rollout of the director ID scheme last year drew considerable criticism from the accounting profession with many describing the process of helping their clients to...

  9. Budget confirms Division 296 tax still on the table

    concerns of the super industry even as the measure has been rebuffed in the Senate. “As a revenue item, [the] budget was the last opportunity for the government to either take this tax off the table or make changes to address the significant issues...

  10. Budget boosts Coalition’s support among accountants

    many accountants already have election fatigue. Asked which best describes how you feel about the federal election campaign last week, just 5 per cent said they are “lovin’ every minute” and “vaguely interested" garnered fewer than one in four. More...

  11. Budget backflip on testamentary trusts not all that it seems

    been the case since budget night in May, tax revenue targets may in fact be achieved more easily, writes Matthew Burgess. Last week’s backflip by the federal government over the proposed attack on testamentary trusts has received widespread support from...

  12. Budget 2017: Small personal tax cuts on the table

    So, don’t be surprised to see a small, but welcome, tweak to the personal tax rates and thresholds. This was the case last year when the 32.5 per cent personal tax threshold was increased from $80,000 to $87,000. That 2016 measure cost the Government...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Thomson Reuters
    • Category: Tax
  13. Budget 2017 analysis: Key reform exclusions and when we’re likely to see them

    Australia’s tax law is complex enough without having two assessments acts for taxpayers and their advisers to deal with. In last year’s budget, the government announced a number of “tax reform” measures as part of what it called its “Ten Year Enterprise...

  14. Budget 2017 analysis: A wrap of the key revenue measures for accountants and their clients

    Several revenue measures have been introduced by federal treasurer Scott Morrison last night, and they have a direct impact on Australian businesses and taxpayers. The major revenue measures announced in the budget included: - a new major bank levy...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Thomson Reuters
    • Category: Tax
  15. Budget ‘fails to charm small business’, says IPA

    the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2025, the IPA said they're still waiting on the same one from last year that hasn’t passed Parliament. “Sadly, the Treasurer has failed to charm small business owners that need help,...

  16. Brisbane to enter 3-day lockdown

    hours after JobKeeper’s expiry, which in its final week supported around 1 million jobs. Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy last week said the end of JobKeeper could mass trigger unemployment for up to 150,000 Australians. Lockdown restrictions in...

  17. Brisbane food shops forced to back pay workers over $400k

    body. The Brisbane audits came after the FWO conducted surprise inspections of 24 cafes and restaurants across Launceston last month with almost 150 workers back paid over $120,000. “The Fair Work Ombudsman will continue to prioritise improving...

  18. Brisbane accountant achieves push-up world record

    firm Evergent, Lucas Helmke, was officially recognised by Guinness World Records after completing the feat at the end of last year. Mr Helmke told the world record organisation that he attempted the record to inspire his one-year-old son and show him...

  19. Bribery, brothels, breaches of confidence: ATO officer loses appeal against imprisonment

    his “contrition and remorse,” and his sentence should be reduced as he had pleaded guilty and co-operated with authorities. Last Wednesday (24 September), the NSW Supreme Court rejected his appeal, finding that Wei’s cooperation had not warranted...

  20. Brexit - what does it mean and should you be worried?

    Readers will be well aware by now that the UK referendum last week on whether to Remain as a member of the European Union (EU) or to Leave did not go the way most analysts and the media thought it would. It is a gross understatement to say that the...