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Questions hang over actively engaged 80-hour test

JobKeeper guidance for eligible business participants to determine if they were actively engaged for at least 80 hours...

23 September 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Treasury passes the buck on cash flow boost anomaly

The Treasury has shifted blame for the inaction on the cash-flow boost anomaly to the government despite failing to...

22 September 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Proposed sped-up tax cuts blasted in new ad campaign

Critics of the Morrison government’s proposed sped-up tax cuts are demanding that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg move away...

22 September 2020 • By Cameron Micallef

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Alternative tests ‘still apply’ for JobKeeper extension

Alternative tests for the JobKeeper extension are set to remain largely the same as the first version, with the...

21 September 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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ATO circles around 1,200 who utilised early release of super tax planning...

Around 1,200 individuals have been contacted by the ATO around a tax planning strategy involving the early release of...

21 September 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Capital gains tax — 35 years on and facing the chasm of middle age

The broadening of the income tax system under then treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating to encompass capital gains tax,...

18 September 2020 • By Stuart Dall & Michael Charles, Pitcher Partners

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New JobKeeper 2.0 rule removes ‘smorgasbord’ of attribution options

The new rules regarding the basis of accounting that an entity is required to use in calculating actual GST turnover...

18 September 2020 • By Jotham Lian

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Tax Office clarifies cash-flow boost compliance focus

Closely held entities with different salary and wage scenarios will not be explicitly targeted by the Tax Office’s...

17 September 2020 • By Jotham Lian