Tax News & Articles

Government reduces proposed backpacker tax rate for first $37,000 of taxable income from 32.5% to 19% but stealthily jacks up departing Australia superannuation payments tax

Implications of the Brisbane Bears Case: Payments for use of image – PRT and other implications for all sporting codes, professional sports participants, entertainers and

One of the fundamental concepts in the GST law is attribution which determines the periods in which to account for GST liabilities and input tax

Many businesses will have a need to transfer an employee overseas for a time. This might be just a transfer from a local Australian office

The Concern Until recently, it has generally been assumed that self-managed superfunds (SMSFs) are, as a practical matter, outside the ambit of payroll tax grouping.

As noted in last month’s newsletter featuring temporary residents, Australia’s tax rules provide generous concessions and exemption for individuals that are classed as a ‘temporary

Sydneysiders and Melbournians alike face parking levies. Property owners in both cities will be interested in the recent Victorian Supreme Court decision on whether a

Practitioners are often asked whether SMSFs can carry out property development projects. Whilst the ATO has indicated that there is nothing in the legislation that

Use of the small business capital gains tax (SB CGT) concessions in Division 152 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) is a

Just about every payroll officer in the country should already know that employer superannuation contributions must be paid quarterly so that the employer has no