

Investment Properties: Depreciation & Claims Changes
There are a number of recent legislation changes regarding claims on investment properties. Taxpayers who owns investment properties should be aware of these changes so that they don't include claims that are not eligible for tax deductions any more. The changes aim to balance the power slightly between investors and home owner occupiers and instead target investment in the creation of new accommodation and housing. The targeted attention on new properties to be rewarded has


The Clamp Down on 'Black Market' Trading using cash
Following a successful trial that has collected over $110 million in fines and non reported tax, the Australian Tax Office is expanding its recent efforts to expunge 'black market' trading. Black market trading in this sense refers to money earned by a business in primarily through cash trades and transactions which have not been reported to the government at tax time, sometimes by accident and sometimes by design. In terms of how much impact this will have on tax revenue the


New Business Adventures of a New Year
We all have had a point of carrying an intention to start something new in a new year. That symbolic threshold of time to begin something new. The holiday break offers a great time off for you to have perspective around your intended desires and lifestyle choices, as well as how you are positioned to launch towards your dreams While naturally the physical startup of a company may be left til a particular season to maximise on exposure, or minimise overheads from waiting til c