Employee Share Schemes: A greater connection to the workplace
Employee Share Schemes have become more and more popular among large corporations. Employers can offer company shares as an incentive for...
Song Contest: Accounting Anthems
The Great Bean Counters is opening up a song competition. All kinds of musical styles are welcome from jazz to rap or pop to death metal....
Investment Properties: Depreciation & Claims Changes
There are a number of recent legislation changes regarding claims on investment properties. Taxpayers who owns investment properties...
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...
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...
NDIS Special Disability Trusts
With the NDIS rollout in Queensland approaching there is a new available form of trust to know about. A special disability trust is...
Tax Treatment of Crypto-Currencies: Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a crypto- currency that roughly sits at 1% of the size of the US economy. The currency does have tax considerations, with a...
Residency Status and Foreign Income
In Australia, every Australian Tax Residence is required to report income not only from Australian Sources but also all other income...
First Home Owner, Super Saver Scheme
Saving for your first home? Then there is most definitely going to be a use of using the Super Saver Scheme. Up to $15,000 can be made as...
Tax for Barristers: Going solo
Barristers are legally bound to establish as a Sole Trader when offering professional services. The tax office has done this to direct...
