The ATO has released a ruling explaining: When an employee can deduct accommodation and food and drink expenses when travelling on work; The FBT implications, including the application of the ‘otherwise deductible rule’, where an employee is reimbursed for accommodation and food and drink expenses, or where the employer provides or pays for these expenses;
The Government has passed legislation renewing temporary relief that allows companies to use technology to meet regulatory requirements under the Corporations Act 2001. These temporary relief measures will allow companies to hold virtual meetings and use electronic communications to send meeting materials and execute documents until 31 March 2022. This should ensure that companies can
To support household income and create more jobs, the Government will deliver an additional $7.8 billion in tax cuts by retaining the low and middle-income tax offset (LMITO) in 2021-22. This is on top of the $25.1 billion in tax cuts announced in previous Budgets that is expected to flow to households in 2021-22. Around
Passenger movement data-matching program The ATO will access data from the Department of Home Affairs on passenger movements during the 2016/17 to 2022/23 financial years, and match it with certain sections of ATO data holdings to identify taxpayers that can be provided with tailored information to help them meet their tax and superannuation obligations, or
The ATO has confirmed that, from 1 July 2021, the superannuation concessional and non-concessional contribution caps will be indexed. The new caps for the 2021/22 year will be: Concessional Cap: $27,500 Non-Concessional cap: $110,000 (or $330,000 over 3 years) The total superannuation balance limit that determines if an individual has a non-concessional contributions cap of
The ATO had previously advised it would no longer issue paper installment notices for PAYG and GST quarterly installments once an activity statement or installment notice is lodged, revised, or varied electronically through its online services, however, feedback from tax professionals have alerted the ATO to issues arising for some of their clients, as a
The Government has provided an update of a number of new measures that came into effect from 1 January 2021, including: The most significant changes to Australia’s insolvency framework in 30 years, which are intended to reduce costs, cut red tape, and help more small businesses recover from the pandemic. The reforms introduce a new,
Last October, the government announced the JobMaker Plan to support businesses. One of these incentives is temporary full expensing. In their 2020–21 and 2021–22 income years, eligible businesses can immediately deduct the: business portion of the cost of eligible new depreciating assets cost of improvements to existing assets. If your business’s aggregated turnover is less
The government has passed legislation to establish the JobMaker Hiring Credit, which is part of the economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The JobMaker Hiring Credit is specifically designed to encourage businesses to take on additional young employees and increase employment. It does this by providing employers with a fixed amount of $200 per week for an eligible employee aged 16 to 29
If you have been adversely financially affected by COVID-19, you may be able to access some of your superannuation early. The ability to withdraw up to $10,000 from superannuation for individuals experiencing financial difficulties due to COVID-19, was initially set to expire on 24 September 2020, however, this has now been extended until 31 December 2020. Eligible citizens and permanent residents of
