tax

ATO reminder about salary packaged super

The ATO has provided employers with a recent reminder that from 1 January 2020, salary sacrificed super contributions can’t be used to reduce super guarantee obligations, regardless of the amount your employee elects to salary sacrifice.   This means the salary sacrificed amount does not count towards your super guarantee (SG) obligations. A further change …

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Shortcut to claiming working from home deductions

As the situation around COVID-19 continues, the ATO understands many employees have been working from home. To make it easier when claiming a deduction for additional running costs you incur as a result of working from home, special arrangements have been announced. A simplified method has been introduced that allows you to claim a rate …

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Economic Response to Coronavirus

On 12 March 2020, the Australian Government announced a $17.6 billion targeted stimulus package to support the Australian economy through the challenges of the coronavirus. The package is designed to keep small businesses afloat and employees in work, and will focus on supporting the most affected sectors. The government has stated that the measures are …

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Court confirms ATO position on foreign income tax offsets

The ATO has welcomed the decision of the High Court to basically uphold the decision of the Full Federal Court in a case which the ATO won, in relation to foreign income tax offsets (‘FITO’). An Australian tax resident had sold some US investments and paid US tax on the gains. The taxpayer was then basically taxed on half …

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