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Big changes are coming to foreign resident capital gains withholding laws, and they’re now officially locked in. If you’re selling certain taxable real property (like Australian land), these rules apply to you—even if you’re an Australian resident. Here’s why: Under these laws, if you don’t have a valid ‘clearance certificate’ from the ATO at or...
The ATO has set the record straight on some common misconceptions about Division 7A—the tax rules that prevent private companies from distributing profits or assets to shareholders (or their associates) tax-free. In short, if a private company provides a payment, loan, or other benefit to a shareholder or their associate, it could be treated as...
The ATO is stepping up its data-matching efforts when it comes to rental properties. From 2024 to 2026, it will collect rental bond data from State and Territory regulators twice a year. What kind of rental bond data? The program will capture details of landlords, tenants, property managers, and rental bond transactions. Why is the...
Good news for anyone with a study or training loan—indexation rates have been reduced, and the changes have been backdated. Previously, study and training loan indexation was tied solely to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Now, it’s based on the lower of CPI or the Wage Price Index. This change applies to all HELP, VET...
If you’re a trustee of a self-managed super fund (SMSF) with assets as of 30 June 2024, it’s time to start thinking about lodging your SMSF annual return (SAR) for the 2023/24 financial year. The SAR isn’t just a tax return—it also reports super regulatory information, member contributions, and includes the SMSF supervisory levy. When...
A joint investigation by the ATO has led to $13.6 million in penalties after a Sydney business coach was found to have promoted unlawful tax schemes between 2014 and 2017. The schemes encouraged clients to lodge over-inflated, inaccurate, or unsubstantiated R&D tax incentive claims, leading to serious legal consequences. The Federal Court’s decision The business...
This is the first time the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut the cash rate since it slashed rates to 0.10% in November 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Since then, we’ve had 13 cash rate hikes as the RBA attempted to rein in inflation. RBA Governor Michele Bullock said in a statement...
Ever spotted a bargain property and then thought to yourself: ‘What’s the catch?’ Well, more often than not there’s a good reason behind a lower-than-expected price tag. And while an undesirable location might not be a deal breaker for you, it could make it harder to sell later. Beautiful home, dead quiet neighbours. Sounds brilliant,...
Great news for home owners – plenty of economists are tipping an RBA rate cut for February. Assuming it happens, once the celebrations have died down, what next? We explain what to expect when rates head south. It’s been a long time between drinks for home owners celebrating a rate cut. The last time the...
The latest inflation figures have thrown a curveball before a pivotal RBA meeting in February. With the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data coming in lower than expected—annual underlying inflation now sitting at 3.2%—speculation is rife that the RBA might move to cut interest rates as soon as next month. But while the door is open,...
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