This article was written by Peter Gill and appeared in our October 2017 newsletter Director penalty notices have been around for a long time.  However, recently the ATO have moved to strengthen their scope - meaning that existing directors or

AUTHOR:  PATRICIA GLENN... For those of you who are in Building Services the Taxable Payments Annual  Report is required to be lodged each year with the Tax Office.  The report shows details of any contractors you paid during the year and

AUTHOR:  STEVE RYAN... I'm not meaning to sound like the Grinch of Christmas, but there are several tax implications a business owner should be aware of when organising a staff Christmas party. The most notable tax implication is FBT (Fringe

A recent news article appearing in the Sydney Morning Herald claimed that Bunnings Warehouse’s ABN (Australian Business Number) was been  falsely quoted by a staggering 40% of all contractors in the Northern Territory. This means that potentially