To ensure you are entitled to your tax deduction for super contributions in 2017, the super payment, whether for yourself or your employees, must be paid (i.e. out of your bank account) prior to 30 June 2017. If it hasn’t been debited from your
State Budget – changes to stamp duty and foreign buyers
The State budget was delivered on Tuesday 20th June 2017. While there are a number of initiatives, changes to stamp duty may be beneficial for persons considering selling their property or those trying to enter the property market. Stamp Duty
Salary sacrificed superannuation – should you consider your arrangements?
Continuing on the series on superannuation, it is now worth considering whether people who currently salary sacrifice superannuation should consider alternative arrangements from 1 July 2017. From 1 July 2017 all Australians are able to contribute
Processing end of year payroll in Xero
Steps to undertake before reconciling Ensure all pay runs within the financial year have been posted Check payment dates of pay runs Ensure all wages payments have been processed through your bank account and in Xero Review your
Super changes far reaching
The major changes to superannuation announced in November 2016 don't just affect the top end of town. From 1 July 2017 persons who are on a salary can now contribute to super using after tax money and claim a tax deduction. This means you may have
2017 Budget: Fairness, opportunity and security
The 2017-18 Federal Budget delivered on the 9 May 2017 was packed with several already anticipated moves, whilst also delivering a few surprises. In this article, we provide a summary of the main announcements that may affect you. Read
Travel story: Quito Ecuador
As some of you may know, Caroline and I love our holidays. You may have heard around the office that we spend more time on holidays than we do at work. Not true! I have been asked to share some of our recent experiences. In February we visited
Ian’s resignation
After 15 years I have decided to leave Lister Mason. As many of you may or may not know I was diagnosed with prostate cancer late last year and underwent treatment in January. Even though the treatment was successful, the whole experience has
One Touch Payroll
Proposed changes will streamline the way employers report some tax and information to the ATO. When employers pay their staff, the employee’s salary or wages and PÄYG withholding amounts will be automatically reported to the ATO. Employers will
ATO Credit Blacklist
From 1 July 2017, the Government is enhancing the integrity of the tax system by allowing the ATO to disclose to credit reporting bureaus the tax debt information of businesses who have not effectively engaged with the ATO to manage these debts.
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