Patrick McElroy has worked in a large number of roles, both financial & hands-on, across a wide range of small, medium and large businesses and has experience in insolvency, taxation and accounting work in chartered practice. A lot of his
The ATO’s Best Practice Guideline for Small Business
The Australian Taxation Office has taken the trouble to prepare some documents, for tax agents and practitioners, aimed at small business and how they manage their affairs. It explains generally how small businesses can prepare their finances in
Tradies versus the ATO!
BUILDERS and TRADIES BEWARE!! TAXABLE PAYMENTS REPORTING Once again you and your industry have become targets of the ATO. As you may be aware the ATO have introduced a NEW REPORTING requirement in respect of SUBCONTRACTORS PAYMENTS. This will
Accounting Cloud Software
Nowadays most of us rely on "computing" that's provided by machines we never see and could not locate even if we tried. They are somewhere out there in the internet "cloud". Cloud application that most people would use on a daily basis are email such
Tax-Free Threshold
The new tax-free threshold is $18,200 as from 1 July 2012. The ATO have now stated that if you have more than one employer and you are certain you are going to earn less than $18,200 for the year, you can claim the tax-free threshold at each
Stronger super reforms
Click on the link to view the latest overview for employers on the super reforms: Stronger Super - employer overview Web
Our Client Portal
Our client portal is now up and running! This is a secure online storage facility you will access via our website www.listermason.com.au. Initially, we will be storing your tax returns, notices of assessments and financial statements. We will be
Client Portal – Thank you!
The Lister Mason client portal is up and running, albeit with a few teething problems. We’d like to thank those clients who have accepted the new portal as a means of delivering and storing your completed tax returns, notices of assessment and
Super Contribution – 2012/2013
In their infinite wisdom, the federal government has decided that for 2012/13, the maximum concessional contribution for everybody is $25,000. Concessional contributions include the mandated 9% super guarantee plus any salary sacrifice arrangements
Our recent seminar…
Thanks to those clients who braved the cold and wet weather on Tuesday night (26 June) to attend our seminar on the new Private Property Securities Act (PPSA). Our guest speaker, Peter Rusbourne of Watkins Tapsell, Solicitors, was well received by