by Quinns_News | Jan 30, 2013 | Accounting News
At first instance, many people would presume that the answer to this residency question is a straight forward yes or no answer. However, given the ease and increasing prevalence with which companies and trusts now conduct international business and other transactions...
by Quinns_News | Jan 30, 2013 | Accounting News
The ’45 Day Rule’ Details In order to be eligible to claim the benefit of a franking credit attached to a dividend payment, an investor must have held the share in question “at risk” for at least 45 days continuously. This rule aims to prevent investors...
by Quinns_News | Jan 23, 2013 | Tax Advice and Updates
The ATO continues to identify people who deliberately avoid their tax obligations or who may not be declaring all their income. By obtaining data from the state and territory motor vehicle registering bodies, the ATO matches the data against taxpayer records to...
by Quinns_News | Jan 23, 2013 | Accounting News
How to Resolve Issues with the ATO? The ATO’s approach to dispute resolution focuses on working with you to avoid or resolve a dispute as early as possible. The law gives you the right to object to some decisions they make about your tax affairs, including most tax...
by Quinns_News | Jan 16, 2013 | Accounting News
As part of the 2012-13 Budget announcement, the Australian Government outlined proposed changes to Parenting Payment that will affect single and partnered parents who have been receiving Parenting Payment prior to 1 July 2006. The government has also made changes to...
by Quinns_News | Jan 16, 2013 | Small Business News
From the 2012-13 income year amendments have been made to the small business concessions. These amendments only apply if you are a small business that has an aggregated turnover of less than $2 million. Aggregated turnover includes the annual turnover of your small...
by Quinns_News | Jan 9, 2013 | Accounting News
Land tax is a tax levied on the owners of land in NSW as at midnight on 31 December of each year. In general, your principal place of residence (your home) or land used for primary production (a farm) is exempt from land tax. Landowners are generally liable for land...
by Quinns_News | Jan 9, 2013 | Consumer News
Superannuation is specifically designed to help you save and invest for your retirement – it’s all about helping you take control of your own retirement, rather than rely on the age pension. Changing the way you think about super can make a major difference to...
by Quinns_News | Dec 20, 2012 | Accounting News
The ATO have recently spent $250 million on computer upgrades and are now generating even more notices, demands, garnishee orders, winding up notices and audit letters than ever before. They are charged with obtaining as much of the $4 billion of outstanding tax as...
by Quinns_News | Dec 12, 2012 | Accounting News
On 29 June 2012, changes were made to the tax laws to reduce the scope for companies to engage in fraudulent phoenix activity or to escape liabilities and payments of employee entitlements. These changes protect worker’s entitlements and strengthen...
