ATO Compliance Focus for 2011/12

The Australian Taxation Office recently released its Compliance Focus for the new financial year. The Compliance program expresses the ATO’s particular concerns and their plans to combat them, with a focus on tax and superannuation compliance. A number of their...

Christmas Functions and Fringe Benefits Tax

Christmas is slowly creeping up on us and most of the annual party preparations are underway. As business owners start making decisions about events for clients and employees, an important issue to consider is the possible fringe benefits tax that may be applicable...

Considering a Trust?

A trust is an entity where a person (trustee) holds and governs property or other assets guided by the terms of a trust deed for the gain of another person or persons – the beneficiaries of the trust. A trust is not a separate legal entity like a company. All...