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Rental Tips for Property Investors
Six Things To Do Before Renting Out Your Home Are you thinking about moving to a new house but want to hold onto your current property? Turning it into an investment for the short or long-term can be a good option while increasing your cash flow. But before you do,...
Rental Tips for Property Investors
Six Things To Do Before Renting Out Your Home Are you thinking about moving to a new house but want to hold onto your current property? Turning it into an investment for the short or long-term can be a good option while increasing your cash flow. But before you do,...
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Top Tips for Preparing Your End Of Financial Year (EOFY) Income Tax Return
Top Tips for Preparing Your Income Tax Return The end of the financial year can be an exhausting and stressful time for small businesses and individuals. Throw in the complications of Covid-19, and, preparing for the EOFY has become an increasingly complicated process...
Single Touch Payroll Changes
Single Touch Payroll Reporting | ATO changes The Tax Office has laid out some of the major changes to reporting for businesses under Phase 2 of Single Touch Payroll (STP). The federal government said in the 2019–20 budget that Single Touch Payroll would be expanded to...
SMSF – Reporting Requirements – What you need to know
SMSF Investment Strategies – Dealing with increased scrutiny With the 2020/21 financial year entering the last quarter, it is timely for SMSF Trustees to consider the currency of the Fund investment strategy, in light of the increased scrutiny being applied to the...
Housing Prices – Where To Next?
Expecting the government to cool house prices? Don’t hold your breath Last month saw bumper returns in the housing market, prompting some to ask whether the government will intervene to cool things down as has recently happened in NZ? But those who are expecting a...
End of JobKeeper – Undertaking a Business Health Check
On March 29th the JobKeeper scheme, came to an end. JobKeeper represented the largest direct stimulus the federal government provided Australia during the coronavirus pandemic with a total cost of $101billion over the 12-month period the scheme operated. In tandem,...
SME Recovery Loan Scheme | Does your Business Qualify?
SME Recovery Loan Scheme | Does your Business Qualify? The Government’s SME Recovery Loan Scheme is designed to support the economic recovery, and to provide continued assistance, to firms currently on JobKeeper. The Government will work with lenders to ensure that...
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