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Fringe Benefits Tax in 2023

Most businesses will need to be registered for FBT with entertainment of employees being a common benefit provided, however, this is not the limit. If you have employees or directors and provide them with any of the following you may be liable for FBT.

Reimbursement Arrangements – The ATO’s parting gift for the year

In the season of getting matters dealt with before the end of the year, the ATO have released its finalised guidance on trust reimbursement agreements with the release of Taxation Ruling TR 2022/4 and the companion product Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2022/2.

Accountants are also talking climate change

In response to the growing global demand for more consistent and comparable disclosures of sustainability-related financial information, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) was established to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for capital markets.

The changing approach of the ATO

The ATO’s profile and approach to dealing with taxpayers is ever-changing, how the ATO interacts and the methods it uses are also ever changing as noted in its Annual Report. Some of the key observations available from the ATO’s annual report which will affect large taxpayers including large corporates and multinationals include the following three areas.

Medico Payroll Tax Ruling

Revenue NSW has shone a spotlight on payroll tax implications for medico’s and other similarly structures professional practices due to a NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) decision which has been confirmed on appeal. The result of this appeal is set to be reflected in the audit practice of the relevant office’s of state revenue.

October 2022 Budget Whitepaper

Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his first (and Labors first in 9 years) budget utilising “family friendly” and “responsible” tag lines, however, the budget is ineffectual in relation to some of the more fundamental problems faced by the Federal budget and households.

What I hope will be in next week’s budget

The countdown is on – Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver the 2022-23 October Budget at 7:30pm next Tuesday 25 October. Here is what I hope will be in the budget...

Changes to reporting requirements for AFSL holders

Recent advice released by ASIC clarifies the financial reporting requirements for AFSL holders for 30 June 2022. For some AFSL holders, this will mean additional disclosures, and a move to full Tier 1 general purpose reporting, which they may not have been expecting.

Your EOFY Checklist

It feels like I only just finished writing this article for last year, and somehow we are here again, at the start of a brand new financial year.

Whistleblowing Policies

The idea of whistle blowing can sometimes be daunting to both senior executives and the workforce alike. Our human instinct is to fear whistleblowing because whistleblower reports usually mean trouble.

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Fringe Benefits Tax in 2023

Reimbursement Arrangements – The ATO’s parting gift for the year

Accountants are also talking climate change

The changing approach of the ATO

Medico Payroll Tax Ruling

October 2022 Budget Whitepaper

What I hope will be in next week’s budget

Changes to reporting requirements for AFSL holders

Your EOFY Checklist

Whistleblowing Policies

Why us

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Who do we help

Work with us

What we think

Working to give back

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Corporate Tax & Regulatory

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Fringe Benefits Tax in 2023

Reimbursement Arrangements – The ATO’s parting gift for the year

Accountants are also talking climate change

The changing approach of the ATO

Medico Payroll Tax Ruling

October 2022 Budget Whitepaper

What I hope will be in next week’s budget

Changes to reporting requirements for AFSL holders

Your EOFY Checklist

Whistleblowing Policies

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