Tax Time: Unexpected first-time debts

Posted by Team AVS on 14 Aug, 2023 0 Comments

For the first time, many Australians are finding themselves in a position where they are being told they owe the ATO money after completing their tax return this year.

A significant number of taxpayers in this position are those that are still paying off their HECS/HELP debts – many of them young Australians. Following are some myths and facts around why this may be the case.

We also tackle the LMITO myth.

When PAYGW is deducted from

Trusts – are they still worth it?

Posted by Team AVS on 8 Aug, 2023 0 Comments

The recent ATO crackdown on trusts will no doubt have some business owners (and even some advisors) asking themselves the question: Is this structure for business purposes still worth it?

To recap, trust distributions have been under the ATO microscope in recent years. The latest ATO crackdown was in February 2022 when it updated its guidance around trust distributions especially those made to adult children, corporate beneficiaries and entiti

Bridging the super gender gap

Posted by Team AVS on 25 Jul, 2023 0 Comments

Fresh statistics released by the ATO reveal that the superannuation gender cap is very real.

While the average super balance for a man is $161,834, for a woman it’s $129,506 – a massive 25% difference. This gender gap begins in peoples’ twenties, mostly caused by wage differences and time off for children, and by their early thirties it is already 20%. A man aged 30-to-34 has an average super balance of $48,603 and a woman $40,479, the A

Maximising Cashflow

Posted by Team AVS on 18 Jul, 2023 0 Comments

The predicted slowing of the economy in 2023-24 along with the pay day super guarantee (SG) proposal are sure to make cashflow more important than ever for business over the coming months and years, noting that it is one of the biggest difficulties faced by business.

To recap, from 1 July 2026, employers will be required to pay their employees’ super at the same time as their salary and wages. Currently, SG is payable quarterly – allowing

Time for a restructure?

Posted by Team AVS on 11 Jul, 2023 0 Comments

The new financial year can be a time where business owners look at their operating structure and consider whether it still meets their needs. Choosing a structure is not simply about minimizing tax, rather a range of factors should be considered as such as asset protection, establishment and ongoing compliance costs, succession planning, and your understanding of each structure etc.

Most small businesses operate as a sole trader, company, trus

Small Business Lodgement Amnesty

Posted by Team AVS on 4 Jul, 2023 0 Comments

Since Budget night, the ATO has released more information around the small business lodgment amnesty…which can now be taken advantage of from 1 June 2023!

The amnesty was announced in the recent Budget. It applies to tax obligations that were originally due between 1 December 2019 and 28 February 2022 and runs from 1 June 2023 to 31 December 2023.

To be eligible for the amnesty, the small business must be an entity with an aggregated

The tax consequences of land subdivision

Posted by Team AVS on 27 Jun, 2023 0 Comments

It’s quite common for individuals to subdivide land they own, and then sell off one of the blocks. Depending on the circumstances, this can have capital gains tax (CGT) and GST implications.

Capital gains tax

If you subdivide a block of land, each resulting block is registered with a separate title. For capital gains tax (CGT) purposes, the original land parcel is divided into two or more separate assets.

The profit from selling subd

Temporary Full Expensing: get in quick!

Posted by Team AVS on 20 Jun, 2023 0 Comments

This could be the final opportunity for your business to take advantage of Temporary Full Expensing (TFE)…but get in before 1 July!!

To recap, TFE encourages and supports businesses by allowing an immediate deduction for the business portion of the cost of a depreciating asset. There is no cost threshold– the whole cost of the asset can be written off in the relevant year. However, cars can only be depreciated up to the car limit which is

New work from home record keeping requirements

Posted by Team AVS on 13 Jun, 2023 0 Comments

Are you one of the five million Australians who claim work from home deductions? If so, stricter record-keeping rules may now apply.

For this financial year and moving forward, there are now only two methods to calculate your work from home claim:

Revised fixed rate method (with new rules applying)
Actual costs method (unchanged).

The actual costs method has never been all that popular because you need to keep records of every expense

ATO Tax Time Focus Areas

Posted by Team AVS on 8 Jun, 2023 0 Comments

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