Working out your tax residency and what it means for you

Posted by Team AVS on 16 Sep, 2024 0 Comments

How do I work out if I’m a resident for tax purposes?

Whether you’re an Australian resident for tax purposes or a foreign resident depends on more than just your physical location, citizenship, or your visa. It also considers your family ties, assets and your business or employment situation.

You can work out your tax residency status by using our residency tests this opens in a new window. You only need to satisfy one of the tests

Avoid a tax time shock

Posted by Team AVS on 7 Sep, 2024 0 Comments

The Australian Taxation Office is giving taxpayers simple steps to help avoid an unexpected tax bill next tax time.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is giving taxpayers some simple steps to help avoid an unexpected tax bill next tax time.

Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson said there are many reasons that a taxpayer may end up with a bill at tax time.

‘There are a number of factors that impact your tax assessment. In simple terms,

Know how to identify and report ATO impersonation scams

Posted by Team AVS on 27 Aug, 2024 0 Comments

The National Anti-Scam Centre Scams Awareness Week runs 26 to 30 August with the theme 'Share a story, stop a scam'.

This annual reminder provides a perfect opportunity to check how scam aware you are and share your knowledge with friends, family, colleagues, social networks and the community.

Since January nearly 80% of scams reported to us used emails. Scammers are progressively becoming much more sophisticated. The good news is that ther

Scams Awareness Week – share a story, stop a scam

Posted by Team AVS on 20 Aug, 2024 0 Comments

Does your business know how to spot and report an ATO impersonation scam?

National Anti-Scams Centre’s (NASC) Scams Awareness Week (SAW) runs 26 to 30 August. This year’s theme is ‘Share a story, stop a scam’.

This annual reminder is a perfect opportunity to check how ‘scam aware’ your business is.

Since January, nearly 80% of all scams reported to us relate to emails. While scams are becoming more sophisticated, there are r

On your mark, get set, lodge!

Posted by Team AVS on 8 Aug, 2024 0 Comments

The ATO advises taxpayers that their income tax return is ready to lodge.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) advises taxpayers with simple affairs are now in a great position to lodge their tax return. With millions of pieces of information now pre-filled, the ATO is giving taxpayers the green light to lodge.

ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson said the ATO has now pre-filled tax returns with information from most banks, employers, gov

Rental property – repairs or capital expenses?

Posted by Team AVS on 31 Jul, 2024 0 Comments

When your clients have work done on their rental property, make sure it's categorized correctly to avoid errors when including it in their tax returns.

Consider these factors to determine claims for expenses:

Repairs and general maintenance are expenses for work done to remedy, or prevent, defects, damage or deterioration from using the property to earn income. These expenses can be claimed in the year the expense occurred.
Initial repa

Stay safe online – Cyber hygiene habits for business

Posted by Team AVS on 25 Jul, 2024 0 Comments

Protect your business from common cybersecurity threats this tax time.

With tax time in full swing, it’s important to keep your business secure online and put systems and processes in place to help reduce the risk of a cyber event. You should also plan for what you’ll do if a cyberattack occurs.

Every Australian business is a target for cyberattacks. In the 2022–23 financial year, the average cost of cybercrime for small businesses in

The small business energy incentive is now law

Posted by Team AVS on 19 Jul, 2024 0 Comments

The small business energy incentive supports your clients' energy needs while giving them a bonus tax deduction.

If your business clients (with an aggregated turnover of less than $50 million) are thinking of upgrading or purchasing a new asset that helps improve energy efficiency, talk to them about the small business energy incentive.

This new measure gives them the opportunity to claim a bonus deduction equal to 20% of the cost of eligi

Energise your business

Posted by Team AVS on 11 Jul, 2024 0 Comments

Businesses (with an aggregated annual turnover less than $50 million) will have access to a bonus 20% tax deduction with the small business energy incentive (“the incentive”). This applies to new assets, or improvements to existing assets, that support more efficient energy use.

Eligible assets must be both first used or installed ready for use for any purpose, and used or installed ready for use for a taxable purpose, between 1 July 2

ATO warning to rental property owners: don’t let your tax return be a ‘fixer-upper’

Posted by Team AVS on 2 Jul, 2024 0 Comments

The ATO warns rental property owners to ensure that their tax returns are correct this tax time.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning rental property owners that their tax returns are in the spotlight this tax time.

ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson explained the ATO has found the majority of rental property owners are making errors in their tax returns, despite 86% using a registered tax agent.

The most common mistake is

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