The Pandemic has caused a productivity gap

A recent article published in the Harvard Business Review by Bain & Co suggests that the pandemic has widened the productivity gap between top performing companies and others.

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JobKeeper: Why are some businesses returning it to the ATO?

Companies that received JobKeeper and subsequently paid dividends to shareholders and executive bonuses have come under particular scrutiny, not just by the regulators but by public opinion.

Corporate Secretarial, Financial Accounting, Superannuation, TaxationJPR BUSINESS GROUP1 March 2021JobKeeper, jobkeeper payment, Business, ATO

Sole Trader Granted Access To JobKeeper With Backdated ABN

A sole trader who was able to backdate his ABN has won access to JobKeeper payments in a recent case before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

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Winding-up: Simplifying small business insolvency

On 1 January 2021, new laws came into effect that introduce a new, simplified debt restructuring and liquidation framework for small business.

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The Final Stage Of JobKeeper And How To Access It

The impact of COVID-19 has been felt very differently from region to region. Fortunes vary wildly between business operators subject to ongoing lockdowns and trading impediments to those benefiting from the “new normal”.

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2021 Risks & Opportunities

With the borders between the State and Territories all but open and 2021 in sight, there is a hunger for a return to ‘normal’. The recent Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment articulates this desire to ‘get on with things’; sentiment reached its highest level since November 2013 and Christmas spending is expected to be consistent with previous years.

Investment, Financial Accounting, Corporate Secretarial, New Business, Superannuation, TaxationJPR BUSINESS GROUP3 December 20202021, Australian Economy, Economic Forecast, JobKeeper, JobTrainer, HomeBuilder

Extended December JobKeeper Deadlines

The ATO has extended the JobKeeper monthly business declaration deadline for the month of December until 28 January 2021 (from 14 Jan 2021).

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How to get started with your post-COVID financial plan

Financial downturns, like the one caused by COVID-19, are often touted as “once-in-a-generation” events. But the reality is that they can and likely will happen multiple times during your lifetime, so it’s a good idea to get yourself in a position to weather financial storms now.

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Refunds for tax losses

In the 2020-21 Federal Budget, the Government announced that businesses with turnover under $5bn* will be able to offset any losses made between 2019-20 and 2021-22 against previously taxed profits between 2018-19 and 2020-21.

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Tax table reminder

The 2020-21 personal income tax cuts announced in the Federal are now law.

Corporate Secretarial, Financial Accounting, TaxationJPR BUSINESS GROUP4 November 2020Taxation, tax, ato, Tax tables