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

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.

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.

JobKeeper clawback begins

At the recent Senate Estimates hearing, Jeremy Hirschhorn, the ATO’s Second Commissioner, stated that $120 million in JobKeeper payments had been clawed back from those either deliberately seeking to rort the system or who had made reckless mistakes.

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Tax table reminder

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

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Tax deductions for investing in your business

Stimulating investment is high on the Government’s agenda. To encourage spending, the 2020-21 Budget introduced a measure that allows businesses with turnover under $5bn* to immediately deduct the cost of new depreciable assets and the cost of improvements to existing assets in the first year of use

JobMaker Hiring Credits: What we know so far

We’ve had quite a few questions about the JobMaker hiring credit announced in the 2020-21 Federal Budget. The legislation enabling the JobMaker scheme has not passed Parliament as yet and until this occurs, the JobMaker rules are not certain and may change.

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Will COVID-19 change your retirement plans?

Retirement should be a time we look forward to – when we can take a foot off the pedal and enjoy spending time with family and friends. But many Australians who had planned to retire in the coming months or even years are rethinking their options as COVID-19 has changed the landscape for retirees.

JobKeeper: The next steps

The first tranche of JobKeeper ended on 27 September 2020. We look at the issues for those seeking to qualify for the second tranche of JobKeeper and for those no longer eligible.

Preventing a tsunami of insolvencies

The Government has stepped in to prevent a wave of insolvencies when the COVID-19 support measures run their course in December 2020. Temporary insolvency and bankruptcy protections are in place until 31 December 2020 to enable businesses to trade through the pandemic