by epoch | Feb 4, 2021 | eNews
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). To be eligible to access JobKeeper as a business participant (for example, as a sole trader), the rules require...
by epoch | Feb 4, 2021 | eNews
I’m often asked the best way to sell a business. There are two key components at play in the sale of a business; structuring the transaction and positioning the business to the market. Both elements are important and can significantly impact your result. ...
by epoch | Feb 4, 2021 | eNews
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”. For those severely impacted by COVID-19,...
by epoch | Dec 3, 2020 | eNews
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...
by epoch | Nov 4, 2020 | eNews
If your company has made a loss, you may be able to claim a tax refund for tax previously paid on profits. 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...
by epoch | Nov 4, 2020 | eNews
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...
by epoch | Nov 4, 2020 | eNews
I’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. More...
by epoch | Oct 7, 2020 | eNews
JobMaker Hiring Credit Date of effect From 7 October 2020 for 12 months The JobMaker Hiring Credit will be available to eligible employers over 12 months from 7 October 2020 for each additional new job they create for an eligible employee. Eligible employers will...
by epoch | Oct 7, 2020 | eNews
Superannuation accounts ‘stapled’ to an individual Date of effect From 1 July 2021 This reform will ensure individuals continue to use their existing superannuation fund when they change jobs. The fund will be “stapled” to the individual to prevent the duplication of...
by epoch | Oct 7, 2020 | eNews
Personal income tax cuts Date of effect 1 July 2020 As widely predicted, the Government has brought forward stage 2 of its planned income tax cuts by two years. Originally intended to apply from 1 July 2022, the tax cuts will come into effect from 1 July 2020 (subject...
