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Great Ocean Road Tax Motor Vehicle Expenses

Motor Vehicle Expenses

If you use a vehicle for work then we can claim motor vehicle…
Tax Return Mistakes ATO

Fixing a Mistake on your Tax Return

With all the best intentions we can have, sometimes we make mistakes…
Aged Care and Retirement Living Torquay

Aged Care and Retirement Living: Frequently Asked Questions

Making the decision to move to Aged Care or a Retirement Community…
Business Owner Superannuation Guarantee

As a Business Owner do I have to Pay Myself Super?

Depending on how your self employment is structured, you may…
Contractors or Employees Payroll Tax

Payroll Tax: Employee or Contractor

Payroll tax is a tax imposed by each state and territory in Australia…
Director ID ATO

Director of a company? Have you applied for your Director ID?

As part of the Digital Transformation Plan, the government has…
Xero MFA Multi Factor Authentication

Xero’s Authentication process has changed

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is introducing new regulations…
Optus Hack - Protecting your Personal info

Optus Hack: Personal Data and Protecting Your Info…

You might have been impacted or heard of friends and family who…
Employing Casual Workers CEIS

Employing Casual Workers?

If you've recently employed casuals or are about to recruit casual…
Superannuation Record Keeping

SMSF Record Keeping Responsibilities

Good record keeping is an essential part of having your own Self…
Cryptocurrency Crytpo and Taxation Tax ATO

Cryptocurrency and Taxes

Dabbling in Cryptocurrency (Crypto) investments...?  If you’ve…
Cashflow for Business

Business Tips to Manage Cashflow

'Cash is King' an expression that we often hear from the mouths…
ATO focus 2022 Rental Properties

2022 Tax Time: ATO focus on Rental Properties

This 2022  tax time, the ATO has announced that one of it's…
Aged Care Living Fees

Deciding on Aged Care Living

Accessing a suitable aged care facility can be a confusing process,…
Asset Register depreciation and insurance

Asset Register up to date?

When we think of the things we have of value, our largest assets…
First Job Checklist for Children Employment

Checklist: When your Children Get their First Job

It's a proud moment when your children get their first job. Getting…
ATO Paper forms PAYG BAS

Can’t remember receiving your PAYG/BAS paper forms?

Haven't seen your PAYG/BAS paper forms for sometime or can't…
Tax Deductions ATO Golden Rules

Can I Deduct it…? ATOs Golden Tax Deduction Rules

As we turned the corner with the beginnings of a new financial…
Superannuation Guarantee Nest Egg

Superannuation Guarantee Changes as of July 2022

From 1 July 2022, there are two main changes to the Superannuation…
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Have you tried the ATO myDeductions App?

At STS Accounting Group we highly recommend the myDeductions…
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Your 21/22 Tax Checklist : Making Tax Time Easy

As we draw to the end of the 2021/22 financial year, now is the…
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Now is the perfect time to start with a bookkeeper

Have you been worried about your incoming and outgoing invoices…

Understanding Retirement Villages’ ingoing, ongoing and outgoing fees.

Retirement Village fees may appear complicated and opaque by…

Is your password as easy as ABC…

If your computer has been compromised, then you might only have…