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HELP Student Loan Indexation Debt

Study Loan Indexation Increases

Each year on June 1st, Student Loans have an indexation added…
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Depreciation Tax Assets Machinery

Depreciation of Business Assets

Most businesses have assets which are expected to decline in…
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Cashflow Tips for Life and Business

Cashflow Tips for Life and Business

Times are tough - between inflation and increasing interest rates…
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Capital Gains Tax

What is Capital Gains Tax (CGT)?

Capital gains tax (CGT) is the tax you pay on profits from selling…
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FY22 Tax Deadline

FY22 Tax Returns Deadline

Whilst the 1st of July is the start of the new financial year…
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Single Touch Payroll Phase 2

Get ready for Single Touch Payroll 2 Reporting

Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 will streamline reporting information…
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Common Mistakes Rental Property

Common Mistakes Made by Rental Property Owners

It’s easy to make mistakes when it comes to managing…
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Working from Home Expenses

Working from Home Deduction Changes for 22/23

How you calculate working from home deductions will change for…
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Medicare Levy

What is the Medicare Levy?

The Medicare levy helps fund some of the costs of Australia's…
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Business tips Cyber Security

Tips to Improve your Business Cyber Security

With the increased prevalence of cyber attacks on businesses…
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SMSF In-House Assets

SMSF and In-Houses Assets

When managing our Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) it's important…
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ATO New Years Resolutions

ATO’s New Year’s Tax Resolutions Tips

Nothing like a fresh start to a new year to kick start a health…
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Electric Vehicle FBT Fringe Benefit Tax ATO

Electric cars now exempt from Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT)

Whilst we were busy preparing for Christmas in December, legislation…
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Life Admin Wills Life Insurance

Life Admin – Worthwhile things to have in order

As we start a new year full of new adventures, now is as good…
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STS Accounting Job Post Admin Torquay

Seeking an Administrator/Receptionist for our Torquay Office

After 12 years of excellent service, Lee is moving on to other…
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STS Accounting Torquay and Winchelsea

Happy Holidays!

Hope your 2022 was a good one! We have certainly enjoyed being…
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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…
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Tax Return Mistakes ATO

Fixing a Mistake on your Tax Return

With all the best intentions we can have, sometimes we make mistakes…
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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…
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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…
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Contractors or Employees Payroll Tax

Payroll Tax: Employee or Contractor

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

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

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

Xero’s Authentication process has changed

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is introducing new regulations…
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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…
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