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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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Employing Casual Workers CEIS

Employing Casual Workers?

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

SMSF Record Keeping Responsibilities

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

Cryptocurrency and Taxes

Dabbling in Cryptocurrency (Crypto) investments...?  If you’ve…
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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…
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Aged Care Living Fees

Deciding on Aged Care Living

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

Asset Register up to date?

When we think of the things we have of value, our largest assets…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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