Tax Time | May Edition 2018

May 2018 Edition focuses on this year’s pre-budget announcements, small business CGT bill introduced into Parliament as well as looking at Buyer’s obligations to paying GST on new residential premises.

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Tax Time | April Edition 2018

R&D Registration Deadline – 30 April 2018  
If your company is intending to claim the R&D Tax Incentive for the 2016-2017 income year and it ends on 30 June 2017, your R&D Tax Incentive registration application must be lodged by midnight local time on 30 April 2018.

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Common Sense Prevails with Release of Labour Hire Regulations

Our latest update regarding the introduction of labour hire regulations. With the release of the regulations on Monday the 19th of April, small and family businesses have received welcome relief from situations where the draft regulations may have previously had a significant impact. Crucially, the regulations provide further clarification on what constitutes a labour hire business for the purposes of the Act, as well as providing some exemptions for “prescribed employees”.

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Deadline Looming for Single Touch Payroll Employers

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is the ATO’s latest initiative aimed at streamlining payroll reporting for employers and tracking payments to employees. This months newsletter article will cover the implications of STP for employers and key dates to be aware of.

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Tax Time | March Edition 2018

This issue covers CGT small business concessions, amendments to consolidation regimes, new residential premises and ATO admin of early release of super benefits.

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Family Business Caught in Labour Hire Cross-Fire

In the March Issue of the HCQ Newsletter, we explore the introduction of a new licensing scheme. From 16 April 2018 the Queensland Government will establish a mandatory labour hire licensing scheme administered under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (the ACT). Labour hire providers with have 60 days from this date to lodge a licence application to ensure compliance. For more information click ‘Download Document.’

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Tax Time | February Edition 2018

In this month’s edition of tax time monthly, we cover tax implications on trust vesting, employee share schemes, the extension of lodgement of SMSF income tax returns and more.

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Unlocking the Cryptocurrency Myth

Unlocking the Crypto-Currency Myth

Recent media hysteria and reports of massive returns have had most investors wishing they jumped on the crypto-currency bandwagon years ago. While some lamented another opportunity missed, many rolled the dice in search of an overnight fortune.

Despite its popularity, most people still don’t understand what a crypto-currency is or how it works.

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4 Financial Resolutions for a Happy New Year

The start of the New Year brings with it another round of New Year’s Resolutions that, for many, become watered down or broken by the time February arrives.

However, the end of year break can be the best time to make new financial resolutions to ensure the New Year starts on the right note and 2018 is one to remember.

We’ve come up with four simple financial resolutions that all business owners can apply.

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