Aug 2010

1-Aug-2010
Your Knowledge newsletter - August 2010

Download: Your Knowledge - August 2010.pdf

Jul 2010

1-Jul-2010
Your Knowledge newsletter - July 2010

Download: Your Knowledge - July 2010.pdf

Jun 2010

1-Jun-2010
Your Knowledge newsletter - June 2010

Download: Your Knowledge - June 2010.pdf

Mar 2010

1-Mar-2010
Your Knowledge newsletter - March 2010

Download: Your Knowledge - March 2010.pdf

Sep 2009

4-Sep-2009
Client Information Bulletin - Spring 2009

Download: Spring CIB 2009.pdf

Jul 2009

7-Jul-2009
Client Information Bulletin - Winter 2009

Download: Winter CIB 2009.pdf

Apr 2009

17-Apr-2009
Tax bonus payments to commence in April 2009
Broadcast sent on 6 April 2009 to advise tax agents that tax bonus payments to those eligible clients will commence this week and will be completed progressively over the next six weeks
Link: http://ato.gov.au/taxprofessionals/content.asp?doc=/content/00187484.htm

17-Apr-2009
Capital gains tax update 2008/09 income year
Capital gains tax developments during the 2008-09 income year. Current as at 31 March 2009.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/taxprofessionals/content.asp?doc=/content/00159734.htm

17-Apr-2009
Rental properties - claiming capital works deductions
This page contains information about capital works expenses for your rental property and how to claim a deduction.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/00183243.htm

17-Apr-2009
Rental properties - claiming repairs and maintenance expenses
This page contains information about what you can claim as repairs and maintenance expenses for your rental property.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/00183233.htm

17-Apr-2009
Tax-smart investing: What Australian property investors need to know
Tips to help you be a tax-smart property investor.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/62426.htm&page=1&H1

17-Apr-2009
Extra time to lodge and pay FBT for people affected by natural disasters
Broadcast sent 6 April 2009 to tax practitioners in natural disaster affected regions in Northern NSW, Northern Qld and parts of Victoria to provide a summary of the deferrals granted to assist them, including the recently announced 2009 FBT deferrals.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/taxprofessionals/content.asp?doc=/content/00187497.htm

17-Apr-2009
Employer super obligations continue
It's important that employers remember that, regardless of the current economic situation, they must keep paying super for their eligible employees.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/corporate/content.asp?doc=/content/00187316.htm

17-Apr-2009
Key superannuation rates and thresholds
These are the key rates and thresholds that apply in relation to superannuation contributions and benefits, employment termination payments, superannuation guarantee and co-contributions.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/superfunds/content.asp?doc=/content/60489.htm

17-Apr-2009
Paying benefits and returning contributions
Trustees of SMSFs need to know when a benefit can be paid and what contributions can and cannot be accepted.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/superfunds/content.asp?doc=/content/00180864.htm

17-Apr-2009
Tax-smart investing: What share investors need to know
Tips to help you be a tax-smart share investor.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/68425.htm

17-Apr-2009
HECS-HELP benefit 2009
Provides information about what the benefit is, who can apply and how to complete the application
Link: http://ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/00186897.htm

Jan 2009

30-Jan-2009
Foreign Exchange Rates

List of daily, monthly and annual foreign exchange rates. Updated to include monthly and daily rates for December 2008.

30-Jan-2009
Changes to Reporting of Contraventions
Changes to reporting compliance audits of self-managed funds for approved auditors and actuaries from 1st July 2008. The new approved form must be used, it is event based, new tests have been introduced to help auditors follow the reporting criteria. How to obtain and lodge an ACR, acess to information after lodgment. Amending and updating lodged ACRs.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/superprofessionals/content.asp?doc=/content/00147674.htm

30-Jan-2009
Detailed Food List
An alphabetical list of the major food and beverage product lines. Use this list to locate your food item and determine whether it is GST-free or taxable.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/businesses/content.asp?doc=/content/00176420.htm

Oct 2008

16-Oct-2008
Super co-contributions - Saving now for your future
This booklet will help you to understand how the Super co-contribution works and if you are eligible to receive it.

Link: http://ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/00160901.htm

16-Oct-2008
Capital gains tax update 2008-09 income year
Update on CGT developments for the 2008-09 income year. Current as at 31 August 2008.

Link: http://ato.gov.au/taxprofessionals/content.asp?doc=/content/00159734.htm

16-Oct-2008
Deadline extended for employers who use defined benefit funds
The Tax Office has extended the deadline for employers to obtain benefit certificates for employees in defined benefit superannuation funds to 31 December 2008.

Link: http://ato.gov.au/corporate/content.asp?doc=/content/00165354.htm

16-Oct-2008
Capital allowances: low-cost assets - threshold rule for small business
The threshold rule is available to businesses that are not in the Simplified Tax System (STS). STS businesses are able to claim an immediate deduction for expenditure on assets of less than $1,000.

Link: http://ato.gov.au/businesses/content.asp?doc=/content/36414.htm

16-Oct-2008
Supporting document requirements for private rulings - determining or confirming the value of a thing
Provides details of the information you should provide to us when you apply for a private ruling about the value of a thing.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/businesses/content.asp?doc=/content/00162339.htm

16-Oct-2008
Lost members register - for super providers
This information gives super providers basic information to meet their lost member reporting obligations.
 
Link: http://ato.gov.au/superprofessionals/content.asp?doc=/content/19171.htm

16-Oct-2008
Self-managed super fund statistical report
Current statistical reports for the self-managed super fund market.
Link: http://ato.gov.au/smsf/content.asp?doc=/content/00100435.htm

Sep 2008

1-Sep-2008
Client Information Bulletin - Spring 2008

Download: September Spring CIB 2008.doc

Jun 2008

30-Jun-2008
Client Information Bulletin - Winter 2008

Download: ICAA Winter CIB 2008.doc

Apr 2008

1-Apr-2008
Client Information Bulletin - Autumn 2008

Download: April CIB-Autumn 2008.doc