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Investing in shares

By Warren Kruger | July 6, 2016

Dividends (income from shares) are considered income for tax purposes. There are also other tax implications of obtaining, owning and disposing of shares, including shares in employee share schemes. You can claim deductions for costs related to the dividend income, such as management fees and interest on money you borrowed to buy the shares. Obtaining […]

Employers End of Financial Year Checklist

By Warren Kruger | June 29, 2016

If you run your own business the below checklist is key. To do Checklist: Payment Summaries Have you paid employees this financial year? Don’t forget to provide them with their payment summary by 14 July- even if you didn’t withhold any tax. You can order a copy of the ATO ‘PAYG payment summary – individual […]

Lost or stolen TFN

By Warren Kruger | June 22, 2016

If you can’t find your TFN and do not suspect misuse, phone the Australian Tax Office (ATO) on 13 28 61 between 8:00am and 8:00pm Monday to Friday and 10:00am to 4:00pm Saturday. You can also phone the ATO on Sunday between 10.00am to 4.00pm from 1 July to 31 October. If you have a […]

Fitness Industry – Claiming Work-Related Expenses

By Warren Kruger | June 15, 2016

This summary outlines some of the deductions a fitness professional can and cannot claim as an employee in the fitness and sporting industry.   Car expenses A fitness professional cannot claim deductions for your car expenses from home to work even if: you work outside normal business hours, for example, shift work or overtime you […]

Investing Overseas

By Warren Kruger | June 8, 2016

As an Australian resident, you are taxed on your worldwide income, including your income from: offshore bank accounts interests in foreign entities rental income from overseas property capital gains on overseas assets. You must declare all overseas income from these sources in your Australian tax return. If you have paid tax on any of this […]

Truck Drivers: Work-Related Expenses

By Warren Kruger | June 1, 2016

As tax time is fast approaching we will be outlining common work-related expenses for Truck Drivers. Short-haul or local Truck Drivers usually return home at the end of a day’s work. A long-haul Truck Drivers usually sleeps away from home in the course of driving the truck.   When you can make a claim In […]

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What’s New For Taxpayers

By Warren Kruger | August 19, 2015

Before you complete your tax return for 2015, there are some changes you should be aware of in case they affect you. Mature age worker tax offset You can no longer claim the Mature age worker tax offset (MAWTO) in your tax return. Previously, to be eligible for the offset you needed to be an […]

Travel between home and work and between workplaces

By Warren Kruger | September 2, 2015

While trips between home and work are generally considered private travel, you can claim deductions in some circumstances, as well as for some travel between two workplaces. If your travel was partly private and partly for work, you can only claim for the part related to your work.   What you can claim You can […]

Investment Property – Claiming Repairs and Maintenance Expenses

By Warren Kruger | September 9, 2015

Can you claim the cost of repairs you make before you rent out the property? You cannot claim the cost of repairing defects, damage or deterioration that existed when you obtained the property, even if you carried out these repairs to make the property suitable for renting. This is because these expenses relate to the […]

Gifts and donations

By Warren Kruger | November 4, 2015

You can only claim a tax deduction for gifts or donations to organisations that have the status of deductible gift recipients (DGRs).   Deductions for gifts are claimed by the person that makes the gift (the donor).   For you to claim a tax deduction for a gift, it must meet four conditions: The gift […]

Capital gains tax checklist

By Warren Kruger | November 11, 2015

  The following questions will help you to identify possible capital gains tax (CGT) obligations. If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, CGT may apply. Some questions are intended to highlight the possibility of a capital gain or loss arising in the current year, others to alert you to the possibility of a […]

Tax on Super Contributions

By Warren Kruger | December 16, 2015

The tax you pay on your super contributions generally depends on whether the contributions were made before or after you paid income tax, you exceed the super contributions cap or you are a very high-income earner. Before-tax super contributions The super contributions you make before tax (concessional) are taxed at 15%. Types of before-tax contributions […]

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