Month: February 2021
JobMaker hiring credit
COVID-19 measures The JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme (“JobMaker”) is a new government incentive in response to the COVID-19 economic crisis. … Read More
JobKeeper ending
COVID-19 measures Don’t forget that the JobKeeper scheme ends on 28 March 2021. The second JobKeeper extension has started and … Read More
Investment incentives
COVID-19 measures We have previously told you about 2 temporary measures to encourage business investment: full expensing for the cost … Read More
Victorian business support
COVID-19 measures Just before Christmas, the Federal Government declared that various COVID-19 related business grants provided by the Victorian Government … Read More
Varying your PAYG instalments
COVID-19 measures To assist taxpayers experiencing financial difficulty as a result of COVID-19, the ATO is providing added flexibility to … Read More
No paper PAYG and GST quarterly instalment notices
The ATO is no longer issuing paper instalment notices for PAYG and GST quarterly instalments once an activity statement or … Read More
Trading stock taken for private use
What has the ATO been doing? It is common in a number of industries for trading stock to be used … Read More
Property sales
What has the ATO been doing? The ATO regularly receives data relating to the purchase and sale of properties from … Read More
Online sales – data-matching
What has the ATO been doing? The ATO will acquire data on Australian sales made through online selling platforms through … Read More
Vehicle registrations – data-matching
What has the ATO been doing? The ATO will acquire motor vehicle registry data from State and Territory motor vehicle … Read More
ATO prosecutions
What has the ATO been doing? The ATO has publicised a number of successful prosecutions for tax fraud, presumably … Read More
Insolvency reforms
Other News Important changes to Australia’s insolvency laws commenced on 1 January 2021. The Assistant Treasurer has said that they … Read More