Business newsletter – November 2019
What the ATO is doing to support small businesses
On 17 October 2019, Second Commissioner, Andrew Mills, addressed the Tax Institute’s 2019 Tasmanian State Convention outlining what the ATO … Read More
Have you missed the STP start date?
Small employers had until 30 September to start reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP). There are 3 options if you … Read More
Get your PAYG withholding obligations right
All businesses, including not-for-profits, are now required to meet their PAYG withholding obligations before they can claim deductions for payments … Read More
More time to spend your xmas gift vouchers (with some exemptions)
New laws apply to all gift cards and vouchers sold from 1 November 2019. Any gift card sold before 1 … Read More
Withholding for employee shares
Does your company have an employee share scheme (ESS)? If it does, you will have withholding obligations. See this link … Read More
Are you changing your business structure?
If you are changing your business structure (eg from a sole trader to a company), you will need to apply … Read More
Working out if you have to pay super
An ATO factsheet provides a useful reminder about when you have to make contributions under the superannuation guarantee (SG) scheme. … Read More
Disclosure of business tax debts
The ATO can now disclose tax debt information of businesses to registered credit reporting bureaus (CRBs), but only if certain … Read More
7 tips to stay smart online and avoid cybercrime
As part of Stay Smart Online week (in early October), the ATO published some useful tips about improving online safety. … Read More
Top 4 weird tax time excuses
The ATO has published some of the weirder excuses it has heard for why the tax return was late or … Read More
Key tax dates
Date Obligation 21 November 2019 – Lodge and pay October 2019 monthly BAS 28 November 2019 – Lodge and pay … Read More