Posts tagged "australian tax office"

A crackdown on the R&D tax incentive scheme could put early-stage startups off making claims altogether, to the detriment of innovation in Australia.

Explainer: Single Touch Payroll laws are being extended to businesses with less than 19 workers. Here's what you need to know about the changes.

The ATO will launch a new e-commerce platform to support its digital dreams, but micro businesses are still in the dark about how a prospective single-touch-payroll regime would affect them.

Another extension of the instant asset write-off scheme is on the cards ahead of MYEFO, small business Minister Michaelia Cash says.

While the government's instant asset write-off scheme forms a key part of its small business policy, a large number of firms aren't using it.

Businesses with less than 19 employees are being encouraged to move over to single touch payroll, but there is concern many won't have the software.

Darby's Fresh Bake has closed 27 stores after suffering declining sales in regional shopping centres, leaving 105 employees looking for work.

Airbnb continues to run the board when it comes to short-term holiday rentals. But should landlords leasing properties longterm consider making the switch? Michael Yardney weighs the pros and cons.

Tax breaks are few and far between, and the $20,000 instant asset write-off scheme is a ripper. But more than 60% of businesses aren’t ful…

The R&D Tax Incentive is Australia’s largest source of Government funding provided to ensure that we can stay competitive in the globa…

The public disclosure of information that Australia’s largest companies give to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on their tax returns doesn’t sway investors’ decisions and doesn’t reduce corporate tax avoidance, our research shows.

Small businesses are warned to be wary of consultants and advisers who claim they can get them a great deal on the R&D tax incentive, after a Queensland business was fined more than $4 million this for encouraging clients to lodge overstated or ineligible claims.