Small businesses are concerned the Govenrment’s planned changes to living away from home allowances for temporary workers could victimi…

Small businesses are concerned the Govenrment’s planned changes to living away from home allowances for temporary workers could victimi…
Business groups have welcomed yesterday’s leadership ballot, saying having Julia Gillard remain prime minister delivers certainty to …
The Australian Taxation Office has always had plenty of bean counters on its staff, but they’ve never taken their job literally – until no…
Accountants and finance experts have expressed concerns a new piece of draft legislation that gives the ATO power to withhold tax returns fr…
Accountants are tipping tens of thousands of people could get caught up in a Tax Office crackdown on misuse of personal service income regul…
This topic might seem a little leftfield for a tax column, but I will explain. The legislation to apply an income test to the 30% privat…
The push to allow businesses to carry-back tax losses appears to be gaining momentum, with the Government’s Business Tax Working Group mee…
Banks continued to crack down on failed companies during what has been revealed to be the worst year ever for insolvency appointments, accor…
Not all SME employers have to fill out a fringe benefits tax (FBT) return, but for those that do, some useful reminders are in order. After …
Happy New Year to all SmartCompany readers! My first column for this year is on a topic that we’re bound to hear plenty about in the …
While the Australian Taxation Office has this morning warned big businesses to approach the agency before private tax problems spin out of c…
The Australian Taxation Office has reaffirmed its commitment to tracking down tax dodgers after reaching an agreement with other major econo…