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As we move towards the culmination of the 2023/2024 financial year, it’s a great time for reflection, strategy, and forward planning. Timing is everything with most tax strategies requiring action before 30 June.

The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends on 31 March. We’ve outlined the hot spots for employers and employees including work from home arrangements, electric cars and business assets used personally.

The ATO is here to support you with the Small Business Technology Investment Boost. This initiative allows eligible small businesses to claim an additional 20% tax deduction to enhance their digital operations.

The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends on 31 March. We’ve outlined the hot spots for employers and employees including work from home arrangements, electric cars and business assets used personally.

If you drive a Ute for work, you may not need to worry about FBT if any private use meets the ATO criteria of being minor, infrequent and irregular. But what does this mean??

The ATO have made some changes to how you can claim your costs from working from home for the 2023 financial year.
Its important that you start keeping compliant records now!

Organising your end-of-financial year documents now means you can get your tax completed earlier and maximise your return. Book a your tax return appointment now and rest easy knowing it’s under control.

The 2022-23 Federal Budget is a safe, ballot box friendly Budget as expected with a focus on cost of living, home ownership and health.

Key Initiatives include fuel excise cuts, the living tax offset and increased deductions for training and digital adoption.

Do you understand your personal income tax, what you have to declare, and how much you can claim?

We can help get your taxable income correct, maximise allowable deductions and get the best tax return.

The ATO’s new directives on the taxation of trust distributions mean it’s essential to review arrangements before the new rules start on 1 July 2022.
Book a planning session to ensure you’ve got the best beneficiary arrangement for your family.

Planning a Christmas party? Giving gifts to clients and suppliers? Paying a Christmas bonus? Talk to us to see if you can claim all or part of the cost as business expenses. Don’t get caught out by tricky entertainment rules!

New laws mean company directors need to get a unique director ID number from November 2021

Talk to us if you have any questions about the new registration requirement.

Are you making the most of your allowable tax deductions? Individuals can claim for general work-related expenses as well as occupation-specific expenses and working from home. Book a time now to prepare for your 2020 tax and we’ll help maximise your return.

The Federal Budget 2021-22 is all about economic recovery, including tax cuts, business incentives and investment in training. Many changes in the budget can benefit individuals and business owners. Talk to us to find out how the changes impact you.

Need help with maximising your business deductions? This year it’s important to get your records and tax return correct because of the unusual business circumstances and JobKeeper. We can help make tax time easy.

As you start your property investing journey, you will find different opinions in every corner and an overwhelming amount of information. The secret to getting on the front foot is keeping it simple. With over twenty years of experience in the property industry, we share BMT Tax Depreciation’s top four tips for new investors. 1. 

The super guarantee rate will rise in July this year to 10%. Have you calculated the extra cost to your business? This rate increase will impact employer expenses and may affect salary packages. Talk to us now so you don’t get caught out.

Remember to take an odometer reading for the fringe benefit tax period ending March 31st.

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Whether you lease your vehicle, have a loan for it or own it, if you are using your vehicle for work or in your business you will want to claim these costs at tax time! Yes the ATO will allow you to claim expenses without a logbook if you are an individual but these are

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