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By Julia Hartman
Before embarking on any year-end tax strategy it is first important to consider whether you are going to be in a higher tax bracket next financial year. Examples of how this could happen would be a capital gain because you are going to sell an asset or your pay may go up next year. If your tax bracket is going to be higher next year, then it may be better not to drag deductions from next year into this year or delay income from this year to next year…
Updated 25 January 2019 Normally we don’t buy into the ATO fearmongering each year, saying certain deductions are in their sights. But the attitude of the ATO has changed from just wanting to confirm you are claiming legitimate deductions to actually wanting to find a way to deny a claim for an expense, even when …
How Franking Credits are Created: In simple terms, imagine an Australian company makes a $100 profit. It pays $30 tax on it and pays a $70 cash dividend to its one shareholder, an Australian resident. The shareholder also receives a tax credit for the $30. As a result, the shareholder declares $100 in income in …
So what do you do if you realise, after reading the amazing information on our web site or facebook page, that you have missed something in a previous tax return? Don’t worry, you can amend that return and don’t let the ATO fob you off with the 2 year limit as there are many ways …