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ATO/General, Councils, Payroll, Public

Are elected members and other officials of local governing bodies entitled to superannuation support?

In August 2021, the NSW Office of Local Government published draft guidelines for ‘audit, risk and improvement committees’ (ARIC’s) for...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

FBT implications of employee COVID testing costs

Editor’s note: The government has recently announced no FBT applies to COVID-19 testing. The Government announcement will be covered in...

ATO/General, Payroll, Public

SGC: Another one bites the dust – Contractor plumber found to be an employee

In recent years, there has been a steady flow of Court and Tribunal cases law dealing with whether a person...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

Employer-provided parking located near shopping centre car parks: Preparing for the new FBT car parking rules

We have previously covered recent changes to the ATO position regarding FBT and car parking fringe benefits – refer our...

ATO/General, Charities, Commercial, Public

Director Identification Numbers: Are your directors required to apply?

From November 2021, directors and alternate directors of certain organisations will need to apply for a director identification number (DIN)....

ATO/General, Eligibility, Public

Sporting clubs: Income tax exemption & new ATO draft ruling – anything changing?

Overview On 7 October 2021, the ATO issued draft ruling Taxation Ruling TR 2021/D6 Income tax: the games and sports...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

Member Q&A – Employee internet upgrade costs, any FBT consequence?

Question In order to comply with COVID Public Health Orders , to allow employees to work from home, we incurred...

ATO/General, Eligibility, Payroll, Public

Employers: Are you ready for the new ‘stapling of super’ rules?

Under the current super choice rules, employers are required to offer eligible new employees a choice of superannuation fund in...

ATO/General, Payroll, Public

How to treat ‘wrongful dismissal’ type employer/employee settlements

It is a fact of life that not all employment arrangements end amicably and sometimes this results in the employer...

ATO/General, Charities, Eligibility, Public

NFPs: Get ready for annual reporting of self-assessment of income tax exemption eligibility

In the June 2021 Tax Update (click here) we covered an announcement in the 2021-22 Federal Budget that will have...

ATO/General, Payroll, Public

Superannuation Guarantee Charge and remission of penalties – the state of play

Despite the best of intentions, employers will from time to time find that they have underpaid/late paid employee superannuation entitlements....