Salary sacrifice can be a great way to get a part of your remuneration in a form other than cash – and not personally pay tax on it....

As a tax concept, “entertainment” can be relevant not only to fringe benefits tax (FBT), but also to income tax and even goods and...

The government has proposed that the Australian home of a non-resident for tax purposes, including Australian expatriates will no longer...

With the end of the financial year in sight, there is one more thing clients will need to be aware of regarding changes to the tax...

Rental property investors can claim capital works deductions for construction costs for a rental property, however there are limits...

Small business clients can use simpler trading stock rules. If you are a small business entity and at the end of the income year estimate...

Fuel tax credit rates are updated every year (generally on 1 February, but this year they changed on 5 February). It is therefore a...

When a legal expense is incurred in relation to the operation of a business to produce assessable income, it is generally allowable as a...

When claiming for work-related car expenses, many taxpayers miss out on maximising their claim due to inadequate record keeping. But...

Airbnb is one of many examples of the “sharing economy” — connecting buyers (users) and sellers (providers) through a facilitator that...

A travel allowance is a payment made to employees to cover accommodation, food, drink or incidental expenses they incur when they travel...

That employees are required to travel for work has become increasingly significant, especially with the growing influence of a more...

Assistant Commissioner Kath Anderson has announced that the ATO is particularly concerned about taxpayers either making mistakes or...

As a general rule, travel from your home to your workplace is not allowed as a deduction because it constitutes a “private expense”....