Is your family home really tax-free?

Is your family home really tax-free?

The main residence exemption exempts your family home from capital gains tax (CGT) when you dispose of it. But, like all things involving tax, it’s never that simple.  As the character of Darryl Kerrigan in The Castle said, “It’s not a...
$20k instant asset write-off passes Parliament

$20k instant asset write-off passes Parliament

Legislation increasing the instant asset write-off threshold from $1,000 to $20,000 for the 2024 income year passed Parliament just five days before the end of the financial year. Purchases of depreciable assets with a cost of less than $20,000 that a small business...
What’s ahead for 2024-25?

What’s ahead for 2024-25?

Will 2024-25 be another year of volatility or a return to stability?  Personal tax & super As you would be aware (at least we hope so after a $40m public education campaign), the personal income tax cuts took effect on 1 July 2024. At the same time, the...
What’s changing on 1 July 2024

What’s changing on 1 July 2024

Here’s a summary of the key changes coming into effect on 1 July 2024: Tax cuts reduce personal income tax rates and change the thresholds. Superannuation guarantee increases from 11% to 11.5% – check the impact on any salary package arrangements. Superannuation...
ATO fires warning shot on trust distributions

ATO fires warning shot on trust distributions

The ATO has warned that it is looking closely at how trusts distribute income and to who. In recent years, how trusts distribute income has come under intense scrutiny. Trust distribution arrangements need to be carefully considered by trustees before they appoint or...