• Last Updated: 18/03/2021

    Fringe benefits tax (FBT) is one of Australia’s most disliked taxes because it’s cumbersome and generates a lot of paperwork. The COVID-19 lockdowns have added another layer of complexity as many [...]

  • Last Updated: 18/03/2021

    The first COVID-19 vaccination in Australia rolled out on 21 February 2021 preceded by a wave of protests. With the rollout, comes a thorny question for employers about individual rights, workplace health [...]

  • Last Updated: 18/03/2021

    Super Retail Group - owner of the Supercheap Auto, Rebel, BCF and Macpac brands - handed back $1.7 million in JobKeeper payments in January after releasing a trading update showing sales [...]

  • Last Updated: 06/02/2021

    A sole trader who was able to backdate his ABN has won access to JobKeeper payments in a recent case before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).   To be eligible [...]

  • Last Updated: 06/02/2021

    The impact of COVID-19 has been felt very differently from region to region. Fortunes vary wildly between business operators subject to ongoing lockdowns and trading impediments to [...]

  • Last Updated: 06/02/2021

     We’re often asked the best way to sell a business. There are two key components at play in the sale of a business; structuring the transaction and [...]

  • Last Updated: 09/11/2020

    We’ve had quite a few questions about the JobMaker hiring credit announced in the 2020-21 Federal Budget. The legislation enabling the JobMaker scheme has not passed Parliament as yet and until this occurs, [...]

  • Last Updated: 09/11/2020

    Most Australians are only vaguely aware – or completely unaware – of the fact that credit-reporting agencies monitor their financial transactions. While most Australians don’t give much [...]