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ATO Interest Charges Are No Longer Deductible – What You Can Do

With ATO Interest charges currently at 11.17% and now being no longer deductible, this is now one of the most expensive forms of finance in the market.

Could your home be subject to land tax?

If you're running a business from home in Victoria, you might be surprised to learn that your principal place of residence (PPR) could lose its full land tax exemption.

Staying on Top of Your GST Registration and Reporting

GST recording keeping and reporting are an integral part of business in Australia, but potential mistakes could be costly.

Strengthening Governance: Lessons from Hillsong College

In December 2024, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) issued an enforceable undertaking to Hillsong College. The undertaking is specific to Hillsong College but provides good practice recommendations that any not-for-profit could adopt.

Payday super Exposure Draft released

On 14th March 2025, the government released exposure draft material that provides greater detail on how the payday super regime will operate.

Threshold for tax-free retirement super increases

Thinking about retirement? The amount of money that can be transferred to a tax-free retirement account will increase on 1 July 2025.

Plug-in hybrid cars: Unplugged

With the government's phase out of FBT exemptions for hybrid plug-in car kicking in from the 1st of April 2025, how might you be affected?

Changes to impact property vendors

If selling property in Australia is on the horizon for you, the changes in the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (FRCGW) rules are something worth taking note of.

New developments for School Building Funds

In light of the ATO's revised view of what constitutes a 'school,' organisations that previously may not have been eligible or had applications rejected for tax-deductible funds may now qualify.

ATO focus on personal services businesses

The ATO has set out some of its criteria for its risk approach to selecting businesses for an ATO audit.

ATO NFP Self-Review Return – Recent updates

Non-charitable not-for-profit organisations that self-assess as income tax exempt are now required to lodge an annual self-review return with the ATO.

Not-for-profit ATO self-review returns

From the 2023/2024 tax year, certain charitable not-for-profits with active ABNs will need to provide information about their income tax status to the ATO via a self-review return.