February 2025 Client Alert

February 2025 – Client Alert

How do I prove my work-related expenses to the ATO?

How do I prove my work-related expenses to the ATO?   This is a really common question we get from clients with simple and more complicated affairs.   When submitting a tax return you are…

The business and economic year ahead for 2025

The business and economic year ahead for 2025 An election, a growing deficit, geopolitical instability, looming trade wars, and continued cost of living stress. Sounds like fun, right?     But it’s not all doom…

Client Alert – December 2024

December 2024 – Client Alert

Naughty or nice? Tax Tips of Christmas.

      As the holiday season is upon us, many businesses are winding up for celebrations, from planning parties to buying gifts for employees and clients lunches. However, with all the activity, it’s key…

Can my overseas employee be subject to Australian employment laws?

The Fair Work Commission has determined that a Philippines based “independent contractor” was an employee unfairly dismissed by her Australian employer.  And this begs the question, can my overseas employee be subject to Australian employment…

November 2024 – Client Alert

November 2024 – Client Alert

When is a gift not a gift for tax purposes?

The case of Rusanova and Commissioner of Taxation may have enough for a movie. The plot features an Australian resident Russian couple ‘gifted’ over $1.6m in unexplained bank deposits, over $67,000 in interest, the Russian father-in-law…

October 2024 Due Diligence Checklist – Purchasing a Business

October 24 – Due Diligence Checklist – Purchasing a Business

October 2024 – Client Alert

Client Alert – October 2024