by Greenhalgh Pickard | May 3, 2016 | Articles, Blog
2016 tax time will be here in two months, there will be changes for income tax returns, and there will be some points that we need to pay attention to. The ATO will both change and introduce several rules this year: Car expenses – tax deduction rules From 1...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Apr 13, 2016 | Articles, Blog
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has advised it will be commencing a series of random audits on 2015 and future tax returns in the hopes to gain back the estimated $3 billion in lost revenue. The plan is to target deliberate tax evaders, as well as those...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Apr 6, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Planning your Estate means, taking all steps to ensure your assets are administered and distributed in a way that reflects your final wishes and intentions. Although Estate planning can be complex, when it is mixed with the breakdown of a relationship, serious...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Mar 30, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Nowadays, it’s getting much more popular for individuals to start their own businesses. Therefore, many people are lodging their Business activity statements (BAS) monthly or quarterly. However, some people do not have a full understanding of the BAS, and may...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Mar 10, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Proposed legislation brought to light recently, has changed the recovery method of overseas HELP debts. Previously, if Australians were living outside of Australia after accruing a HELP or HECS debt, they were not required to pay the debt back until re-entering the...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Mar 2, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Many commercial property sale contracts are subject to the addition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the purchase price. It is important that investors, as well as practitioners, take note of whether a contract will be subject to GST prior to the contract signature....
