Holiday working spaces are work spaces in holiday destinations. The working spaces can be located literally anywhere in the world; including your favourite beach, forest, or snow holiday distination. Employees can work from the working spaces for a week, month or six months at a time. The work spaces can be hired by the day,…
From 1st July 2017, the amount of capital that a member can have in the tax-free retirement (pension phase), is limited to $1.6 million. This means the pension earnings exemption only applies on $1.6 million of the member’s superannuation balance, and the earnings on the excess superannuation balance is subject to the normal 15% tax.…
This tax strategy only applies to overseas employees working in Australia, and Australian residents working overseas. Under the FBT legislation the taxable value of holiday travel costs (flights, accommodation and meals) provided to these employees (and their families) are reduced by 50% if they travel back to either: the town where they lived before being…
The first tax issue to consider with owning a racehorse is whether you are operating as a hobby or a business. Generally, it is difficult to demonstrate to the ATO that you have a racing business unless it is associated with breeding or training activities and is of significant scale. The tax benefits of owning…
These 10 tax strategies apply to rental property investors produce the biggest tax savings (on average). Family trusts – Provides asset protection, income splitting, 50% CGT discount & flexibility. Refinancing the family home – Ideal when renting the ‘old’ family home. Negatively gearing the family home – Asset protection, capital growth & tax savings. Holiday…
For Australian residents who wish to conduct a trading or investing business overseas, this strategy involves incorporating a company overseas. Typically, the overseas company will be incorporated in a country with lower tax rates than Australia, and have foreign directors. If the foreign incorporated company ensures its Central Management & Control (CM&C) is overseas (and…
These 10 Tax Strategies apply to the majority of employees & produce the biggest tax savings (on average). Tax Strategy 1 – Salary Packaging Private Motor Vehicles Makes private motor vehicles tax deductible (average $3,000 tax savings pa). Tax Strategy 4 – Transporting Heavy or Bulky Equipment Makes home to work travel deductible (average $3,000…
These 10 tax strategies apply to the majority of businesses & produce the biggest tax savings (on average) TS 1: Salary Packaging Private Motor Vehicles – Makes private motor vehicles tax deductible (average $3,000 tax saving pa). TS 12: Concessional Super Contributions – $25,000 deductible contributions cap (per taxpayer). TS 32: Change…
A smartwatch is a wearable computer in the form of a wristwatch. Their functionality is similar to smartphones and includes: Mobile apps. Mobile operating system. Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity. Portable media players, with FM radio and playback of digital audio and video files. Making and receiving phone calls. Sending and receiving emails. Digital cameras. Heart rate monitors.…
An Employee Remuneration Trust (ERT) arrangement involves a trust being established to facilitate the provision of payments and/or other benefits to employees of an employer. The trustees provide the benefits at the direction of the employer. This strategy is useful to retain and reward employees that are critical and important to the business’s success. A…
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