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Help, I’ve lost my job/had my hours cut due to COVID-19!
The COVID-19 crisis has left many Australians experiencing severe financial hardship. It’s a time of unprecedented uncertainty and difficulty, with many people losing their jobs or having their work hours drastically reduced, and despairing over how they’re going to...
Help, my small business has been hit hard!
COVID-19 has hit the small business community hard. With Australia now in stage two of the coronavirus shutdown, a broad range of businesses have been banned or restricted from operating, placing enormous pressure on small business owners. To help ease the devastating...
Working from home for the foreseeable future? Here’s how you can cut your tax bill
With scores of Australians now working from home in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, this has opened up new tax deduction opportunities for costs related to working from a home office. Provided your employer isn’t reimbursing you for the various costs of working...
New government subsidy to help Australians keep their jobs
The Federal Government has just announced one of its most important COVID-19 fiscal measures yet: the new JobKeeper payment. This new $1,500 fortnightly subsidy is designed to keep Australians in their jobs until the pandemic crisis is over. Here’s how it works:...
Australians losing out on $1.65 billion due to unclaimed tax deductions
New research has found that Australians are missing out on $1.65 billion due to unclaimed tax deductions. The study found that 66 percent of Aussies didn’t understand what they could and couldn’t claim on their tax return, while 56 percent left something off their tax...
Video: Everything you need to know about STP
Do you run a business with less than 20 employees? Many small business owners I’ve been speaking to are not aware of the STP deadline on 30 September 2019. This is when you’re required to start submitting your payroll information to the ATO electronically every time...