FBT & personal use assets are on ATO audit radar
The Fringe Benefits rules are a complicated layer to the taxation system. FBT operates in addition  to GST and Income tax.  The ATO has...


Business Valuation Tip!
Here is an example of transaction comparisons I recently used. Real estate valuations compare sales of similar properties, business...
FBT – Good intentions always have unintended consequences.
To know where you are going you first must know where you have been. As a very green Accountant FBT was explained to me as follows “It’s...
Division 7a Loans – How to manage them!
A quick google search will tell you that Taxation has existed since 3,000 BC. Thank you, Ancient Egypt! Taxation has always been an...
ATO New Agent Obligations
The ATO has recently added some additional hoops for tax agents to jump through when taking on new clients. As well as some complicated...
ATO Debt, interest rates and payment plans
What goes up, must come down! Every action causes an equal and opposite reaction. Every debit has an equal and corresponding credit. The...
Superannuation Guarantee
The ATO is stepping up the compliance regime for employee's super. Where super is not paid on time the data matching techniques...


Thank you to these wonderful people
Recently, I agreed to take on the role of 'treasurer' for the Dementia Support Network of WA. https://dementiasupportnetworkwa.au/ They...


Budget Updates 2023/24
Federal Budget 2023/24 The Federal Budget 2023/24 was announced in early May. The below announcements have not been legislated and may...