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If you are appointed as an executor in a will, your responsibilities commence following the death of the will-maker. It is important for executors to consider the capital gains tax implications of a deceased estate when it is time to administer the estate property for its beneficiaries. There is generally no CGT payable for the…
The ATO is targeting holiday-home owners who are over-claiming on tax deductions for periods when their property isn’t being leased. Some owners have been rejecting tenants so that their holiday home is available for them to use. They provide their accountants with authority to rent documents to make it appear that they are trying to…
Taxpayers are responsible for safely storing a written backup copy of their tax record in case the original electronic form becomes inaccessible or unreadable. Where the tax records are accidently lost or destroyed from a burglary or fire, the ATO will allow a taxpayer to claim a deduction for certain expenses. The conditions are: – The…
The ATO is warning taxpayers of aggressive tax planning strategies will attract a significant amount of scrutiny. A number of specific strategies have been flagged as aggressive in a video named ‘Tax Tricks That Will Get You In Trouble’. When it comes to tax avoidance schemes, it is not uncommon for individuals to be duped…
The government’s tax white paper has revealed that in the next twelve months the average Australian will be pushed into the second highest tax bracket. As average wages become higher due to inflation, but do not actually rise in real terms, many taxpayers will be pushed up into a higher tax bracket. This phenomenon is…
The federal government has announced that it is planning to place a tax on bank deposits in its next budget, which will be handed down in May. According to media reports, the tax will take the form of an insurance levy; the government offers consumers a savings guarantee of up to $250 000 to protect…
Yesterday, the Australian Tax Office released a blueprint containing information on a new unit for wealthy taxpayers, as well as a new design to guide future proceedings with taxpayers. Entitled ‘Reinventing the ATO’, the blueprint outlines an exclusive unit to deal with wealthy individuals in Australia and at least one million privately owned businesses. The…
1. Put more into your mortgage offset account: Mortgage offset accounts are usually considered to be a mechanism for protecting yourself from interest rate rises. However, another advantage is that if you direct more money here and less to your savings account, you will save on tax earned on interest. With interest rates at record…
Switzerland and Australia have entered into an unprecedented agreement that will see the two countries automatically exchange tax information. The move is intended to prevent tax evasion through income earned and held in offshore bank accounts. Tax avoidance has been increasingly prominent on the international agenda recently, and Switzerland is striving to shake its reputation…
This financial year, the ATO has announced that it will be focussing on specific types of deductible claims. In previous years, the tax office has announced specific industries or professions that will be subject to particular scrutiny. The biggest announcement this year is that deductions for personal electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops…
