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The Australian Federal Budget 2021 has been announced, so do you know where you stand? Find out how it all affects you with our key updates for the coming financial year.

What does your retirement look like to you? Do you feel ready to relax or are there some steps needed before you can finally take the leap? Find out the basics of how the Centrelink Age Pension might be relevant to you.

This new service symbolises a significant achievement and check-point on our strategic roadmap, as we continue to expand and strengthen our professional service, care and offerings to our clients.

When thinking about retirement, we don’t tend to think about our super balance. Instead, we think about a lifestyle we want in retirement and translate this into how much cash we will need per week, month or year to live this lifestyle.

We all know it can get a little hectic at the end of the business financial year with tax time coming up, so we thought we’d put together some helpful advice on five important last minute small business tax tips to do before June 30.

On 31 March 2018, the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ended. With the ever-increasing budget deficit, the ATO will be reviewing whether all employers who should be paying FBT are, and that they are paying the right amount.

On 9 May 2017 the Government announced that it will strengthen compliance with the GST law by requiring purchasers of newly constructed residential properties or new subdivisions to remit the GST directly to the ATO as part of settlement.

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is an Australian Government initiative that will streamline business reporting obligations for all payments related to Wages & Salaries, Pay As You Go (PAYG) Withholding & Superannuation (SGC). It is the largest reporting change to payroll in Australia’s history.

From 1 January 2018, a new vacant residential land tax (VRLT) applies to homes in inner and middle Melbourne that were vacant for more than six months in the previous calendar year.