Starting a side hustle? Here’s how to do the job right
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Side hustle

Starting a side hustle? Here’s how to do the job right

We read about inventive side hustles and success stories all the time. But how about what it actually takes to start one?

  • byCaterina Hrysomallis

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Meddling with stage 3 tax cuts would be PM’s most dangerous option
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Income tax

Meddling with stage 3 tax cuts would be PM’s most dangerous option

Putting $20 billion in taxpayers’ hands will fuel inflation. That’s the economics of it,but Anthony Albanese must weigh up the politics.

  • byDavid Crowe
Can I get the pension if I transfer my super to my wife?
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Pension

Can I get the pension if I transfer my super to my wife?

Evening out your spouse’s and your super balances can increase your pension eligibility,but there are other consequences to keep in mind.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Will renovating my house reduce my age pension?

Will renovating my house reduce my age pension?

If you’ve earmarked some money for a home renovation,it is likely to be assessed when calculating your pension.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Deadline looms for those who do their own tax returns
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Income tax

Deadline looms for those who do their own tax returns

Those using a registered tax agent have until May next year to file,but for those doing their own returns penalties of up to $1565 are on the line.

  • byJohn Collett
WA businesses on notice as tax office crackdown hits the courts

WA businesses on notice as tax office crackdown hits the courts

A growing number of West Australian businesses are facing the prospect of collapse as the taxation watchdog abandons its pandemic-era concessions.

  • byJesinta Burton
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Hotel giant Hilton battles ATO over alleged tax avoidance scheme
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Tax avoidance

Hotel giant Hilton battles ATO over alleged tax avoidance scheme

The tax office is seeking penalties and unpaid taxes of over $80 million,alleging the company set up a scheme to avoid paying tax on the sale of a Sydney hotel in 2015.

  • bySarah Danckert
Adam Cranston pocketed $6.8 million from tax fraud,court told
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Courts

Adam Cranston pocketed $6.8 million from tax fraud,court told

The 36-year-old son of former ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston has accepted he is facing a “relatively long” stint behind bars,his barrister says.

  • bySarah McPhee
‘Hunt for deductions’ as tax refunds will be smaller this year
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Income tax

‘Hunt for deductions’ as tax refunds will be smaller this year

Taxpayers are urged to find every legitimate deduction they can before lodging tax returns this year.

  • byJohn Collett
The tax traps that could catch you out this financial year
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Income tax

The tax traps that could catch you out this financial year

Be particularly careful when doing your tax returns,as the ATO has developed some of the most sophisticated data-matching systems in the world.

  • byNoel Whittaker
ATO urges small business to come clean on $30 billion of debt
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Analysis

ATO urges small business to come clean on $30 billion of debt

The tax office has urged small businesses to pay their tax debts before an amnesty on penalties expires at the end of this year.

  • byJohn Collett