Business tax breaks in response to GFC lifted growth:RBA paper

Business tax breaks in response to GFC lifted growth:RBA paper

But it did not go as far as suggesting the Turnbull government’s proposal to cut the corporate tax rate for large companies would have the same impact.

  • byNassim Khadem

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Shameless EOFY marketing encourages small-business blunders

Shameless EOFY marketing encourages small-business blunders

Seven traps to avoid as companies employ aggressive June 30 sales tactics.

  • byTony Featherstone
A ‘standard’ deduction? No such thing,ATO warns ahead of tax time

A ‘standard’ deduction? No such thing,ATO warns ahead of tax time

The most common myth that leads to errors being made at tax time is that people think they are entitled to automatic or standard tax deductions,the ATO says.

  • byNassim Khadem
$20,000 tax break? We don’t care – we’re not using it
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$20,000 tax break? We don’t care – we’re not using it

A whopping 85 per cent of small business owners have never used the $20,000 instant asset writeoff.

  • byAlexandra Cain
'Potentially dangerous':Ex-US official warns against tax on Amazon,Google
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'Potentially dangerous':Ex-US official warns against tax on Amazon,Google

Former senior US Treasury official Bob Stack has warned the government against introducing a 3 per cent tax on digital players like Facebook and Google.

  • byNassim Khadem
The explainer:why you should have an interest in gifting

The explainer:why you should have an interest in gifting

The rules around how to take lump sum interest payments warrant close attention.

  • byNoel Whittaker
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Australia takes from the poor to give to the rich

Australia takes from the poor to give to the rich

Each year,a staggering $68 billion is spent keeping the wealthiest households wealthy.

  • byKasy Chambers
'Red flags':ATO warns on holiday homes in lead up to Easter

'Red flags':ATO warns on holiday homes in lead up to Easter

The Australian Taxation Office is keeping a close eye on taxpayers claiming deductions they are not entitled to for rental properties,including holiday homes.

  • byNassim Khadem
Claiming solar panels on a rented property
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Claiming solar panels on a rented property

Where a payment is made for something that is a mixture of business and private use,the tax deduction is limited to the business portion.

  • byMax Newnham
Tax concessions for wealthy reach $68 billion,analysis finds

Tax concessions for wealthy reach $68 billion,analysis finds

Tax concessions for the richest fifth of the population cost $68 billion a year,Newstart costs $11 billion,Anglicare Australia says.

  • byPeter Martin
Tax boss tells'scamming'tax agents to end short-term'sugar hit'

Tax boss tells'scamming'tax agents to end short-term'sugar hit'

Tax agents need to ensure they are “guardians” of the tax system rather than trying to help their clients scam it,tax commissioner Chris Jordan has warned.

  • byNassim Khadem