When you retire, your superannuation is likely to become an
important source of your income. That’s why it’s a good idea to top it up while you are working. But did you know, there are also
some excellent tax benefits you can take advantage of right now – just by making your own voluntary superannuation contributions?
Generally, money invested in super is taxed at a lower rate than your personal income tax rate.
Please contact us ASAP if you would like to discuss saving tax with super contributions. Timing of your contributions is critical to get right to entitle you to a tax deduction in the 2023 year.
Falling behind on your BAS lodgements looks like an administrative problem. Left long enough, it becomes an expensive one, because the GST you collected stays payable indefinitely while the GST credits you are owed disappear after four years. Here is what that looks like in dollars.
With negative gearing now quarantined for established dwellings, new house and land has become the sensible play for investors — but there is a trap in the first eighteen months. Interest on the land is denied, while interest on the construction is not. If the bank has written one loan, someone has to do the sums. Here is why it pays to split the loan before you sign.
When the draft legislation for the trust minimum tax was released, it came with a reassurance: if you do not want to restructure, you can simply make an election instead — no restructure, and no state stamp duty. That is accurate, but it is also a very small part of the decision. Here is why you should choose your structure for the eventual sale of your business, not for the announcement.
