Unlocking Tax Savings: Can Your MBA (or Other Studies) Pay Off at Tax Time?
Tuesday February 24 2026
Unlocking Tax Savings: Can Your MBA (or Other Studies) Pay Off at Tax Time? Investing in further study — whether it’s an MBA, a leadership course, or a postgraduate qualification — is a big...
Know the Rules Before You Break Them: SMSF Education Matters
Thursday February 12 2026
Running a self-managed super fund (SMSF) gives you control—but also responsibility. The Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SISA) sets out trustee duties, investment rules, and...
Is Your Family Home Really Tax Free
Wednesday August 07 2024
Is Your Family Home Really Tax-Free? The main residence exemption means your family home is usually exempt from capital gains tax (CGT) when you sell it. But, as with most tax matters, it’s not...
Self Education: Which expenses are claimable?
Wednesday February 21 2024
Self-education: What can you claim? Knowing what you can and can’t claim is important. That’s why we’re providing a run down on the latest draft ruling by the ATO which outlines what you can and...
Redrawing Investment Loans - think before you act
Wednesday January 24 2024
Redrawing investment property loans – something to think about Do you have an investment property loan? For refinanced or redrawn loans, there has been a significant increase in ATO...
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave – New Entitlement Rules
Wednesday January 18 2023
Employees have had an entitlement to unpaid family and domestic violence leave (FDVL) for some time as part of the National Employment Standards (NES). As of 1 February 2023, for larger employers,...
Tax and the Family Home
Friday August 26 2022
Tax & the Family Home We all know you don’t pay tax on your family home when you sell it…or do you? We take a closer look at the main residence exemption that excludes your home from capital...
Cryptocurrency - How does tax apply?
Tuesday August 16 2022
Cryptocurrency If you dispose of an asset - you will need to calculate the capital gain or loss and record this in your tax return. But what is an asset - property, shares, crypto or NFTs,...
Rental Properties in the Spotlight
Monday July 18 2022
Rental Properties in the Spotlight In 2022 the ATO will focus on ensuring that all rental income received is included in taxable income. This includes long and short-term rental, rental...
Work Related Expenses - What to claim and what records you need
Friday July 08 2022
Work Related Expenses – What is under fire for 2022. Every year the ATO identifies priority areas for their attention in the upcoming lodgements. This year (2022) with the end of the COVID...