Insights

For business owners, as we approach the End of the Financial Year, it is important to gain a true understanding of your potential tax position and establish a variety of business strategies for EOFY 23 and leading into FY24.

Personal Services Income, or PSI, is the income derived by an individual mainly as a result of their personal work or exertion, rather than the sale of goods or use of assets. The individual may operate as a sole trader, or through a trust, partnership, or company structure. You can receive PSI in almost any industry or profession, but it is commonly seen within the Professional Services sector (namely among accountants, lawyers, consultants and engineers, etc) and medical practitioners.

Understanding how Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in your business affect profit is the key to increasing profits. Not all businesses are the same and, therefore, there will be different drivers that will result in increased profits for each type of business. Service-based businesses will have completely different KPIs from a business that sells products, whether they be manufactured in-house, wholesale or retail. Also, increasing revenue is not the only way to increase profits, controlling expenses can be equally as important.

Following on-going review and commentary since 2021 regarding the liability of medical practices to pay Payroll Tax in New South Wales, the Queensland Revenue Office (QRO) has now released a new Public Ruling determining interpretation for QLD clinics.

First introduced as part of the pandemic support programs for individuals, the Australian Tax Office intends to conclude the use of their ‘shortcut’ and ‘fixed-rate’ work-from-home expense calculating methods, instead announcing a new combined methodology.

In the wake of the recent Optus Hacking impacting millions of Australians, data security and protecting yourself and your business against cyber fraud has never been more top of mind.

For Individual taxpayers, July presents an ideal time to get ahead in lodging your Income Tax Return for the pervious Financial Year. In claiming all appropriate deductions, you can potentially lower your tax obligations.

As business owners, significant time can be dedicated to growing your organisation and shaping it for the future. However, often neglected can be the time taken to ensure that proper protections are put in place, which can combat against potential risks that may arise both internally and externally.

As Australia re-opens its international borders in a return to ‘normal’ life following forced closures throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many expatriates may be considering this as an ideal time to return home to family and friends – resettling life back Down Under.

In response to the impacts of the recent South-East Queensland rainfall and flooding, the Queensland Government has announced the release of its ‘Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants’, designed to support affected small businesses in their recovery.