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February 2020 Newsletter

Rede Accountants February 2020 Newsletter This month’s edition of our newsletter includes: CGT and the family home: expats and foreigners excluded from tax exemption Bushfire support and assistance ATO targets ‘lifestyle’ assets Alerts to protect SMSFs from fraud View our newsletter here. Take Care Col, Ken & The Team at Rede

CRITICAL DEADLINE

There is a proposed legislation before the NSW parliament seeking to amend legislation relating to stamp duties and land tax. How does this impact Discretionary Trusts? Under the relevant Acts, a foreign trustee will be liable to pay surcharge transfer duty and surcharge land tax (2%) on the acquisition of and holding an interest in residential […]

December 2019 Newsletter

Rede Accountants December 2019 Newsletter This month’s edition of our newsletter includes: Australia Embraces Black Friday and Cyber Monday Why ‘Black Friday’? The rise and rise of online shopping Things That Will Make or Break Business’s This Christmas  Ho, Ho, No. The trading stock headache. The discounting trend. The Christmas cost hangover New Year cash […]

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Rede Listed In The AFR Top 100 Accounting Firms In Australia

The Australian Financial Review Top 100 Accounting Firms in Australia for 2019 has been released and Rede Accountants are very proud to announce that we have been named on the Australian Financial Review Top 100 Accounting Firms for the second year running! To say we are proud to be included on the Australian Financial Review […]

November 2019 Newsletter

Rede Accountants November 2019 Newsletter This month’s edition of our newsletter includes: CGT and the Family Home:  Expats and Foreigners Targeted Again Vacant Land Deduction Changes Hit ‘Mum and Dad’ Property Developments Can the ATO Take Money Out of Your Account? Your Right to Know Are You Paying Your Staff Correctly? Woolworths $200M Plus Remediation  […]

New Gift Card Laws

This article originally appeared on the Australian Consumer Law website. The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) has been amended to provide protections for gift card consumers across Australia. These national changes apply to gift cards supplied to consumers on or after 1 November 2019. Cards and vouchers sold before 1 November 2019 continue to have the […]

Deductions for a company or trust home-based business

This article originally appeared on the ATO website on 19 August 2020. If you run your home-based business as a company or trust, your business should have a genuine, market-rate rental contract (or similar agreement) with the owner of the property. The agreement will determine which expenses the business pays for and can claim as […]

Federal Court provides clarification on the personal services income rules

This article originally appeared on the Australian Taxation Office website on the 13th of August 2019. The Federal Court handed down two decisions relating to personal services income (PSI) rules yesterday. Income is classified as PSI when more than 50% of the income received under a contract is for a taxpayer’s labour, skills or expertise. The […]

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“Temporary” Apartment Qualifies as Permanent Place of Abode

“Temporary” Apartment Qualifies as Permanent Place of Abode This article originally appeared on Accountants Daily on the 16th of September. The High Court has refused the Commissioner of Taxation’s application for special leave to appeal against the decision of the Full Federal Court’s decision in Harding v Commissioner of Taxation. Big four firm PwC, who acted […]

Government Floats Changes to Downsizer Contributions

  Government Floats Changes to Downsizer Contributions Sarah Kendell This post originally appeared on accountsdaily and has been republished with their permission. The government has floated a number of imminent changes to eligibility for downsizer contribution rules, including clarifying who can contribute the proceeds of pre-CGT properties and how contributions from jointly owned properties are […]

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