Cryptocurrencies have had a rocky road towards mainstream acceptance. In 2017, the CEO of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, called bitcoin “a fraud”. However in 2019, JP Morgan became the first US bank to successfully test its own digital coin. The growth of digital currency has enthralled investors. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market […]
Early this week, the Tax Institute of Australia (TIA) called for guidance material on the JobKeeper scheme in relation to the R&D Tax Concession and transfer pricing. In an open letter from TIA president Peter Godber, the TIA made a submission to the ATO encouraging a more “considered approach … in relation to guidance being […]
Amidst the constantly changing news cycle and rule amendments, it can be hard for SMEs to keep track of their tax obligations. We interviewed Kirsten Fish, Chief Tax Counsel at the ATO (currently Deputy Commissioner Small Business), on the major tax issues facing SMEs during the pandemic and how best to navigate them. What are […]
Businesses have been plunged into further uncertainty as the Senate inquiry into R&D tax incentive (‘RDTI’) reforms is delayed a third time this year. What do we know so far? The Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Tax Incentive) Bill 2019 (‘the Bill’) was introduced on the 5 December 2019 to reform RDTIs. Treasurer Josh […]
Proposed changes to R&D tax incentives (RDTIs) could reduce future R&D expenditure, undermining innovation and the development of new industries in the long-term. In 2017, Australia’s R&D expenditure sat at 1.787 per cent of GDP, far below the then OECD average of 2.342 per cent of GDP. Changes in RDTIs will potentially drive this rate […]
New research indicates that the Government might face a wave of ‘tax debtors’ within the Australian business community when the stimulus and wage subsidies end in September. This is because, even before the nationwide shutdown – when the economy was fairly healthy – 25 per cent of businesses could not find the cash to pay […]
The end of financial year (EOFY) is a time that many small and medium businesses (SMBs) dread. In addition to the complexities of JobKeeper, knowing every financial obligation and entitlement can become overwhelming, particularly if businesses are not overly confident in their books. Lost receipts, expense mistakes and inadequate record-keeping result in a stressful, potentially […]
Founded five years ago by Ainsley Johnstone and Natalie Firth, Think Talent is a modern executive recruitment agency that connects Australian and international organisations with top talent across Technology, Marketing & Digital and People & Communications markets. Growing from a team of two to 12, their success in part is due to enterprise clients wanting […]
With only three months remaining for this financial year, small businesses might be wondering how the recent stimulus changes may affect their end of year tax. The government has introduced a range of measures to support businesses and employees through the crisis in response to coronavirus, to help small businesses that may have had to […]
In the wake of the recent bushfires, a number of measures have been announced by government to help fire-affected small businesses, their owners and their employees to recover and rebuild – including tax exemptions and grants. Crucially, whilst many of the grants and payments on offer would normally be regarded as taxable income (meaning that […]
