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November 15, 2023
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Andrew Lovett
Originally written by Tony Lovett, updated by Andrew Lovett

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A brief history of our complicated Australian taxation system

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Income Tax, Australian Taxation Law, Australian Taxation Office, ATO, Tax Law, History of Taxation in Australia, Tax, Australian treatise on taxation in 1947,
Tax Insights
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March 2, 2023
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Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett

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Charity website depreciation

We are a not-for-profit registered charitable association. Our auditors have suggested that the cost of upgrading our website may be able to be capitalised as an intangible asset and written off over the next few years. Is that correct?

What would be the recommended depreciation rate on a straight-line basis?

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Charity, charity website, depreciation, non-profit, charitable association, intangible asset
Tax Insights
Q&A
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February 21, 2023
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Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett

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Commissions

I am planning to give a staff member a lump sum as a one-off commission payment at the end of this financial year. Do I have to pay workers’ compensation and superannuation on this amount?

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Commissions, lump-sum payment, compensation, alllowances
Business Insights
Personal Tax
Q&A
Superannuation
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February 10, 2023
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Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett

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Proprietors' funds

Can you direct me to where I may find more information on the definition of “drawings”?

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Drawings, Tax Insight, Proprietors' funds, funds, business
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January 26, 2023
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Andrew Lovett
Lovetts

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Q&A Depreciation Reports

Is the cost to obtain a depreciation report from a quantity surveyor fully deductible? How would it be reported?

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Depreciation Reports, Tax Insight
Q&A
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January 4, 2023
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Andrew Lovett
Lovetts

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Australian Tax Changes 2022-2023

Stay in touch with all of the latest tax changes from the Australian Government.
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Australian Tax Changes 2023
Australian Tax Changes
Tax Insights
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October 7, 2022
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Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett

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Are you running a profitable business and suffering high marginal tax rates?

Are you running a profitable business and suffering high marginal tax rates?
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Australian business, Australian Tax Insight, Australian Tax Law, Business, Corporate tax rate, Incorporation, Personal Services Income PSI, QLD Tax
Business Insights
Tax Insights
Generate Cash Flow
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August 26, 2021
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Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett

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Tax-free government money to combat COVID-19?

State, territory, and the Commonwealth governments are now in the process of providing tax-free grants to businesses to support them during lockdowns imposed to protect public health from the pandemic.
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Australian business, Business Grants, COVID-19 Resources, JobSaver, New South Wales, Pandemic, Tax Insght
Australian Government Grants
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February 26, 2020
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Andrew Lovett

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Australian Research & Development Tax Incentives

The Australian Government offers some great incentives to innovative technology companies who undertake R&D as part of their business or growth strategy
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Australian Research & Development Tax Incentives, R&D
Tax Insights
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December 18, 2019
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Andrew Lovett
Lovetts

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Real-time Tax Reporting & Penalties!

Governments and tax offices are stepping up the use of information technology to provide much more real-time reporting and tax…
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Tax Insight, Real-time Tax Reporting & Penalties
Business Insights
Tax Insights
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November 14, 2019
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Andrew Lovett
Lovetts

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Cash payments to be outlawed in 2020.

Big cash payments will be outlawed from early 2020 with a Government bill making cash payments of $10,000 or more a criminal offence.
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Cash Payments Outlawed
Generate Cash Flow
Tax Insights
Business Insights
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September 30, 2019
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Andrew Lovett

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Tax advantages for celebrities, sports people and entertainers

This video is about Government moves to prevent high profile sportspeople, celebrities and entertainers from gaining income splitting tax advantages…
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Celebrities Licensing Fame
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Tax Insights
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August 21, 2019
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Andrew Lovett

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Taxable payments reporting – expanded

New rules apply for the reporting of payments to suppliers by couriers and cleaners for the 2019 financial year and…
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Australian Tax payments
Tax Insights
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July 16, 2019
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Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett

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QLD Absentee land tax

Governments have been cracking down with increased taxation on non-residents that own land here in Australia. That’s happening at a…
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Tax Insight, QLD Absentee land tax
Business Insights
Tax Insights
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June 24, 2019
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Andrew Lovett

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Payroll tax update for Queensland

This is good news for small and particularly regional employers, and includes the following changes...
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Australian Tax Insight|Queensland payroll tax
Tax Insights
Business Insights
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May 13, 2019
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Andrew Lovett

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Can you claim a tax deduction for cleaning up an environmental mess?

Broadly yes, provided the expenditure is for the sole or dominant purpose of environmental protection activities that are sufficiently linked to your earning activities.
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Australian tax law|claimthecleanup|taxinsight
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April 13, 2019
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Andrew Lovett

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Australians setting up business in the USA – does it make sense?

The USA is a huge wealthy market with high demand for innovative products and services and Australia has largely been…
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Australian Tax Insight|USA Business
Tax Insights
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March 20, 2019
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Andrew Lovett

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Should I set my business up in Hong Kong?

The “freest” economy in the world even though it is under the overall control of mainland China! Hong Kong has
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Australian business|Hong Kong Business
International Business
Tax Insights

One idea, could help you save tax – let’s get creative.

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