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ATO rules, residency and recordsMedicare Levy Surcharge & Private Health Cover: The Income Maths That Decides ItEvery tax season someone asks why they were charged extra when they never bought private health insurance. That extra is the Medicare levy surcharge…13 Oct 2026
Companies, directors and planningDirector ID & Director Penalty Notices: Your Personal Liability as a Company DirectorPlenty of people run a company believing its tax debts stay with the company. Some do not. Unpaid PAYG withholding, GST and super guarantee…9 Oct 2026
ATO rules, residency and recordsHaven’t Lodged for Years? Overdue Returns, FTL Penalties and Voluntary DisclosureIf you have overdue tax returns, the instinct is to leave them alone. The cheaper move is the opposite. People on wages with tax…6 Oct 2026
Employers, payroll and super guaranteeEV FBT Exemption & Novated Leases: Is It Still Worth It in 2026?Plenty of people have moved into an electric car through work over the last few years, paying the lease and the charging out of…2 Oct 2026
Property, investments and capital gainsAirbnb & Short-Stay Income: Deductions, CGT and Victoria’s Short Stay LevyListing a spare room or an empty apartment on Airbnb is easy. Working out the tax on it is where people slip. The income…29 Sep 2026
Companies, directors and planningSelling Your Business: The Four Small Business CGT Concessions ExplainedA business sale is usually the largest single capital gain someone will ever report, and it is the one gain the tax law is…25 Sep 2026
Your tax return and deductionsCan Your Side Hustle Losses Offset Your Salary? The Non-Commercial Loss RulesYou started an ABN on the side, spent more than you earned in the first year, and someone told you the loss will come…22 Sep 2026
Property, investments and capital gainsDividends & Franking Credits: How Investment Income Is Really Taxed in Australia$7,000 of dividends lands in your bank account, and your tax return says you earned $10,000. Nobody paid you the other $3,000. That gap…18 Sep 2026
Employers, payroll and super guaranteeHiring Your First Employee: STP, Super, WorkCover and Every Obligation That Comes With ItThe moment you take on staff you stop being only a business and become an employer, and the obligations arrive from four different directions…15 Sep 2026Next step
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