by Ali Saab | Mar 27, 2025 | Articles
The Australian Government’s big moment in the Federal Budget 2025-26 was the personal income tax cuts. Income tax cuts are a dazzling headline but in reality they deliver a tax saving of up to $268 in the 2026-27 year, with a tax saving of up to $536 from the 2027-28...
by Ali Saab | Mar 17, 2025 | Articles
The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends on 31 March. We’ve outlined the hot spots for employers and employees. FBT exemption for electric cars Employers that provide employees with the use of eligible electric vehicles (EVs) can potentially qualify for an FBT...
by Ali Saab | Mar 13, 2025 | Articles
Global Google searches for the word “tariffs” spiked dramatically between 30 January and 2 February 2025, a +900% increase to the previous 12 months. We look at what tariffs really mean. Who pays for tariffs? Tariffs increase the price of imported goods and reduce...
by Ali Saab | Mar 11, 2025 | Articles
The Government has announced a temporary ban on investors buying established homes between 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027. The measure aims to curb foreign “land banking.” From 1 April 2025, foreign investors (including temporary residents and foreign-owned companies)...
by Ali Saab | Feb 19, 2025 | Articles
“Succession planning, and the tax risks associated with it, is our number one focus in 2025. In recent years we’ve observed an increase in reorganisations that appear to be connected to succession planning.”Louise Clarke, ATO Private Wealth Deputy Commissioner The...
by Ali Saab | Feb 17, 2025 | Articles
If credit card surcharges are banned in other countries, why not Australia? We look at the surcharge debate and the payment system complexity that has brought us to this point. In the United Kingdom, consumer credit and debit card surcharges have been banned since...
