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New Office Opening in North Shore |
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From 3rd May 2010, we will have a new office location in St Leonards, NSW. The office address is Suite 12, Level 3, 30 Atchison Street, St Leonards NSW 2065. This office will be the primary location for our business, and where most of our Sydney clients will be seeing Joel, Samuel or Dorin Bentley. |
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ATO Tax Return processing delays |
Unfortunately the ATO has picked January to be doing the biggest update to their systems for the first time in 40 years. This has resulted in delays to processing of tax returns lodged in Janruary. The upgrade has resulted in some notable errors, including: - Clients receive a Notice of Assessment without a refund
- Clients receive a refund without a Notice of Assessment
- Tax Returns which we have lodged aren't showing up as being lodged in the ATO call centre's system
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The education tax refund (ETR) is a new tax offset that helps eligible families and independent students meet the cost of primary and secondary school education. If you meet the criteria necessary to receive this tax offset, please bring a list of your ELIGIBLE expenses with you when you come to your appointment, or send together with your other tax materials if we are preparing your return by correspondence. Please read below for more information. |
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The ATO's Business Tax Break |
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A lot of our clients have been asking us about the Government's business tax break, what it means, and whether they are eligible? In short, the business tax break allows businesses to claim an additional amount of depreciation on top of the depreciation they would normally claim, when they purchase a new tangible asset between 31st December 2008 and 31st December 2009. |
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Employers’ Obligations – Superannuation |
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Employers in Australia have an obligation to make superannuation contributions on behalf of their eligible employees. Eligible employees are:
1. Aged between 18 and 70
2. Paid $450 (before tax) or more in a calendar month, and
3. work full-time, part-time or on a casual basis |
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