This month is all about Xero & our clients! Naracoorte, Bordertown & Murray Bridge offices have been running 2-hour small group training sessions for our Xero users.

Budget 2024-25 is a pre-election budget with everyone getting a little something to ease cost of living pressures. The Treasurer is promising that inflation will decline by 0.75% as a direct result of the 2024-25 Federal Budget initiatives including energy relief for all households, a boost to Commonwealth Rent Assistance, and the freezing of the maximum co-payment on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Long term planning and farm analysis without spreadsheets hosted by Mark Edwards, Murray Nankivell

Generational succession - handing your business across to your kids or family - sounds simple enough but, many families end up in a dispute right at the point when the parents, business, and children are most vulnerable. It's important that generational succession is managed as closely and diligently as if you were selling your business to a stranger to avoid misunderstandings and disputes.

The ATO is cracking down on business owners who take money or use company resources for themselves.

Three things you should know before investing in multi-generational living; What do rising geopolitical tensions mean for investment markets?

For many small business owners, their business is their largest asset and for many, one that is expected to help fund their retirement. But what is your business really worth and what sets a high value business apart?

Late last year, thousands of taxpayers and their agents were advised by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) that they had an outstanding historical tax debt. The only problem was, many had no idea that the tax debt existed.

The amount you can contribute to superannuation will increase on 1 July 2024 from $27,500 to $30,000 for concessional super contributions and from $110,000 to $120,000 for non-concessional contributions.

Australians love property and the lure of a 15% preferential tax rate on income during the accumulation phase, and potentially no tax during retirement, is a strong incentive for many SMSF trustees to dream of large returns from property development. We look at the pros, cons, and problems that often occur.

The ATO has now finalised its ruling TR 2023/4 that explains how to determine whether a worker should be classified as an employee for PAYG withholding purposes. The ruling focuses on determining whether someone is an employee under the ordinary meaning of the term but doesn't look at the extended definition of employee that is used in the context of the superannuation guarantee system.

A recent case before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) highlights the importance of ensuring that the evidence supports the tax position you are taking.