Insights & Resources

Insights & Resources

Your chance to tap into the collective wisdom of the CSCG team, with lively, informative articles that give you opinions and knowledge on a wide range of financial industry issues relevant to you. Always a good read! Full of articles that will inform, energise, and educate. Anything you see that takes your eye, just call us!

Business Tax Planning – Why pay more tax than you legally need to?

Tax planning is an investment in your business success – because when it comes to tax, what you don't plan for can hurt your business. If you suspect you may be paying more tax than you legally need to, book a Tax Planning review with your client relationship manager What is business tax planning? Business tax planning involves reviewing your busin...

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March Practice Update

Significant change to claiming working from home expenses Before 1 July 2022, an individual taxpayer that incurred additional deductible expenses as a result of working from home, had a choice of three methods to claim these expenses. These choices were:The shortcut method – which was available from 1 March 2020 to 30 June 2022;The fixed-rate metho...

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February Practice Update

Super Guarantee Contributions for the December 2022 quarter A reminder to employers that their December 2022 superannuation guarantee ('SG') contributions were due by 28 January 2023. Do not forget the two changes to SG that commenced on 1 July 2022: the rate increased from 10% to 10.5%employees no longer need to earn $450 per month to be eligible....

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Welcome to 2023! Let's start the year right.

We hope you enjoyed your Christmas & New Year period with family and friends. Its hard to believe we're nearly half way through January when it feels like the year only just started. It's the start of a new year, which means now is the time to set yourself up for success in 2023.At CSCG we are jumping right into the new year with our focus rema...

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CSCG Business Update - New paid family & domestic violence leave

Employees will soon be able to access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12-month period. Key points Full-time, part-time and casual employees will be able to access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12-month period. It won't be pro-rated for part-time or casual employees.The full 10-day leave entitlement ...

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November Practice Update

Director ID deadline is approaching The Government has launched an awareness campaign to help company directors get their director identification number ('director ID') as the 30 November deadline approaches. A director ID is a unique 15‑digit identifier that a company director will apply for once and keep forever. Director IDs are administered by ...

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What is a Director Identification Number

By the 30th November 2022 ALL Company Directors are required to apply for a Director ID Number. ASIC is responsible for enforcing director ID offences set out in the Corporations Act 2001. It is a criminal offence if directors do not apply on time and penalties may apply. Application for a Director ID is a straightforward process. Firstly you must ...

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CSCG Business Update 89 Wyndham City Council Small Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation Fund 2023

Wyndham City's Small Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund 2023 (the Fund) has been specifically developed to support businesses within the City boundaries to develop innovation, encourage collaboration and build entrepreneurship capacity that generates long term business sustainability and regional growth containment. Competitive Fund The ...

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October Practice Update

Banking business income to a private account The ATO has stated that it has "no concerns" with business owners banking their business takings or other sales in private accounts, but that this may become an issue when this income isn't reported. Therefore, the ATO notes that a good way to avoid this problem is to establish a separate business bank a...

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Super changes apply, don't get caught short

Dear Client, To avoid additional costs (including the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC)), you must pay the right amount of super for all your eligible employees by the quarterly due date. Whether you're paying super weekly, monthly, or quarterly it's important to check that the super guarantee (SG) you pay takes into account changes that starte...

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September Practice Update

More COVID-19 business grants are now tax-free The Federal Government has expanded the list of State and Territory COVID-19 grant programs that may be tax-free to eligible businesses. A State or Territory Government COVID-19 grant payment will generally be tax-free if: the payment is received under a grant program that is formally declared to be an...

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Small Business Specialist Advice Pathways Program

The Victorian State Government have launched the Small Business Specialist Advice Pathways Program which provides $2,000 grants to employing small businesses to access professional advice and services to help them make informed business decisions and plan for the future. The program supports businesses that have faced disruptive change, caused by t...

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Market Appraisal or Valuation of Property Assets

As we are now in the new financial year and ready to prepare financial accounts and income tax returns for the 2021/22 year, it is a timely reminder that a market appraisal of the property asset(s) held inside your superannuation fund and/or indirectly inside your related property trust should be updated for the purposes of preparing your fund's fi...

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August Practice Update

Tax time focus on rental property income and deductions The ATO is focusing on four major concerns this tax season when it comes to rental properties.Concern 1: Include all rental incomeWhen preparing tax returns, make sure all rental income is included, such as from short-term rental arrangements, renting part of a home, and other rental-related i...

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July Practice Update

ATO's small business focus for 2022 income year The ATO announced that it will be focussing on the following matters for small business tax returns for the 2021/22 year: Deductions that are private in nature and not related to business income, as well as overclaiming of business expenses (especially for taxpayers running a home-based business).Omis...

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