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Business vs Work Related Expenses

Business vs Work Related Expenses

As seen in Woopi News November 2025 Do you have a side hustle? In our modern economy, a lot of people work a regular job and then run a small business as a side hustle. How you provide the income and expenses for each activity to your accountant matters. We often find...

Reimbursements verses Allowances

Reimbursements verses Allowances

As seen in Woopi News October 2025 Often clients say, no I can’t claim that because I receive an allowance, but that’s not how it works. An allowance is recorded as taxable income and a deduction can be claimed for the work related portion of the expense, so long as...

Your Accountant and their lodgement deadlines

Your Accountant and their lodgement deadlines

As seen in Woopi News September 2025 Many people don’t quite understand the scope of an accountant’s role. It often amuses us when people ask, so what do you do for the rest of the year, after you have done all the tax returns? Most Accountants have enough work to...

Are you missing out on your Franking Credit refund?

Are you missing out on your Franking Credit refund?

As seen in Woopi News November 2024 Recently we met with a couple of retirees to discuss a capital gains tax matter. The couple hadn’t needed to lodge tax returns for 15 years, as their investment income was under the tax-free threshold for senior Australians. After...

Tax Time | Be aware of ATO Scams

Tax Time | Be aware of ATO Scams

As seen in Woopi News August 2024 Scammers often pretend to be from trusted organisations such as the ATO and will try to trick you into paying money or giving out your personal information. In the digital world that we now live in people need to be aware of the...

2024 Tax traps as we approach 30 June

2024 Tax traps as we approach 30 June

As seen in Woopi News May 2024 As we approach the end of financial year, people tend to start thinking about ways to save tax but as I say every year, if you don’t need it, don’t buy it just to save tax. If you spend $100 and claim that item, you are not getting the...

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