May 20
May 15
End of financial year checklist

Essential Record Keeping At Year End

Staying on top of record-keeping all year round can save time, reduce stress for small business owners and help to maximise your tax return. Although record-keeping can seem like a tedious job, it is an essential part of running a business. Good record-keeping makes it easier to meet your tax... read more →
May 07
single touch payroll July 2019

Single Touch Payroll To Include Everyone

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is changing the way employers report their workers’ tax and super information to the ATO. Employers are expected to report information on a variety of areas through software that offers STP reporting or third-party service providers. Withholding amounts, superannuation liability information, ordinary times earnings, salaries, wages,... read more →
Apr 17
SMSF Accounting Firm of The Year 2019 Accounting Awards

SMSF Firm Of The Year 2019 – Finalist

Leenane Templeton has been named a finalist in the Australian Accounting Awards for SMSF Firm of the Year. The Australian Accounting Awards, in partnership with Intuit QuickBooks Australia, is the only national independent awards program for the accounting industry. Recognising excellence across a true cross-section of the accounting industry, the... read more →
  • April 17, 2019
  • SMSF
Apr 09
tax

Tax traps the ATO is watching

The ATO often focuses on specific behaviours, characteristics and tax issues that are suspicious and can lead to investigations. Due to enhancements in technology, the ATO has expanded its data matching capabilities which have improved the ability to identify incorrect reporting in tax returns. The ATO has released a list... read more →
  • April 9, 2019
  • ATO
Mar 27
Mar 21

It’s FBT Time

It's Fringe Benefits Tax Time The end of the FBT year is fast approaching, and it is a good time to reflect on your FBT plans for 2019-20. Fringe benefits are benefits that you provide to your staff that fall outside the categories of traditional wages and salaries. Examples of... read more →
Mar 18
Mar 15

Scam Warning From ATO

Scammers have developed a different tactic over the new year to impersonate the ATO. Perpetrators are using an ATO number to send SMS messages to taxpayers, asking them to click on a link and hand over their personal details. The ATO received many reports in 2018 of scammers manipulating call... read more →
Mar 01
Ovarian Cancer Grant

Collaborating for a Cure

Local charity Hope4Cure Foundation and public hospital Calvary Mater Newcastle have joined forces to support women and their families experiencing ovarian and gynaecological cancer in the Hunter region. Following a $40,000 donation from Hope4Cure Foundation, Calvary Mater Newcastle launched a special research grant for its researchers to help bolster research... read more →