by Brian Spurrell | Aug 1, 2021 | Tax Time, Tax Tips
This month’s column will be relevant for individuals preparing and lodging their own tax return or providing information to their tax agent to prepare and lodge their tax return. In particular the focus will be on claiming work related expenses and in particular...
by Brian Spurrell | Jun 1, 2021 | Federal Budget, Tax Tips
The 2021 Federal budget is a big spending budget designed to create jobs, stimulate business investment and build confidence following the first recession since 1990, thanks to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to space restrictions this month’s column is...
by Brian Spurrell | Apr 1, 2021 | Investing in Shares, Tax Tips
This month’s column is the third in the series addressing the tax implications of investing in shares and explains the impact of capital gains tax on the sale of shares by investors that are not categorised as share traders. If you are a share trader or contemplating...
by Brian Spurrell | Mar 1, 2021 | Investing in Shares, Tax Tips
In my February column I explained the tax implications of investing in shares that pay franked dividends and how you calculate the return you are earning on your investment. You may wish to visit that article which is available on The Diary website under columns....
by Brian Spurrell | Feb 1, 2021 | Investing in Shares, Tax Tips
A survey of 2046 Australian adults by researcher Qualtrics commissioned by financial comparison website Canstar found that 40% of young Australians invested in the share market in 2020. Forty-four percent of respondents aged 26-40 and 42% aged 18-25 participated in...
by Brian Spurrell | Dec 1, 2020 | Tax Tips
Christmas is rapidly approaching and those of us that are in business will hopefully be planning Christmas parties and maybe gifts and/or cash bonuses for employees and possibly gifts for clients and business associates. Those of us who are employees will be eagerly...
