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If you’re a sole trader or operate your business as a partnership, you may be able to claim some running expenses if your home is your main place of business. This can include the cost of electricity, cleaning and depreciation of business assets https://www.ato.gov.au/Newsroom/smallbusiness/General/Is-home-your-main-place-of-business-/?sbnews20210922 #business #businessandmanagement #smallbusinessadvice #smallbusinesssupport #smallbusinessaccounting #adminsupport #businessdev

You may be required to give notice if your business will shutdown for the Christmas and New Year break. Typically the contruction industry requires 2 months notice to be given. See the link below for your industry. We are not that far off now! https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/annual-leave/directing-an-employee-to-take-annual-leave #business #smallbusinessadvice #adminsupport #christmasshutdown #businessdevelopement

Do you run a business in building, road freight, courier or IT services and pay contractors to carry out work? You may be required to report these payments to contractors. Businesses who pay these kinds of contractors need to submit a Taxable payments annual report (TPAR). https://www.ato.gov.au/Newsroom/smallbusiness/General/Know-what-to-do-about-payments-to-contractors-/?sbnews20210818 Kind Regards #payments #contractors #smallbusiness #businesssolutions #businessdevelopeme

By 27 September 2021, employers (other than small business employers) need to assess whether any existing casual employees (employed before 27 March 2021), are eligible to be offered to convert to permanent employment. Employers need to: make a written offer to convert their casual employees to permanent employment (this must be done within 21 days after making the assessment), or write to employees explaining why they won’t be made an offer (this needs to be done within 21 d

If your business is a corporate tax entity (company, corporate limited partnership or public trading trust), you may be eligible to claim the loss carry back tax offset in your 2021 company tax return. If you're eligible, you can carry back losses to certain earlier years where there was an income tax liability. Read more here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Newsroom/smallbusiness/General/How-to-claim-the-loss-carry-back-tax-offset/?sbnews20210818 #taxes #taxadvice #smallbusines #acc

Rates of pay for apprentices doing a 4 year apprenticeship in general building and construction (residental work) as a carpenter and/or joiner (including bridge and wharf), carver, floor sander, letter cutter, stonemason, artificial stoneworker, marble and slate worker or tilelayer have been amended in the pay guide effective 1 July 2021. https://updates.fairwork.gov.au/link/id/zzzz60e518c010180613Pzzzz6049e4f009642863/page.html #construction #building #apprentices #bookkeepi

From 1 July 2021 the following car threshold amounts apply. https://www.ato.gov.au/Newsroom/smallbusiness/Lodging-and-paying/Cars-and-tax/?sbnews20210616 #tax #cars #accounting #bookkeeping #businessdevelopement

Beyond Blue has developed New Access which provides free and confidential mental health support for small business owners. https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/newaccess/newaccess-for-small-business-owners #accounting #bookeeping #businessdevelopement #smallbusiness #business