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State governments have announced a temporary reduction in land tax for commercial properties as they prepare to legislate the federal government’s commercial tenancy code of conduct announced last week. Queensland and NSW will both provide up to a...

On 8 April 2020, the Australian Federal Government released and passed legislation relating to the JobKeeper payments and other support measures relating to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdowns. The JobKeeper payments legislation establishes a fr...

The ATO is making it easier for Australians working from home to claim deductions for additional running expenses while working from home. The ATO will allow individuals to claim a deduction for all running expenses incurred during the period 1 Mar...

 In an unprecedented move the Federal Government has announced temporary changes to some aspects of existing insolvency laws as part of the plan to try and keep businesses operating during this unique health crisis time. Insolvent Trading With...

With information changing daily from the Government -here are some handy links to the income and business support and tax and superannuation measures that have now become the law. The ATO has setup a dedicated site as a "one stop shop" with essentia...

Under the JobKeeper Payment, businesses significantly impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak will be able to access a subsidy from the Government to continue paying their employees. This assistance will help businesses to keep people in their jobs an...

Applications open Queensland COVID-19 Jobs Support Loans Applications are now open for the Queensland Government’s $500 million COVID-19 Jobs Support Loan scheme. This scheme is for Queensland businesses and non-profit organisations financially affe...

The Government has announced measures to allow early access of up to $10,000 for 2019-20 and a second payment of $10,000 for 2020-21. A fact sheet can be found here When can you access the $10,000 Superannuation Payment ? Payments are expected to ...

The Australian Government has increased the measures to support businesses impacted by COVID-19 and are making changes weekly. Changes are happening so rapidly at the moment - we are endeavouring each week to give our clients a Summary of the main ch...

Having worked in finance and lending for the past 15 years I have seen some interesting times, the current banking and finance environment is no exception.  It would appear that banks have changed their tune on how they deal with a situation ...