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The 5 Keys To Improving Your Finances
Financial Literacy is your ability to understand how money works in the real world: how we earn it, manage it and spend it. The more financially literate, the more successful we will be.
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Single Touch Payroll. Get Started Today.
Need to know how to opt into single touch payroll in Xero and start reporting. See our work instructions.
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The Best Ways to Reward Your Employees (And Avoid FBT Implications)
Want to motivate your employees without paying more in FBT? Here are some simple strategies that wont break the bank and wont attract more tax.
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Fringe Benefits Tax for Company Work Vehicles
Fringe Benefits for work vehicles arises when an employer makes the vehicle available for private use, whether it be owned or leased. And with the ATO providing clarity on the definition of ‘minor and infrequent’ use, the landscape for penalties changes significantly in the 2019 FBT year.
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Semmens & Co New Services – Payroll Services for Business
With the recent introduction of STP for all businesses, the need for robust payroll practices has become paramount for business of all sizes. For this reason, Semmens & Co has now introduced Payroll Services to our suite. We…
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PAYG Withholding – New Legislation Removing Tax Deductions for Non-Complaint Businesses
Semmens & Co urges all our business clients to review your PAYG Withholding payments, as new legislation removing tax deductions for entities who fail to comply with their withholding obligations are set to kick in. As a payer, your…
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Staff Benefits – How to correctly apply the Minor Benefit Exemption
As the festive season has ceased, business who were in a giving mood to employees during this time should understand the various FBT exemptions that can help reduce this cost of additional tax. The minor benefit exemption broadly…
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Mark Semmens
Mark is a Chartered Accountant with a wealth of experience in accounting and taxation. Mark is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Tax Practitioners Board and the National Tax and Accountants Association.
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Daniela Semmens
Daniela Semmens is a Co-Director of Semmens & Co. and joined the company as General Manager in 2017. Daniela is an Affiliate Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and also a Member of the Australian Institute of Project Management.
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