Are you entitled to family assistance payments during the 2017 financial year? Even if you receive your payments fortnightly or annually, this effects you. You need to ensure your 2017 tax returns are lodged by June 30th, 2018 or your payments will cease. Fortnightly payments: To ensure you continue to receive your fortnightly payments, make sure you, and if applicable, your partner, lodge your 2017 tax returns before June 30th, 2018. If your returns are not lodged by then, y

The changes to personal super contributions deductions means you may be eligible to claim them this tax time! Effective 1 July 2017, the 10% maximum earnings condition was removed for the 2017-18 and future financial years. This means most people under 75 years old can claim a tax deduction for personal super contributions (including those aged 65 to 74 who meet the work test). The removal of the 10% maximum earnings condition means you may be eligible to claim a personal sup

Have you been targeted by scammers impersonating a government body, ATO, myGov, Centrelink, Medicare etc? As we approach tax time, it’s important that you are aware of threat-based impersonation scams. Technology allows scammers to replicate any website, email addresses and phone numbers on caller ID. Please be wary of suspicious phone calls, texts or emails and stop and ask yourself ‘is this for real?’ Do you know how to spot a scam? Click here to find out how. We recommend