What’s ON The ATO Hotspot List This Year? Every Tax Time, the ATO focusses on certain hotspots where taxpayers are prone – either accidentally or deliberately – to make errors. So, what is expected to be on the ATO’s list this year? Well, essentially, they will look at two main areas; work-related expenses and claims…
Today, CGH Explains The Basics Of Capital Gains Tax On Shares and Cryptocurrency Unfortunately, when you sell shares and make a profit, the ATO wants its share! Last month, we discussed how Capital Gains Tax (CGT) operates and how it affects people with regard to property. Let’s Talk About CGT When Trading Shares Or Crypto…
Today, CGH Explains The Basics Of Capital Gains Tax And How It Affects Rental Property. Hello lovely clients and assorted web surfers. In this April article we discuss the dreaded Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and how it relates to you. In particular, in this blog we look at CGT vis a vis rental property. As…
Back To BAS Basics… No, that wasn’t a stutter or a hiccup – you read it correctly – BAS Basics. That’s what we are going to discuss in this article: the ABC of BAS – Business Activity Statements. As a registered tax agent, certified management accountant and predominantly handling small business tax accounting, we do…
February Means Back To School February means back to school for the kids, which for most of us is somewhat of a relief. We hope that all our clients in Ballarat and Torquay, Melbourne and elsewhere have had a fantastic summer holiday. Perhaps some of you who reside in Ballarat spent time down at Torquay,…
Happy New Year! It feels good to be welcoming in 2023, doesn’t it. The very whacky first three years of this decade are behind us, and despite wars and struggling economies, still it seems excellent to have moved on from the pandemic era. Our accountants in Ballarat and Torquay are excited about this year. We…
There are lots of things to diarise in the month of December. For a start, you should make a note to get onto that Christmas shopping – today! – if you haven’t already. Then, there’s the date when school holidays begin; by that stage you should definitely have your Tree up, and then start counting…
November Namaste from your trusted local accountants in Ballarat and Torquay, CGH Accounting Services. This is a beautiful time of year in both Ballarat and Torquay. The climate has come good, holidays are just around the corner and we’re starting to look towards Christmas. Our last few months have been, as is traditional, our busiest…
It’s October, which sounds like it should be the eighth month, but it’s actually the tenth month – us accountants just love talking numbers! In October we finalise many of your tax returns, and some lucky ducks may even find they get a refund from the ATO… Happy Days! In Ballarat this month there looks…
Spring has sprung! We’re seeing a bit of sunshine poking through the clouds in Ballarat and more people starting to venture back onto the beaches around Torquay and along the Surf Coast. The first weekend in September is Father’s Day, and for those of us lucky enough to be Dads, we might get treated to…