All too often a small business operates as an ‘island’, not knowing how they are really doing.  These benchmarks allow meaningful comparisons. 

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Since the government’s announced changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts to give lower income earners more benefits, the chorus of voices advocating for changes to other aspects of the tax system, such as negative gearing, has grown steadily stronger.

Foreign resident capital gains withholding (FRCGW) of 12.5% applies for all property sales of $750,000 or more.

Recent data shows an increase in the average sick leave days to 13.8 per employee per year.

Australians made more than 600,000 reports about scams in 2023 — about 18 per cent more than in 2022.(ABC News: Evan Young/Canva)

The ATO is targeting unlawful tax and super scheme promoters, citing “serious” penalties and reputational risk.

Four main components of this year's Federal Budget can be seen by using the following links.

The 2024 Federal Budget is broken down into these five PDFs. Click on each to read more.

Jim Chalmers has handed down the government's third budget, with a $300 power bill boon for every Australian household, but the purse strings kept tight on other measures.