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Across all industries and at all levels of employment – from CEOs to backpackers – businesses are looking to this year’s Federal Budget for incentives to make working in Australia more attractive.

Round two of the Future Fuels Fund is now open to support demonstration and deployment projects of commercial fleet businesses adding Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) and associated infrastructure.

Focused on post-COVID recovery, Queensland is actively investing in industry to promote growth and create jobs in the state. There are four key funding programs available to growing businesses that operate in the priority industry sectors below.

When COVID-19 hit Australian shores, and businesses across all industries started to feel its impact, state and federal governments began to release a wide range policy updates and initiatives.

There have now been some developments in how medical practice entities are affected by Payroll Tax, which is expected to have a long-term – and backdated – impact on providers.

Unprecedented ATO funding means increased reviews for successful private groups and public entities. Are you ready?

Businesses and employees have embraced the positive impact of working from home and the value in being agile in response to potential restrictions or COVID-19 variants. But as organisations discuss ongoing flexible work arrangements, and the support and equipment to allow employees to work from home, what Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) implications, concessions and exemptions should be considered?

The continued pressure on businesses to grow, while riding the current wave of uncertainty, has shone a light on programs like the NSW $250m Jobs Plus program as a mechanism to support these ambitions.

Unprecedented Government spending has resulted in unmatched ATO activity. So how can companies be prepared for when the inevitable ATO letter arrives?

Released on 16 December 2021, the ATO has finally released its final Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2021/4 for the allocation of professional firm profits.

Builders undertaking projects in Queensland should ensure that they are compliant with two significant regulatory requirements that fall due over the New Year period: 1) The roll-out of the Project Trust Account regime to commercial projects; and 2) Annual Financial Reporting to QBCC demonstrating compliance with the Minimum Financial Requirements.

Recently the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruled that Global Citizen Ltd could be registered by the ACNC as a Public Benevolent Institution and this has provided further insight into the type of organisations that may register as a Public Benevolent Institution. Learn more here and how you should respond if your charity is not currently registered as a PBI.