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Bike ride funds for BackTrack
Nov 19, 2019
The 5th annual Chartered Accountants ANZ Tour de North West charity bike ride was held in Armidale Sunday 27 October 2019. The ride set out from stunning Petersons Guesthouse & Winery Armidale taking participants to Gostwyck Church and Blue Hole Picnic Area before...
Small Business Drought Loans
Nov 19, 2019
You may have heard recently in the media that the Australian Government has announced drought loans for small businesses where that business services the agricultural sector. We have received enquiries about these loans, but unfortunately with respect to the Small...
Accounting Practice of the Year!
Sep 1, 2019
Roberts & Morrow were named the 2019 Accounting Practice of the Year at the MYOB Partner Connect Gala Dinner held in Melbourne 22 August 2019. We are proud to have made it ahead of finalists from several other city based accountancy firms. This result is thanks to...
Update on Drought Assistance
Aug 16, 2019
RAA – Rural Assistance Authority https://raa.nsw.gov.au Farm Innovation Fund The Farm Innovation Fund is part of the NSW Government’s Drought Strategy and is a long term, low interest rate loan for NSW farmers for permanent on-farm infrastructure. The purpose of this...
Planning Opportunity – Carry forward (Catch-up) Concessional Contributions
Jul 8, 2019
From 1 July 2018, individuals with total superannuation balances below $500,000 have been allowed to carry forward the unused portion of their Concessional Contribution cap for up to 5 years (rolling period). Examples of concessional contributions are employer...
1 July 2019 Retail and Industry Fund Insurance Changes
Jun 25, 2019
From 1 July 2019, the Protecting Your Super reforms will commence. It’s important to understand how these changes will impact you – particularly where you have a super fund being maintained for insurance purposes only. Superannuation reforms announced in February will...
Important ATO changes to payroll procedures
Jun 25, 2019
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is an ATO reporting obligation which requires employers to report employee payroll information, including superannuation, to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). If you are using a software solution that offers STP reporting, such as...
The Major Parties’ Superannuation & Tax Policies
Apr 17, 2019
The federal election has been called for 18 May 2019 and both major parties have outlined their superannuation and tax policies. With the federal election only weeks away many of our clients have been asking what the major political parties’ policies are that may...
Audit team growing rapidly!
Mar 14, 2019
Our Audit & Advisory team has experienced significant growth in the last few years and this continues with highly experienced auditor, Carolyn Cooper, officially joining the team as Audit Manager earlier this year. Carolyn isn’t new to Roberts & Morrow, having...
Small business instant asset write-off: Govt to increase to $25,000
Feb 14, 2019
In a speech on 29 January 2019, the Prime Minister announced that the Government will increase the instant asset write-off already available for small businesses from $20,000 to $25,000. Mr Morrison also said that the instant write-off will be extended by 12 months to...
Is your Airbnb listed property adequately insured?
Feb 4, 2019
Airbnb is fast becoming a popular accommodation choice for most Australians with listings topping over 140,000 in the last 12 months alone. However, most hosts are unaware if their existing insurance policies would cover them while hosting guests. According to Airbnb,...
Remember the Transfer Balance Cap?
Jan 21, 2019
What is it? It’s a lifetime limit on how much of your superannuation balance you can transfer from your accumulation account(s) to tax-free ‘retirement phase’ account(s) that allows you to receive pension income.. This limit is known as the ‘transfer balance cap’. The...