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Employer SG obligations: annual report

Each year the ATO releases a report containing the latest annual statistical results for employer super guarantee (SG) compliance and obligations, and this year is no exception.  According to the 2022-23 report, the amount of employers complying with their SG obligations without intervention from the ATO remained the same as the 2021-22...
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Deductions related to holding vacant land

Deductions for losses and outgoings that relate to holding vacant land on which there is not substantial and permanent structures in use or available for use has been denied since 1 July 2019. However, confusion around the application of the provision and exclusions have prompted the ATO to release a Ruling that clarifies...
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ATO pauses debts on hold campaign

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G-Tqfa0h44 In response to community feedback and perhaps negative commentary in the media, the ATO has announced it is pausing its “awareness campaign around tax debts on hold”. As foreshadowed in an earlier speech by an Assistant Commissioner, the ATO had recommenced pursuing small business debts that were previously placed on hold. Recently, the ATO had...
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Proposed mechanisms for payday super

Unpaid superannuation is equivalent to wage theft and is detrimental to the retirement income of many Australians. That’s why in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, the government proposed measures to reduce the structural drivers of unpaid super guarantee (SG), including increasing the payment frequency of SG to occur at the same time as when salary and...
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