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August 19th, 2020
Below is an update of the current JobKeeper legislation effecting the first stage of JobKeeper payments. If you or you know someone relying on JobKeeper, please read the information below as a matter of urgency. On Friday 14 August 2020, the Treasurer released the updated JobKeeper Rules dealing with eligible employees which apply from 3 August 2020 […]
July 19th, 2020
The Government has announced the $2.5bn JobTrainer package to retrain, upskill and open new job opportunities. JobTrainer for job seekers and school leavers An additional 340,700 training places will be created to provide no or low cost courses into sectors with job opportunities. The Government is working with the States and Territories to develop a […]
July 9th, 2020
I trust you are getting back into a normal life and for those hanging out for Phase 5 of the State recovery plan to commence, that recent developments don’t have a significant impact on your reopening plans. It’s been a strange year as we look back over the effect of COVID 19 since March. And […]
June 25th, 2020
As I write, we are well into the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and I am grateful for the fantastic weather we are having here in Perth. Last weekend I drove to my local beach and sat watching the surfers try to catch the few and little waves. I tried surfing….. once! I don’t […]
June 10th, 2020
As I write I trust you are well and like me contemplating the resumption of business life in your workplace. It’s amazing how the world is changing so quickly as we enter Phase 3 of the re-opening of the WA economy. But it’s not over yet and we all need to keep clean and distanced […]
May 27th, 2020
We trust you are all well and that you are looking forward to a long weekend. As we approach June, it is a busy time in our office as we commence discussing with you plans for tax optimisation for the end of the tax year. And with the impact of COVID-19 we expect those discussions […]
May 20th, 2020
I trust you are well and have had time to enjoy the beautiful weather we are having as we transit into winter. A few short weeks ago we were wet and cold as storms rolled across Perth and the southwest. And now there is no sign of rain in the sky and our days are […]
May 15th, 2020
The Federal Government has announced amendments to the ministerial guidelines for public and private ancillary funds to ‘provide a credit for funds that make total distributions in financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21 that are at least four percentage points above the minimum required distributions’. “I will be amending the ministerial guidelines for public and private […]
May 13th, 2020
In 1959 Dinah Washington had a hit song with these words What a difference a day makes, Twenty-four little hours … and in the second and third verses What a difference a day makes, There’s a rainbow before me… You might remember the disco version by Esther Phillips or Rod Stewart’s more recent cover version […]
May 8th, 2020
Like me do you think it’s been a strange week? A week ago our country was talking about limiting contact in an effort to restrict the spread of the virus, and now our focus is getting back to normal, whatever that may look like. And we have an App to help us! I can’t comment on […]