Common GST Mistakes
When you’re completing your activity statements, it’s easy to make mistakes. It happens a lot and we see them first hand here at e-BAS Accounts.
Louise McLoughlin
5 March 2019
Our Blog
Welcome to our bookkeeping blog! We share bookkeeping tips, software updates and the latest news from the ATO. Sometimes we get a bit cheeky and let you know what we really think about this industry, but we try to behave ourselves most of the time! Enjoy the read and if you’re looking for anything in particular, hit the search button above.
How to Speak “GST”
There are a lot of terms used when we start to talk about the GST or a BAS in the BAS Agents’ world. We BAS
Louise McLoughlin
4 March 2019
How to get started with Single Touch Payroll
As mentioned in our last blog, smaller employers with less than 19 employees will need to start reporting their payroll data via Single Touch Payroll
Louise McLoughlin
28 February 2019
Taxable payments annual report (TPAR) to include 3 more industries – road freight, IT & security
The ATO has announced that those businesses providing services in the following 3 industries will be caught in the “TPAR net” from 1st July 2019.
Louise McLoughlin
7 January 2019
Long Service Leave changes for Victoria November 2018
The new Long Service Leave Act 2018 for Victoria was activated on 1st November 2018. Employees in Victoria who were previously covered by the Long
Louise McLoughlin
5 November 2018
Cleaners & Couriers now required to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report
The ATO has now confirmed that those who run a courier and/or cleaning business must lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR) from 1 July
Louise McLoughlin
8 October 2018
Meal entertainment: when does GST apply?
The area of “meal entertainment” is an absolute minefield for accounting professionals like us. It can be very difficult to know when an expense incurred
Louise McLoughlin
26 September 2018
Cyber Security: How we protect your data
Earlier this year, we were approached by a company called Practice Protect which is a platform that provides accountants and bookkeepers with 24/7 cloud data
Louise McLoughlin
26 September 2018
One 12 month STP authority to replace a per pay event authority
Accountants Daily have reported this week that the ATO has done a back-flip on the requirement for agents to get written authority from their employer
Louise McLoughlin
5 September 2018