The Average Australian Workers Earns Just Over $60,000
Recently published data from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has revealed that the average salary in Australia is just over $60,000. Figures from the 2018-19 financial year showed that the average salary for Australians who submitted tax returns was $63,085. This is an increase up from $1634 recorded in the previous year. The median reported […]
Australia’s Unemployment Is the Lowest It’s Been Since February 2020
Recently released figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown that Australia’s unemployment rate is continuing to fall. The latest data shows the unemployment rate dropping 0.4 percent points to 5.1 percent during the month of May 2021. The figures published by the ABS revealed that approximately 115,000 Australians found new positions of […]
1 In 3 Australians Are Currently Looking For A Career Change
Newly published research illustrates that as many as 38 percent of Australian workers intent to quit their jobs over the new 12 months. This same survey revealed that a further 39 percent of workers admit to being open to new opportunities. Some of the reason’s workers were keen to look for new positions of employment […]
Tips for Avoiding Confusion Over JobKeeper Payments at Tax Time This Year
Australian businesses and their workers who benefited from the federal governments JobKeeper wage subsidy will now have to navigate what it all means at tax time. On top of this, many individuals who withdrew their superannuation during the covid-19 pandemic to support themselves financially might also be unsure of their requirements at tax time too. […]
Federal Government Announces Superannuation Boost For 300,000 Australian Workers
As part of the 2021 Federal Budget, The Australian Government has announced that businesses part-time and casual employees will now have to pay for their superannuation as the government discontinues the $450 minimum income threshold. Under the current rates, employees earning under $450 a month are not required to be paid the superannuation guarantee by […]
Number of Long-Term Unemployed Australians Has Increased By 39 Percent Over the Past Year
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released on Thursday 29th April illustrate that long-term unemployment in Australia is at the highest it has been in over 26 years with more than 244,000 people out of work for at least 12 months or more. The number of long-term unemployed Australians has risen by almost […]
Calls for The Australian Government to Expand Self-Education Deductions
The Institute of Public Accountants has called upon the federal government to follow through with its proposal to expand tax deductions to training and education that is unrelated to an individual’s current employment activities. At the present time, taxpayers are only eligible to claim tax deductions for self-education expenses that are directly related to their […]
An Important Reminder for Taxpayers to Keep Working from Home Records
Despite Australia faring much better than the majority of the world during the covid-19 pandemic, the working patterns of employees has changed in step with the rest of the world. Over the past 12 months millions of Australians have been forced to work from home. It is therefore crucial for taxpayers to keep a diligent […]
The Fallout of JobKeeper Has Been Overstated
The Australian Government has revealed that between 16,000 and 40,000 workers who were on JobKeeper during its final stage have lost employment since the $90 billion wage subsidy program was discontinued on Sunday 28th March. The recently released figures, are drawn from estimates from Single Touch Payroll microdata for the fortnight ended Sunday 11th April, […]
CGT and FBT Exemption Draft Legislation Released
The Australian Government has published two pieces of draft legislation which were originally announced in the most recent federal budget from October 2020. The first piece of legislation which has been released include measures to exempt employers from the 47 percent fringe benefits tax (FBT). The second piece of legislation released provides a capital gains […]