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Is an Advisory Board right for your business?

Wed Jul 06 2022

Running a business can be a lonely place with limited time to work “on” your business rather than “in” your business, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Review your contractor obligations or risk being personally liable

Tue Jul 05 2022

Recent landmark High Court decisions, in CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd and ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek, have catapulted ‘contractor’ and ‘employee’ issues back into the spotlight for businesses and directors.

Client Case Study: Prime 100

Mon Jul 04 2022

When formulating and evaluating business decisions that will influence the future direction of a company, there are a number of considerations and bases to cover to ensure informed decision making.

Pilot plans for the future - Announcing new partner appointments

Wed Jun 29 2022

Pilot Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Kylee Smith in the Taxation team and Jennifer Veitch in the Forensic team, to Partner, effective from 1 July 2022.

Tax Ready Reckoner - Archives

Thu Jun 09 2022

Pilot’s pocket sized tax reference guide to keep you up to date on Federal and state tax laws.

Tax implications of Cryptocurrency for medicos

Thu Jun 02 2022

As the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) data-matching closes in on cryptocurrency exchanges, it is prudent for medical practitioners who have invested in cryptocurrency to understand the tax implications and ensure you are not caught out.

Trust distributions in the spotlight – Section 100A

Thu Jun 02 2022

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) handed down its draft ruling and guidance on how it will apply anti-avoidance measures to crack down on complex trust structures used for the purpose of minimising tax.

ATO targets logbooks

Thu May 26 2022

ATO audit activity is increasing and, in our recent experience, logbooks are a current target. If you do not have a logbook or your logbooks are not valid, you must act now or risk being potentially liable for the FBT shortfall, penalties and interest for six or more FBT years.

Managing wage underpayments in your business [Webinar]

Wed May 25 2022

Recent high-profile cases reveal wage underpayments can happen in businesses of any size or industry.

2022 Year-end tax planning guide

Sat May 21 2022

To assist with your year-end tax planning, Pilot have compiled a year-end tax planning guide for you and your business.

Upcoming payroll related changes for employers

Wed Apr 06 2022

From 1 July 2022, the superannuation guarantee contribution rate will increase by 0.5% to 10.5% for all employees. This follows the change last year to increase the rate to 10%. There are currently increases scheduled each financial year through to1 July 2025. Employers should review their employment agreements to determine the impact on employees’ take-home pay (i.e. Whether the employer absorbs the cost of the increase, or the increase reduces the employees’ net pay).

Future proofing your structures

Tue Apr 05 2022

As advisors to medical professionals we regularly discuss structuring of business operations and investments. Although other factors come into play, the main variables here are whether the structures support or hinder asset protection and tax efficiencies. Presently we wonder whether it is also time to add future proofing your affairs to contemplate legislative changes that are yet to be made?

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