Single Touch Payroll: An Update
STP reporting has been in operation for substantial employers (having 20 or more employees) since 1 July 2018 and from 1 July 2019, all employers will be subjec
By | |STP reporting has been in operation for substantial employers (having 20 or more employees) since 1 July 2018 and from 1 July 2019, all employers will be subjec
By | |Will your kids go to private school is part of the equation for raising a family. However, this is a significant cost on the household income and therefore plan
By Brett Moxey | |Labor’s proposed changes to the franking system have the stated goal of righting some inequities in the present tax system. We discussed in a previous arti
By Adam Hurwood | |Throughout 2018, monetary donations were made by Altitude Advisers to The Smith Family in support of the wonderful work they do helping disadvantaged Australi
By Sue Carlyon | |The proposal to stop the refund of franking credits for low-income earners and self-managed superannuation funds will dramatically and unfairly impact many of o
By Adam Hurwood | |Owning and operating a small business can be stressful. The 2017/18 SME Research Report by Bstar highlights the three top concerns for business owners. As
By Brent Charlton | |Whilst most of Brisbane (if not Australia!) seems to close down over the Christmas to New Year’s Day period, the Altitude Innovations Team use this valuable t
By James Mills | |Key points Australian and Global Shares have fallen notably over the past two months, in particular the Australian ASX200 share market has fallen 10% in the
By Adam Camac | |In recent years, the topic of ethical and sustainable investments (known collectively as Responsible Investing) has moved from being a peripheral offering to th
By Adam Camac | |After much flip-flopping on the promise to lower corporate tax rates, legislation was passed to accelerate the enterprise tax plan for corporate entities. By 2
By Adam Hurwood | |Ready or not, here comes My Health Record. And along with it, data privacy concerns from businesses and consumers alike. While businesses will not often deploy
By | |Draft legislation to modernize the business registry regime is currently under review in parliament. The new laws include the establishment of a Director Identi
By Jeff Little | |Our core belief is that investing in high-quality, real assets at a reasonable price will produce the best returns for our clients in the long-term. This can be
By Adam Hurwood | |Over the last few weeks there have been large falls in global equity markets as a result of a number of different concerns spooking shareholders. The last two
By Adam Hurwood | |Key points Australian share markets fell in early September on the back of further fallout from the Banking Royal Commission and notable drops for healthcar
By Adam Camac | |Here at Altitude Innovations we pride ourselves on our efforts to keep our own systems and those of the Clients we look after as up to date as possible, and typ
By James Mills | |From the 2017/18 financial year, a company will qualify for the lower corporate tax rate of 27.5% if: 80% or less of the company’s assessable income is con
By | |Those of you who are looking to buy your first home may be eligible to save for your deposit in the concessionally taxed superannuation system, using the First
By Janik Hrabovcak | |We all see the notifications, and many are inclined to ignore them. But installing Windows Updates as they become available is one of the very first steps to en
By | |Key points Global economic growth rates and Australian investment earnings captured investors focus over the past month. In Australia, GDP (Gross Domestic
By Adam Camac | |