The Federal Budget measure of allowing businesses to fully write-off eligible assets is a boon to Australian businesses, even though the measure is temporary.

Introduced with the Federal Budget, the “full expensing” 100% write-off of eligible business assets is a welcome measure that many business owners may want to take advantage of. Also, with the extension to the JobKeeper scheme, a set of alternative decline in turnover tests are now available, should a business not fit the general patterns of business activity.

We also look at property transactions and the payment of GST on settlement, and remind taxpayers that although the ATO’s auditing activity had taken a back seat during the worst of the COVID-19 crisis, there is reason to expect that this will be taken up again very soon.

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