Hawkesbury Bookkeeping

Affordable Bookkeeping Solutions for your Small Business

Small Business

Changes to AusKey

By

Don’t forget that from the end of March you won’t be able to use AUSkey anymore. It is being replaced because it hasn’t kept up with modern technology.

AUSkey will be replaced with:

  • myGovID – the Australian Government’s digital identity provider and a new way to prove your identity online. Establish your identity once and use your myGovID to access government services online.
  • Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) – a new Australian Government authorisation service that allows you to link your myGovID to your ABN and manage who can act on behalf of your business online.

You can already use these new services for the Business Portal.

Get started today by downloading the myGovID app and setting up your digital identity. Then using RAM; link your ABN to your myGovID so you can work on behalf of your business online.

For more information on accessing online services with myGovID and RAM, please click here.

Record keeping for your business

By

Confused about the records that you need to keep and how long you need to keep those records for?

Click here to refer to the ATO’s resource on keeping accurate records for your business.

If your books are in a mess and your record keeping needs an overhaul, Book a Chat with us today because we can certainly help you.

Christmas Parties and FBT

By

‘Tis the season to be jolly! But ho-ho-hold up before you start making spirits bright and rewarding your employees with gifts or parties this Christmas, as fringe benefits tax may apply when providing all the trimmings.

So you don’t get your tinsel in a tangle for your work Christmas party, consider:

  • how much it costs
  • where and when it is held – a party held on work premises on a normal work day is treated differently to an event outside of work
  • who is invited – is it just employees or are partners, clients or suppliers also invited?

Similarly, where you provide Christmas gifts, you’ll need to consider:

  • the amount you spend
  • the type of gift – gifts such as wine or hampers are treated differently to gifts like tickets to a movie or sporting event
  • who you are giving the gift to – there are different rules for employees and clients/suppliers.

Find out more about Fringe Benefits Tax and Christmas Parties

Find out more about Fringe Benefits Tax and Entertainment for small business

Information provided by the ATO Small Business Newsroom