Accounting & Bookkeeping
Varioustax, superannuation and income support measures are in place to supportindividuals and business taxpayers to weather the impact of the COVID-19outbreak.• Tax-free cash flow boost payments for employers with turnoverof under $50m delivered as an automatic credit in the ATO’s activity statementsystem.• JobKeeper payments for eligible employers to payemployees $1,500 per fortnight, before tax, for up to six months.• Eligible small businesses can access a wage subsidy of50% of an apprentice or trainee's wage from 1 January to 30 September 2020,capped at $21,000.• Instant asset write-off threshold increased from$30,000 to $150,000 and access expanded to include businesses with anaggregated annual turnover below $500m, for new or second-hand assets firstused, or installed to be ready for use between 12 March 2020 to 30 June 2020.• accelerated depreciation deductions for businesses withan aggregated turnover below $500m can deduct 50% of the cost of an eligibleasset on installation, with existing depreciation rules applying to the balanceof the asset’s cost, from 12 March 2020 to 30 June 2021 to new Div 40 assets.Small business entities, depreciation expenses currently claimed at 15% can beclaimed at 57.5% for assets held and used or installed ready for use between 12March 2020 and 30 June 2021.• Two payments of $750 each for social security, veteransand other income support recipients. Jobseeker Payments, among others , will besupplemented with an additional fortnightly payment of $550.• Individuals in financial distress can seek to release$10,000 from their super in 2019/20, and another $10,000 in 2020/21.• super drawdowns: minimum payment amounts foraccount-based pensions will be reduced by half in 2019/20 and 2020/21Details of ATO administrative relief available at https://www.ato.gov.au/General/COVID-19/ATO Emergency Support Infoline 1800 806 218
NICK BHALLA DIRECTOR
ACCOUNTS NEXTGEN
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