Access To Small Business Tax Concessions

As a boost for small businesses, the Government will extend access to a number of small business tax concessions by increasing the annual turnover eligibility threshold from $2m to $10m. These measures will apply from July 1, 2016 and they expand the number of small business entities able to access the concessions. From a tax planning perspective some small business owners may look at the timing of their expenditure with the start date being July 1, 2016.

Under the announced measures, businesses with a turnover below $10m will now be able to access a range of existing small business tax concessions. The increase in the threshold will allow an additional 90,000 to 100,000 business entities access to concessions including:

• The lower company tax rates detailed in this newsletter
• Simplified depreciation rules, including the immediate tax deduction for assets costing less than $20,000 (up until 30 June 2017)
• Simplified trading stock rules that give businesses the option to avoid an end of year stocktake if the value of their stock has changed by less than $5,000.
• Simplified method for PAYG instalment payments
• The option to account for GST on a cash basis and apply the simplified method of GST instalments payments
• Immediate deduction for prepaid expenses
• Immediate deduction for professional expenses
• Fringe Benefits Tax concessions, including exemptions for car parking and work-related portable electronic devices (applicable from 1 April 2017).

The current $2m turnover threshold will be retained for access to the small business CGT concessions.

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Other articles in this edition:

• 2016 Federal Budget Highlights
• Personal Taxation
• Reductions In Corporate Tax Rate
• Increasing The Small Business Income Tax Offset (SBITO)
• Superannuation Changes
• Medicare Levy Low Income Thresholds for 2015/16
• Applying GST To Low Value Imported Goods
• Amendments To Division 7A
• Youth Employment Package - Bonuses For Hiring Young People & Interns
• SuperStream Deadline - 30th June
• Claiming Work Related Travel Expenses
• What Are The Acres Of Diamonds In Your Business?
• Starting A Business - Do The Numbers Stack Up?

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