The Right to Disconnect
“The Right to Disconnect” – what the new Fair Work provision means for your business You may have seen recent reports in the media about the new “Right to Disconnect” legislation. This Right was outlined in new provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to grant...
Budget 24-25 + End of Financial Year Reminders
With End of Financial Year just around the corner, and following last night’s 24/25 Federal Budget update, we’d like to bring some important reminders to your attention.In this post: Federal Budget Summary An update on the Instant Asset Write Off Cashflow...
Why Employee Ownership?
Did you know that O’Connells OBM is employee owned? Our employee share ownership program has been running for over 20 years, and more than 80% of our team hold physical ownership in our business through an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our director, Adam...
Care, Curiosity, Connection: Shared Values Between our Brisbane Accounting Practice and the Matildas
Everyone in our office has caught soccer fever over the past few weeks as the Matildas have taken on the world, sparking a wave of enthusiasm and celebration of women in sport. Despite being knocked out in the semi finals, the story of the Matildas’ journey...
A boost for small businesses for technology and training
The technology investment boost and the skills and training boost for small businesses were both legislated on Friday 23 June 2023. These boosts allow eligible businesses to claim a ‘bonus’ tax deduction equal to 20 per cent of qualifying expenditure. Find out more...
Proud to be a Great Place to Work – officially!
We have some exciting news to share! We’re proud to have recently earned Great Place to Work® Certification™. We regularly hear from our team that our people and culture make O’Connells OBM a great place to work, and receiving this certification recognises the...
Business FBT Toolkit
Fringe Benefits Tax is an area of increased ATO audit activity, not to mention it’s notoriously complex. Not getting it right can be costly so we’ve put together a number of resources to help you finalise your accounts for this current FBT year, and reset...
Fringe Benefits Tax Exempt Benefits
You’re probably aware that Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is a tax that employers pay on certain benefits provided to their employees. However, there are certain benefits that are exempt from FBT, known as FBT exempt benefits. These benefits can provide a cost-effective...
Working from home? Changes to claiming Work From Home (WFH) deductions effective 1 March 2023.
In recent years, there have been three ways you can claim deductions for expenses incurred while working from home – The Actual Method: You claim the actual amount of expenses by keeping records and written evidence to determine the work-related proportion of actual...