August 2017 Tax Newsletter

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Our August 2017 Tax Newsletter contains important information for small businesses and Superannuation Funds.

The new developments we discuss are:

Tax cut for small businesses - Legislation has passed to apply a 27.5% corporate tax rate from 1 July 2016 for small business entities with aggregated turnover of under $10 million.
Instant asset write-off extended for small business entities - the period has been extended during which small businesses can access accelerated depreciation. The extension is for 12 months, ending on 30 June 2018.
Super reforms - changes have been made to TRIS, CGT relief, pension cap and LRBA integrity rules which come into effect from 1 July 2017.
Self-managed super funds - The 2017 SMSF annual return and instructions have been released. The key changes include the transitional CGT relief for super funds as part of the 1 July 2017 reforms, reporting on limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) and early stage investor tax incentives.

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