To our valued customers, With the escalating impact of COVID-19, we want to keep you up to date with the immediate decisions and future preparations Taxpro Australia is taking in response. The health and safety of our staff, our clients, our suppliers and the local communities in which we work is of the upmost importance to us, and the basis for all our decisions. As such, we will be temporarily closing the Balcatta office in Perth from Monday 23rd March 2020, and all our team members will be working remotely. We feel this is the best course of action to ensure our services continue at full capacity for our clients. To date, we have no illness, or staff in isolation, so this decision is simply to minimise any risk of exposure. We would like to reassure you that Taxpro Australia has robust business continuity processes and procedures in place. All phone calls to Taxpro Australia will continue to be handled by Chloe and all emails will continue to go to your Taxpro accountant. The only difference is we will not have visitors, offer a drop-in [...]

As a small business, it is really important that you know your risk and manage that risk as much as you can. The Government has put plans in place to help support Western Australia’s businesses through the crisis. An economic stimulus package worth $607 million has been announced in an effort to stave off the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak. The new package is on top of a $17 billion Federal Government economic stimulus package already announced by the Prime Minister. New announcements are being made every day, so we will try to keep you updated on anything tax-related that may affect your business going forward. How we can help To assist businesses experiencing financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the ATO is implementing a series of relief options for eligible businesses including: Deferred payments GST credits PAYG instalments Remitting interest and penalties applied to tax liabilities Low interest payment plans Super Guarantee payments One-off grants between $2,000 and $25,000 for eligible businesses If you have any concerns about the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on your business and the tax requirements, please do not [...]

During this period of uncertainty, the Taxpro Australia team believes it is of the upmost importance to stay kind to one another and be considerate of other people’s health and safety. On a day-to-day basis, while we wait for further advice from the Government, it is important to limit the potential spread of the virus by putting all precautions in place to safeguard the wellbeing of our team and clients. There are some immediate changes we are making to our routine in the office, and we are putting plans forward to modify our business as this situation intensifies. Limiting social interactions and encouraging social distancing Instead of having face-to-face meetings, we prefer a conference call, skype or phone call - just let us know what suits you. Our business also does allow staff to work from home, however we are not working from home at the moment. In the future, if this is required, Taxpro services will continue as usual just from our home offices. One of the key things is to stop handshakes and to ensure that the team and any visitors/clients engage [...]