As an advisor I need to understand your strategic plan - why you are in business and your long term goals to ensure you have a structure that gives you the best opportunity for asset protection, risk limitation or for tax purposes – noting here that we have put tax last as whilst an important consideration, it shouldn’t be the primary reason a particular pharmacy structure or transaction is entered into.
Last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor’s October 2022-2023 Federal Budget.
This budget was an update from the previous liberal federal budget and there were no real tax changes that affect small businesses.
The bad news is interest rates and labour costs are rising and with high inflation levels, many businesses will receive very little assistance from the government.
A few key points that we think are relevant to you and your pharmacy:
Do you ever find yourself staring at your business’ balance sheet and wondering what it all means? If so, you’re certainly not alone!
As an owner, knowing what the numbers represent and what they tell you, allows you to drive smart business decisions, become financially literate and sleep at night knowing your position.
The Government handed down the Federal Budget back on 9 May 2017 and here is a quick summary of what you need to know about what changes are in store for next year.
INCREASING THE MEDICARE LEVY LOW-INCOME THRESHOLDS
Date of Effect: 2016-17 income year.
Details: You will not be required to pay Medicare Levy (2%) if your taxable income is less than:
Tax Planning for pharmacy
“A financial year almost over….and what have you done?”
I hope business has been treating you very well this year. Just like the final stages of a mountain ascent, you may need that final boost to get you to the top and reap the rewards of your hard work. That final push is tax planning.
The starting point to tax planning is to determine how much tax you are going to pay. From here we can work out some tax strategies that can be used to help minimise how much that will be paid in both the short and long term.
