A summary of the key 1 July 2021 changes and their implications. Super guarantee rate increase to 10% On 1 July 2021, the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate will rise from 9.5% to 10% – the first rise since 2014. It will then steadily increase each year until it reaches 12% on 1 July 2025. The […]
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Update 2 June 2021 Building on the $250.7 million Circuit Breaker Business Support Package announced Sunday 30 May, a new allocation of up to $209.3 million will flow to small and medium-sized businesses, including sole traders, increasing the total support package to $460 million. The Business Costs Assistance Program Round Two grants for eligible businesses located in
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Victorian Treasurer, Tim Pallas, delivered the Victorian State Budget on 20 May 2021, describing his budget as a “road to recovery” after multiple COVID-19 lockdowns severely impacted the State’s economy during 2020-21. The budget sets out a long term plan to address budget blow-outs in major infrastructure projects and ballooning debt, while at the same
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The Victorian Government has launched the $250 million Circuit Breaker Business Support Package to assist small to medium businesses and sole traders, under the circuit breaker restrictions announced on 27 May 2021. The package will support businesses unable to operate due to these necessary public health measures, including targeted support for the events industry. With safety
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CountPro was proud to sponsor Commerce Ballarat’s 2021 Business Day Out, held at the RACV Forest Resort on 26 May 2021. The Business Day Out provided local business people with the chance to hear experts discuss matters that relate to the current business environment. The speaker line-up included: Dean Pearson from the NAB outlining the
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The 2021-22 Federal Budget, released on Tuesday evening, has been described as the “Balancing Act Budget” by some commentators due to the numerous demands that the government is trying to manage: the continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ballooning deficit, investment in the long-term and the fact it is an election year! Key initiatives
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As part of our recent rebranding, CountPro has a brand new radio advertisement. You may have already heard it on Ballarat’s 3BA. If not, you can listen to it here.
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Our Directors, Jason Hargreaves and Phil Brown, were interviewed by Brett Macdonald on 3BA on April 21st, 2021. If you missed the interview, you can hear it below.
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PPT Professional and PPT Audit, led by Directors Phillip Brown and Jason Hargreaves, have rebranded to CountPro effective 1 April 2021. While the PPT Professional and PPT Audit teams have always operated independently from the other PPT businesses, recent changes to Auditor Independence requirements, particularly in relation to self-managed superannuation fund audits, mean that we
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