February 25, 2026

Is Your Investment Property Actually a Business Asset? Navigating the Active Asset Test

Many business owners hold real estate through a mix of trading entities and inter-entity leases. However, we often see a common—and costly—disconnection between how a property […]
February 20, 2026

How to Extract Wealth from Your Company (Without the ATO Headaches)

How to get money out of your company… You’ve worked hard to build your business and accumulate profit. But as many Australian business owners discover, getting […]
February 4, 2026

Is Landscaping Tax Deductible?

Ask Rider Accountants About How to Claim a Landscaping Tax Deduction Is land depreciable? For tax purposes, land is considered to have an unlimited effective life […]
February 3, 2026

How to Legally Avoid Land Tax

Land Tax – The Thorn in the Side of Property Investors! Land Tax in Australia varies by state and varies significantly depending on the underlying land […]
May 7, 2025

What are the tax consequences of small scale property development?

Example 1 – land acquired and held for long-term capital growth This blog post addresses the tax consequences on sales of land (including small-scale land subdivision) […]
May 23, 2024

Top 10 tax tips to help rental property owners avoid common mistakes

To access or download a copy of this fact sheet in portable document format (PDF), seeTop 10 tips to help rental property owners avoid common tax […]
May 9, 2024

What are typical tax deductions for AirBNB rentals?

If you live in Australia and you are looking for some extra income from an existing or proposed property, the chances are that you have considered […]
May 6, 2024

Should I use Xero for my Uber ride share business?

Accounting and Tax Made Easy for Uber Drivers Uber drivers can use Xero accounting software to record all the costs associated with running the Uber business […]
December 21, 2023

​Can I make a tax deductible Christmas gift to employees or clients?

Can I make a Christmas gift to employees or clients and claim the GST or a tax deduction? Can an employer give gifts to an employee? […]