ESF Partners

22/12/2025

As the year draws to a close, we wish to thank all our clients and their families for your continuous support. We look forward to working together again in the coming year.

We wish all our clients, family and friends a very Merry Christmas & Seasons Greetings 2025 and a wonderful Happy New Year 2026!

Please note that our office will be closed from 25 December to 30 January 2026 inclusive.

From the team at ESF Partners

23/12/2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we wish to thank all our clients for the continuous support and we look forward to working together again in the coming year.

Please note that our office will be closed from 3 January to 30 January 2025 inclusive.

We wish all our clients, family and friends a very Merry Christmas & Seasons Greetings 2024 and a wonderful Happy New Year 2025!

From the team at ESF Partners

28/07/2024

Tax time 2024 - Work-from-Home - top 5 questions

We answer your questions about claiming work-from-home deductions for this tax time.

26/05/2024

Income from renting out a room or your home must be included in your tax return. You can claim deductions for associated expenses.

Income from renting out a room or your home must be included in your tax return. You can claim for associated expenses.

19/05/2024

Key takeaways from the 2024-25 Federal Budget

Tax concession
$300 electricity bill rebate in 2024-25 for all Australian households, plus personal tax cuts, and increased Commonwealth rent assistance.

Small business
Instant asset write-off for small businesses extended to 30 June 2025, plus $325 electricity bill rebate one million businesses.

Digital transformation
$1.7 billion over 10 years from 2024-25 to support innovation, commercialisation, pilot and demonstration projects in priority sectors.

Economic and fiscal outlook
Australia’s real GDP is forecast to grow 2 per cent in 2024-25, and the inflation rate is expected to average 2.75 per cent in 2024-25.

12/05/2024

ATO flags 3 key focus areas for this tax time 2024.

- Incorrect claim of work-related expenses
- Inflated claims for rental properties
- Failure to include all income when lodging tax return

The ATO announces its priorities for Tax Time 2024.

29/01/2024

Stage 3 tax cut changes announced, to help Australians with the cost of living

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering a tax cut for every Australian taxpayer commencing on July 1.These new tax cuts are designed to provide bigger tax cuts for middle Australia to help with cost-of-living, while making our tax system fairer.The Albanese Government recognises the economic rea...

18/12/2023

As 2023 draws to an end, we wish to thank you for your continued support and look forward to working with you in the coming year.

Please note that our office will be closed from 23 December 2023 to 31 January 2024 inclusive.

We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings and a wonderful and Happy New Year 2024!

From the team at ESF Partners

11/09/2023

Enforcement action without warning is an unmistakeable sign that the ATO has adopted a tougher line on debt recovery, says a tax debt specialist.

“One is a focus on compliance – on lodgements on time, on payments on time, and the history of the compliance of a company or an individual or a business is affecting whether or not they’re getting payment plans.”

“And the second is ongoing viability. So if they don’t believe a company has the ongoing viability or is able to demonstrate the ongoing viability, there may not be as many second chances.”

Enforcement action without warning is an unmistakeable sign that the ATO has adopted a tougher line on debt recovery, says a tax debt specialist. “We’re absolutely seeing an increase in enforcem

11/09/2023

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is reminding rental property owners and their tax agents to take care when lodging their tax return this tax time.

Make sure rental income are not being left out, and don't overclaim expenses or any improvements to private properties.

The ATO is reminding rental property owners and their tax agents to take care when lodging their tax return.