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Small business skills and training boost

Check if you can claim a 20% bonus deduction on certain eligible training expenditure for your employees.

Small businesses with an aggregated annual turnover of less than $50 million will be allowed an additional 20% tax deduction for external training courses delivered to employees by registered training providers.

The boost applies to eligible expenditure incurred from 7:30 pm AEDT on 29 March 2022 until 30 June 2024.

The bonus deduction is available for expenditure for the provision of training to one or more employees of your business. The training provider must meet certain registration criteria for the bonus deduction.

Training expenses can include incidental costs related to the provision of training, provided they are charged by the registered training provider, such as the cost of books or equipment needed for the course.

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Local government elections will be held for most NSW councils on Saturday 14 September, 2024. The Non-residential roll (NRR) is for people who don’t live in the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) but would like to vote in our election. To be eligible to vote as a non-resident, you must be: • An owner of […]

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