Government Assistance Measures In the light of the latest lockdown imposed on Victorians, both Federal and State Governments have announced financial assistance to those affected by these restrictions. Federal Government assistance for Casual Employees announced 3 June 2021 The Government has announced financial support for Victorians who ordinarily work 20 hours or more per week. […]
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Written by: Evan Lowenstein Announcing Lowensteins Arts Management Prize winners for 2020 We are delighted to announce the winners of the scholarship awards to Australian 2020 final year visual art students. Lowensteins’ program was rolled out in 2017 and has resulted in the recognition of our commitment to the future of arts and the cultural environment. […]
TAX LODGEMENT REMINDER A timely reminder to all our clients who must have their tax returns lodged by the middle of May 2022 to avoid penalties. Please let us have your tax information that you can send via email or post now. In certain circumstances you might be part of a face-to-face interview. Please submit […]
Lockdown again To our friends around Australia, our thoughts are with you at this time. We express our sympathies and condolences to those that have lost loved ones during this time. To our fellow Victorians, another week, another batch of rules and regulations to abide by. There is no doubt that times […]
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Written by: MGA Photos by: John O’Neil Congratulations to Lillian O’Neil, announced as the winner of the 2021 Bowness Prize at Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne. The $30,000 acquisitive prize was awarded by judges Del Kathryn Barton (artist), Anouska Phizacklea (Director Monash Gallery of Art) and Karen Quinlan AM (Director National Portrait Gallery, Canberra). O’Neil’s analogue collage, […]
Written by: Evan Lowenstein Following on from many years ago when there was an upsurge in audit activity around travel, the ATO have now released the new version of their ruling on transport (TR 2021/1). In addition, they have released a few draft rulings concerning travel, food and accommodation costs. This form of travel was the […]
Government Assistance Measures In the light of the latest lockdown imposed on Victorians, both Federal and State Governments have announced financial assistance to those affected by these restrictions. Federal Government assistance for Casual Employees announced 3 June 2021 The Government has announced financial support for Victorians who ordinarily work 20 hours or more per week. […]
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Written by: Evan Lowenstein After some six decades at the forefront of the accounting and taxation world, including Managing Partner of Lowenstein Sharp in all its various guises and, of course, his most recent incarnation -Founding Partner of Lowensteins Arts Management Pty Ltd – Tom Lowenstein has taken the difficult decision to announce his retirement effective […]
To ease financial hardship faced by tenants and landlords as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Victorian Government introduced the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme (the Scheme). The Scheme has been changed and extended to 31 December 2020. The Victorian Small Business Commission has released a handy go to link that has draft templates of letters […]
Written by: Evan Lowenstein Evan Lowenstein on Libby Hathorn: As we love to champion the arts, I would like to let you know about one of our wonderful client’s successes. The children’s book author Libby Hathorn and her recent news in children’s literature. Libby was delighted to receive the prestigious Lady Cutler Award 2021 for outstanding […]