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Do You Use Company Money Or Assets

Alan Law • Mar 16, 2021
Your company is a separate legal entity from you as a director or shareholder. The money your business earns and its assets belong to the company.

It’s important to keep appropriate records and correctly report transactions if you use company money or assets. Fox example:
• take money out of your company for yourself or your family
• receive money from it (for example, as a director, shareholder or an associate)
• use your company’s assets for private purposes

You may do it through, for example:

• salary, wages or director’s fees
• repayments of a loan you have previously made to the company
• a fringe benefit, such an employee using a company car
• dividends
• a loan from the company

Not correctly reporting and keeping appropriate records for transactions can result in an unfranked deemed dividend being included in your assessable income.

If you realize that you’re not correctly reporting these transactions or keeping appropriate records, talk to a registered tax professional and make sure that you correctly report the use of company money or assets in your next tax return.

If you have made a mistake or left something out of your previous tax returns, you can lodge an amendment.

Contact ACP Accountants today, your Sydney business accountants.

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