Why the Government does not want your business accepting cash payments of $10,000 or more

Why the Government does not want your business accepting cash payments of $10,000 or more

From 1 January 2020, the Government intends to restrict the value of cash payments a business makes or accepts to amounts under $10,000. Ignoring the limit will become a criminal offence with penalties of up to 2 years in prison and/ or $25,200*.  Payments of $10,000 or more will need to be made electronically or by cheque.  We’ll, easy enough you say, just break it up into smaller amounts! But, the […]

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$10k limit on cash payments to business

$10k limit on cash payments to business

One of the interesting approaches to tackling the black economy in the recent 2018-19 Federal Budget was the announcement of a $10,000 limit on cash payments to business. Unrecorded and untaxed transactions that occur in the community are estimated at up to 3% of GDP or around $50 billion. We have all seen examples of […]

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