New ATO ruling for villages with serviced apartments

Oct 28 2007 Updated July 4, 2023

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From October 1st you will only need to have a resident assessed once by an independent medical practitioner rather than every 6 months for continuing need for care services to be able to provide services GST free. According to Alf Macolino of Lynch Meyer in Adelaide, the services you can provide GST free are daily living activities assistance, nursing services, accommodation and related services, meals, laundry and cleaning.

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