australian taxation office

Financial planning

Stressed employers miss super guarantee payments

The ATO has pointed to the number of stressed employers falling down on their super and withholding tax obligations....

Financial planning

TPD deduction extension offers little relief

A risk of insurance premium increases and decreased coverage....

Policy & Regulation

Caution urged on tax deferrals

Finance broker offers warning to businesses contemplating taking up the ATO's offer to defer tax payments....

Financial planning

Property: Getting down to business

Transferring commercial property into a self-managed superannuation fund may lead to significant taxation benefits....

Superannuation

SMSF trustees use fund as line of credit

Trustees lent 95 per cent of SMSF assets to a related company during a period of physical and financial stress....

Superannuation

SMSF numbers rising, not surging

The latest Australian Taxation Office data reveals that while the number of SMSFs is continuing to grow in Australia, the global financial crisis has not given rise to a ...

Financial planning

ATO looks for compromise on many tax disputes

ATO moving to streamline its dispute resolution process....

Editorial

Examining the DNA of managed investment schemes

The nature of managed investment schemes has come under close scrutiny in the recent Environinvest case, writes James Lonie....

Financial planning

Advisers should think before acting on new CGT ruling

Advisers should think all issues through carefully before acting on the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) new ruling that will affect the way capital gains made by trust...

Financial planning

Planners pay a high price for low-cost SOAs

The practice of offering low cost SOAs and initial advice to potential clients and recouping the costs later is distorting the true cost of financial advice....