AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

Superannuation

The gentle rumble that was self-managed super has grown into a resounding roar over the last few years. I guess it’s for all the right reasons – a sense of control, the p...

Financial planning

There is a degree of confusion by some practitioners in the financial planning and accountancy fields as to the ability of an accountant to give advice to a client of the...

Financial planning

The recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office allowing financial planners to give tax advice has blurred the roles of accountants and advisers even further. In the ...

Financial planning

Few property investors make the most of tax depreciation schedules, writes Larissa Tuohy....

Financial planning

The Government’s Senate majority may lead to changes in taxation law in 2005, writes Mark Molesworth....

Financial planning

The Australian National Audit Office has criticised the Australian Taxation Office over its administration of the superannuation contributions surcharge, pointing to a ra...

Superannuation

Statistics from the Australian Taxation office show that over 20 per cent of superannuation assets currently under management are within a self-managed superannuation fun...

Superannuation

Product designers will welcome a survey’s discovery that most people establish self-managed superannuation funds for greater control of their investments, rather than for...

Financial planning

Tribeca’s JUSTINE HARRIS answers your questions in depth....

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office has moved to reinforce with employers their obligations under the new choice of fund regime, particularly their handling of the new choice ...

Policy & Regulation

Australians are likely to make errors in their tax returns and miss out on deductions, with omission of interest and failure to claim for depreciation on investment prope...

Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office is making sure that the trustees of self-managed superannuation funds are left in no doubt about their obligations with respect to the owne...

Financial planning

The advent of choice of superannuation fund and the continued growth in do-it-yourself superannuation is likely to see a leakage of funds out of the retail managed funds ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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