A number of self managed superannuation funds (SMSF) may be slugged by the Australia Tax Office (ATO) after it issued two Interpretive Decisions which target payment of d...
THE main opposition groups to the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) crackdown on mass marketed tax effective schemes have combined to form a peak industry body in order ...
THE FEDERAL Government has succumbed to concerted industry pressure and agreed to amend the tax laws to remove an anomaly that threatened to ‘double-count’ people’s super...
Four years and 50 columns ago, TOM COLLINS first graced the pages of Money Management. Retracing his steps has led him to conclude that not too much has changed....
Mortgage fraud can significantly impact a client’s available funds, thanks to the fudging of a few figures enabling individuals to borrow more than they should. SIMON PUR...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has suffered a set back in its attempt to take on the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over its decision to exclude financial planners...
Besieged former Harts Australasia executive chairman Steve Hart has denied he is now working as an unpaid non listed director of a Queensland based consultancy group run ...
The popular tax schemes of years gone by could see some advisers facing massive legal claims. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....
In the coming weeks more focus will be placed on the end of the financial year and the part planners can play in formulating effective year end tax strategies....
The past year’s tax agenda has been characterised by the ATO’s focus on tax effective schemes and unfair loopholes. FIONA MOORE reports on some of the year’s stand out ta...
Those operating in the financial services space and with a Web site should expect a visit from findmysuper.com, the company designed specifically to locate lost superannu...
The Macquarie Bank is preparing to take on the Australian Tax Office (ATO) in court in a bid to reverse the tax office’s decision to disallow tax deductions for so-called...
After a turbulent period battling the Australian Taxation Office, agribusiness investments are settling down for the long haul. JOHN WILKINSON discovers there are still s...
The end of the year is usually a time to look back and examine how far we have come in the last year and to do so this year is a fascinating exercise....
The Charterbridge Davey dealer group has been sold off to Royal and Sun Alliance after collapsing into voluntary administration under the weight of multi-million dollar c...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...