INCOME TAX

Policy & Regulation

The Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, has released a discussion paper around the proposed changes to income tax laws....

Life/Risk

Stephen Kunz looks at the insurance ownership options available to clients....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) convicted nearly 400 people between 1 July and 30 September for various tax and superannuation offences, with 17 receiving custodial ...

Financial planning

AMP's John Ciacciarelli looks at buy/sell business succession arrangements in order to facilitate the transfer of business interests following the departure of an owner....

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Editorial

Suncorp Life's Sarina Raffo considers the pros and cons of superannuation and non-superannuation income streams and what affect this will have on retirement....

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Financial planning

David O'Connell examines how personal concessional contributions made by the self-employed from pre-tax income can increase their superannuation benefits and potentially ...

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Financial planning

ING Australia's Troy Smith takes a look at tax issues and asks whether there is a way to wrench a few dollars back into your client's pocket?...

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Editorial

The CGT for non-residents is determined by whether the asset is considered to be ‘taxable Australian property’. Learn more about CGT discount for non-residents....

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Financial planning

A unique set of circumstances has put the Australian economy in a vastly different situation to economies in the rest of the developed world in the emergence from the GFC...

Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office has seen more than 360 convictions for tax and superannuation offences in the second quarter of this year....

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office was required to give assistance to the Far North Queensland city of Cairns this year following a number of financial crises hitting the reg...

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Superannuation

The ATO tightens the screws on SMSF trustees and illegal early release schemes....

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Life/Risk

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the Government to think carefully before considering a ban on risk insurance commissions, referring not only to ...

Editorial

In a speech addressing the Agribusiness Association of Australia, David Bryant explains why tax-effective managed investment funds are fundamentally flawed and pose a sig...

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Financial planning

Over the last few years Australians have become more generous with donations and gifting to charities. Keat Chew explains why some are taking the extra step of setting up...

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