Many clients can benefit from a strategy that involves a combination of salary sacrifice contributions and co-contributions, writes Deborah Wixted....

Alena Miles considers what lies ahead in super and retirement income streams, particularly in light of three major Government policy reviews....

Tony Di Girolamo discusses how using an education fund can help to save for a child’s schooling....

Many financial planning firm owners could be forced to pay large amounts of extra income tax if the ATO goes ahead with proposed changes to the treatment of certain tax s...

Minister Chris Bowen has indicated the Government would like a superannuation system that delivers a 'better than adequate' retirement income for Australians....

Mike Mitchell examines the recent changes to the Government’s supervision of philanthropic giving and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages....

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...

What legislation has been passed and what's in store from July 1, 2009? JOHN CIACCIARELLI provides an update....

There’s no time like the present to make salary sacrifice, personal deductible and non-concessional contributions into superannuation and take advantage of the market slu...

Changes to the foreign tax credit rules have made it easier for people investing overseas to gain tax benefits, according to William Buck tax manager David Martland....

A final policy statement setting out the new taxation laws for employee share schemes was released yesterday by new Assistant Treasurer Senator Nick Sherry, and it has al...

Graeme Colley outlines the far-reaching changes to the pension bonus scheme announced in this year's Federal Budget....

Deborah Wixted outlines the raft of changes the 2009 Federal Budget has introduced in taxation, superannuation and social security....

Rachel Leong considers ways clients can help their super balances recover....