INCOME TAX

Tools & guides

How is the ‘bring forward rule’ triggered, and what happens when the $450,000 cap is only partially used at or around the time a client turns 65? Colonial First State's t...

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Superannuation

John Kelly outlines the new rules regarding insurance and how they affect SMSFs when it comes to insuring collectibles and personal use assets....

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Superannuation

Superannuation is usually the biggest talking point for most advisers during tax season. Concessional contribution caps will certainly be top of mind this year given the ...

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees need to take a closer look at their treatment of gains and losses with respect to trading stock affecting capital gains tax (CGT), following the recent pass...

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Superannuation

An increasing number of people travel to Australia as non-residents, accumulating some savings in the Australian superannuation system. Daniel Butler and Tina Conitsiotis...

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Superannuation

SMSF specialist Cavendish Superannuation has claimed vindication from a recent ATO ruling which it says confirms its analysis around concessional contribution arrangement...

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Financial planning

Almost 1200 people were prosecuted and convicted for tax and superannuation offences last year, according to figures released by the ATO....

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Editorial

Yellow Brick Road has more than doubled its revenue in the half year to 31 December, but a huge increase in expenditure has led to its after-tax losses growing from $0.5 ...

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Financial planning

The former directors of Australian Capital Reserve have been sentenced to separate terms of imprisonment by the NSW District Court following an investigation by ASIC....

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Editorial

Business risk insurance should be a key component of every risk strategy, but only a fraction of companies are properly insured, writes Jason Bamford....

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Editorial

The Government may be talking the talk with respect to simplifying superannuation, but according to Liz Westover its actions on excess concessional contributions suggest ...

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Superannuation

David Shirlow outlines key developments in the alignment of tax and superannuation law with respect to insurance held inside super funds....

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Financial planning

The ATO has pointed to around 1,600 tax agents who are most often involved in issues of late returns or other forms of non-compliance....

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Financial planning

The ATO has pointed to around 1,600 tax agents who are most often involved in issues of late returns or other forms of non-compliance....

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Financial planning

The Institute of Chartered Accountants has urged the Government to move on the deductibility of financial advice in the May Budget....

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