Myths surrounding the equity and sustainability of superannuation tax concessions will need to be debunked if there is to be a serious debate about reform, ASFA believes....
Tax agents are resisting the ATO’s push for taxpayers to use its online myTax service this tax season....
The Law Council of Australia has backed Government amendments which would exclude Australian private companies from tax transparency laws as alleviating an injustice....
Financial planners play a vital role for clients during a relationship breakdown, and they must join hands with legal and tax advisers, Catherine Chivers writes....
The ATO has reaffirmed its ruling that the anti-avoidance rule for income tax did not apply to a personal services business paying a related employee super in excess of m...
Employee share schemes now have a better incentive to qualify staff with a share discount of up to 15 per cent of market value for start-ups....
Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey has extended the Government’s pledge not to change the super tax settings beyond the life of the current Parliament....
Australia’s largest industry fund has added its voice to calls to limit super tax concessions to eliminate scope for estate planning....
To help restore the Budget, provide greater tax certainty, and improve the country’s economic competitiveness a key tax measure has passed through the Parliament....
Industry fund body, AIST, tells Government strategies are utilising SMSFs, wraps and SMAs to indefinitely postpone the payment of CGT....
The Financial Planning Association says tax complexity is driving the need for advice at the same time as creating a cost impediment to accessing advice....
With tax time coming up the ATO has urged investors to verify tax schemes as even accountants are getting caught out with slick-looking schemes....
Without a tax overhaul innovation, growth, and productivity will continue to be stifled in Australia, the Institute of Public Accountants believes....
Before making big purchases small business owners need to determine whether they are eligible for the $20,000 asset write-off announced in the Federal Budget, the IPA say...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...