SMSFs may offer some additional flexibility in pension phase during volatile times....

A 56 per cent rise in annuities sales drives strong Challenger result....

Mercer expert David Knox says the Government should lift the superannuation guarantee because it is more important than a carbon tax....

Australia's taxation of foreign managed funds will soon be aligned with countries including the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as the Federal Government rolls out i...

An insurance company has come up with an offering designed to fund challenges to ATO excess contributions assessments....

The admission by Federal Treasury that no international comparison modelling has been done on the Government's proposed FOFA reforms has added to concerns surrounding the...

Clients who run businesses should be extremely careful in classifying those they engage as contractors, as the wrong decision can result in many unfavourable outcomes, wr...

If a person can demonstrate they are a 'share trader' rather than a 'share investor', they will be allowed to claim a tax deduction for losses on the share market, accord...

Lin Ngin looks at how separately managed accounts (SMAs) operate and explores some of the features and benefits on offer as well as some of the current limitations....

Too much attention on the details can mean forgetting about the fundamentals. David Court traces the intricate eligibility rules applying to SMSFs and the consequences of...

More than one million people have already lodged their tax return online using e-tax, the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO's) free tax preparation and lodgement service....

Brazil, Russia, India and China formed a block of countries that returned well to their investors over the past decade. Tom Stevenson tries to predict which countries cou...

Accountants and auditing professionals will need to broaden their skills to secure a job, according to the latest Clarius Skills Index from Lloyd Morgan Accounting Talent...

The writing is on the wall that more responsibility will fall on individuals to fund their own retirement. The need for better post-retirement solutions to deal with long...