taxation

Policy & Regulation

With a changing super environment, MARTIN BRECKON considers how planners can manage their clients’ contributions. ...

Policy & Regulation

Fuel added to imputation tax reform fire

The industry is cranking up its opposition to a plan by some large corporations as well as economists to reform dividend imputation tax, including scrapping franking cred...

Financial planning

Instilling debt discipline for generations to come

Financial planners have a ready audience in Generation Y, reports AMLIKA LAL....

Financial planning

Follow the money to the margin lending scandal

Concealments and biases in relation to margin lending reflect the necessity for planners and clients to share in the decision-making process, write PAUL RESNIK and PETER ...

Financial planning

Migrating to a better tax strategy

As the end of the financial year approaches, JOHN PERRI offers a round-up of tax tips....

Policy & Regulation

Expats feel the tax sting in Australia

Expatriates relocating to Australia should ensure they fully understand the taxation consequences of their move in order to avoid tax traps....

Policy & Regulation

Dramatic rise in applications for release of tax debts in first half of financial year

The Australian Taxation Office is reporting a significant uptick in applications for release of tax debt as the downturn in the global economy continues to exert pressure...

Financial planning

The challenge of unearthing global capital

John Wilkinson considers the impact of the financial crisis on the agribusiness MIS sector....

Financial planning

Warning on illegal early access to super in tough times

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that widespread job losses in the current downturn may lead to an upturn in the number of illegal early ac...

Editorial

Life choices on platforms

Technology change is now driving the life insurance market in significant ways and applying for life insurance is easier than ever for advisers and their customers....

Policy & Regulation

Company tax debt a 'time-bomb waiting to go off'

The spreading of company tax debt is 'a time bomb waiting to go off', according to Hall Chadwick accountants and business advisers partner Richard Albarran....

Policy & Regulation

Degree to which downturn is hurting tax receipts revealed

New data released by the Australian Taxation Office has revealed the degree to which superannuation contributed to revenue in the boom times and the degree to which marke...

Financial planning

Super no longer a safe haven from creditors

Individuals going into bankruptcy risk losing some of their superannuation if they have used the system to avoid paying creditors....

Superannuation

SMSF creation is spiking says ATO

The Australian Taxation Office has pointed to a spike in the number of self-managed superannuation funds being established but cautions that more testing marketing condit...

Superannuation

ATO to monitor SMSF performance

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, has asked the Australian Taxation Office to begin collecting data to enable the monitoring of the ...