28 May Your Budget
How the 2018 budget applies to you can be found via the following links. Individuals Families Business Australian Federal Government ...
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27 May Intergenerational wealth transfer
Intergenerational wealth transfer – or in simpler terms, passing on assets to your family, can be, and often is, a huge issue for all family members concerned. If done well and executed properly, it can make a real difference to the financial position of the...
26 May Top apps for the over 50s
With almost 80% of 55-64 year olds and 46% of 64+ year olds on-line in Australia, there is no denying that the SilverSurfer generation are embracing the World Wide Web – and not just from a computer – phones and tablets are fast becoming the most...
25 May Investing in a holiday home
Is it really your great Aussie dream? It happens every year. You’re strolling down the high street of your local beachside town enjoying a long hot summer with the family when a holiday home in the real estate agents’ window catches your eye. And you start thinking:...
23 May New rules capture SMSFs trading big with cryptocurrency
Sizeable cryptocurrency transactions will “come to the attention of the ATO” under new rules that came into effect this week, so a mid-tier firm has put together a checklist of key considerations to keep SMSF investors compliant.
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21 May Do you have a key person in your business?
If your business is like millions of other small or medium businesses in Australia, it’s likely that you’ll have one or more individuals whose involvement is critical to its success. This ‘key person’ might be important because of their investment or experience, their technical expertise or...
17 May I’ll have source with that: Pros and cons of crowdfunding
In the early 1700s, the British Admiralty had a big problem. They were losing thousands of seamen every year due to a lack of navigational tools. Their sailors could calculate longitude but there was no mechanism to solve what was known as “The Longitude Problem”. In...
16 May Beware residency rules if moving overseas
SMSF trustees are often unaware that if they move overseas for an extended period of time, their SMSF may fall foul of the ATO’s residency rules and they may face a heavy tax bill.
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15 May 4 components of our 2018 Federal Budget
Click on the following links for more detail on the main components of the 2018 Federal budget. Stronger growth to create more jobs Guaranteeing the essential services Australians rely on Ensuring the Government lives within its means Budget documents Australian Federal Government...
14 May Technology no match for people power
It is 25 years since a young British scientist called Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and famously gave it to the world for free. From the time it docked, the Web has unlocked infinite stores of information and delivered it to cyber explorers...
