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Financial planning

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) will begin an examination of how financial products and services are used in the area of tax planning by companies and individuals looking...

Financial planning

The Federal Opposition is proposing a series of changes to the Government's Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill 2003 stating the amendments will “safeguard the superannu...

Financial planning

Investors have been strongly warned against illegal schemes promising access to their superannuation before retirement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commis...

Superannuation

The findings of the Australian Taxation Office’s recent SMSF Compliance Review benchmarking study requires closer consideration, says Kevin Smith....

Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a blunt message to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) warning the honeymoon period in its regulation of the sector ...

Superannuation

David Shirlow looks at new developments affecting cashing and transfer of UK superannuation benefits for Australian residents....

Superannuation

Trustees of self managed superannuation funds have been warned by the Australian Taxation Office that it intends progressively moving beyond education to enforcement....

Superannuation

With all the attention self-managed superannuation funds are attracting from the Australian Taxation Office, are your clients really better off running their own fund? Be...

Funds management

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have launched a new online registration system to streamline the starting up of ...

Financial planning

Does agribusiness really have a place in a client’s portfolio? Deirdre Keown reports....

Financial planning

Taxpayers Australia has labelled a settlement offer by the Australian Tax Office for involvement in mass-marketed agricultural schemes “rough justice” following a court d...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a Perth-based investment adviser for three years after making false and misleading statements to in...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has dismissed claims by agribusiness scheme providers that it is delaying the issue of product rulings for managed investment schemes, whi...

Superannuation

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is making life easier for accountants and advisers with the introduction of electronic lodgment of self managed superannuation fund (SMSF)...

Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is threatening legal action against self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) which fail to comply....

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