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Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office has renewed its campaign aimed at reuniting people with their lost superannuation accounts....

Financial planning

Defaulting investors in agribusiness managed investment group Palandri are set to lose their units as the company commences proceedings against them....

Financial planning

Financial planning dealer groups have hit out at plans by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to target a new public register of soft dollar commission payments....

Financial planning

Tribeca’s Jason Menzies answers your questions in-depth....

Superannuation

The trustees of a number of self-managed superannuation funds can expect to be contacted by both the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regula...

Financial planning

Financial planners who disclose soft dollar payments under a new industry code of practice could be hit with a hefty tax bill....

Superannuation

The ATO has given the green light for advisers to use simple super recontribution strategies for their clients, writes Deborah Wixted....

Superannuation

The trustees of a number of self-managed superannuation funds can expect to be contacted by both the Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Prudential Regulation A...

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has again been slammed in Parliament over its inflexibility and reluctance to grant concessions to investors in tax-effective investm...

Financial planning

Just when you think you understand how to comply with the terms of your Australian Financial Services Licence, Batch 8 dollar disclosure arrives, writes Paula Zammit....

Financial planning

While property depreciation falls into the tax agent or accountant’s sphere of responsibility, financial planners must understand how a new tax ruling may impact investor...

Financial planning

The Australian Tax Office has reassured financial planners and investors today by indicating commonly-used superannuation strategies will not attract the anti-avoidance p...

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office in consultation with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission will not move to regulate ‘incidental’ tax advice given by financ...

Financial planning

The Federal Court in Brisbane has prevent the trustee of a self-managed superannuation fund from offering any services or advice involvement in a scheme illegally promoti...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) will walk away from...

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