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Financial planning
The Federal Government has begun work on its election promise of establishing an advisory board at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to make it more accountable....
Tools & guides
Troy Smith explains the options available to SMSF trustees when calculating the amount of tax-free income during the pension phase....
Superannuation
SMSFs have been confirmed as the largest segment of the superannuation sector, but average balances are still below $500,000....
Financial planning
Members and trustees of family trusts should check their trust deeds, or risk running the gauntlet ahead of a potential ATO ruling that may outlaw streaming of income wit...
Life/Risk
The Government, banks, insurers and the ATO have acted to lighten the load on flood victims....
Financial planning
Although it is still early days in terms of the fallout from the Queensland floods, Australia’s financial advisory industry has begun looking into what assistance w...
Financial planning
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released a new category of small business benchmarks that will allow it to more accurately select businesses for a review or audi...
Financial planning
Government embraces majority of Cooper recommendations as policy but faces testing time gaining Parliamentary endorsement....
Superannuation
The lending of money to family members has emerged as a persistent issue in SMSF breaches....
Life/Risk
Stephen Kunz looks at the insurance ownership options available to clients....
Policy & Regulation
Law enforcement agencies and courts will now have more access to taxpayers’ information provided to the Australian Taxation Office....
Financial planning
The inspector general of taxation has recommended the abolishment of the oral rulings system to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), in view of the continuing low level ...
Tools & guides
David O'Connell explains the advantages of the new rules for superannuation borrowing....
Financial planning
ASIC and APRA outed as being least transparent on use of coercive powers....
Superannuation
ATO confirms identifying 140 illegitimate SMSFs and backs the Cooper recommendations....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...