AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
Financial planning
The ATO has pointed to the number of stressed employers falling down on their super and withholding tax obligations....
Financial planning
A risk of insurance premium increases and decreased coverage....
Policy & Regulation
Finance broker offers warning to businesses contemplating taking up the ATO's offer to defer tax payments....
Financial planning
Transferring commercial property into a self-managed superannuation fund may lead to significant taxation benefits....
Superannuation
Trustees lent 95 per cent of SMSF assets to a related company during a period of physical and financial stress....
Superannuation
The latest Australian Taxation Office data reveals that while the number of SMSFs is continuing to grow in Australia, the global financial crisis has not given rise to a ...
Financial planning
ATO moving to streamline its dispute resolution process....
Editorial
The nature of managed investment schemes has come under close scrutiny in the recent Environinvest case, writes James Lonie....
Financial planning
Advisers should think all issues through carefully before acting on the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) new ruling that will affect the way capital gains made by trust...
Financial planning
The practice of offering low cost SOAs and initial advice to potential clients and recouping the costs later is distorting the true cost of financial advice....
Financial planning
APRA executive Keith Chapman reveals some super funds are misrepresenting liquidity information to avoid paying benefits to members....
Financial planning
Portal will provide information ranging from fund and member details to pension information and financial statements....
Superannuation
What legislation has been passed and what's in store from July 1, 2009? JOHN CIACCIARELLI provides an update....
Financial planning
Will be paying close attention to claims relating to managed investment schemes and other retail products over coming year....
Superannuation
Sam Wall offers potential remedies for clients who have exceeded their contribution cap in superannuation....
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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’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...