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Financial planning

The Government's Budget initiatives around the Johnson Report and tax cuts are welcomed by the financial services industry, but with some reservations....

Policy & Regulation

Reform of the tax system for managed investment trusts (MITs) announced on Friday will simplify the administration of managed funds, according to Federal Assistant Treasu...

Tools & guides

Holding large value illiquid assets in a SMSF could prove problematic when a trust member dies. Deborah Wixted explains the obligations and options trustees and their fin...

Financial planning

While the Federal Government's response to the Henry Review of Taxation has drawn a mixed reaction from the financial services industry, one thing stakeholders mostly agr...

Financial planning

Queensland man subject to charges after raising nearly $8 million from investors without holding an AFSL, and generating no documentation or returns....

Superannuation

Paul Sarkis explains the implications that a recent tax ruling will have for clients who want to claim personal super contributions as a tax deduction....

Financial planning

The Government has used its response to the Henry Review of taxation to wind back some of the super contributions cap measures announced in the last Budget....

Financial planning

The financial services industry has given the Federal Government’s response to the Henry Review of Taxation a mixed welcome, with most welcoming the proposed changes to s...

Financial planning

The findings of a new Deloitte survey run counter to the recommendations expected in the Henry Review....

Superannuation

Investments in collectables and personal-use assets will be banned, stricter rules around in-house assets will be introduced and there will be firmer regulation of SMSFs ...

Policy & Regulation

The Board of Taxation will undertake a review of Australia’s tax laws to ensure that they do not inhibit the expansion of Islamic finance, banking and insurance products....

Accounting

Accountants may seek compensation from the ATO as a result of damage to their reputation and bottom lines following problems flowing from the ATO's switch to a new IT sys...

Financial planning

Mary Ferizis outlines the key legislative changes regarding margin lending, and the impact the changes will have on financial advice....

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office is requisitioning bank records to enable data matching as part of a crackdown on tax havens....

Financial planning

The ATO's crackdown on the cash economy has succeeded in extracting an extra $127 million and identifying businesses under stress....

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