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Newsletter: May 2015

Tax planning There are many ways in which entities can defer income, maximise deductions and take advantage of other tax Read More

Newsletter: April 2015

Separate ATO appeals unit needed to resolve tax disputes The Inspector-General of Taxation has called for a separate appeals unit Read More

Newsletter: March 2015

Small business tax review finds first steps for improvement The results of a review into tax impediments affecting the success Read More

Newsletter: February 2015

Borrowing by superannuation funds under scrutiny Late last year, the Murray Financial System Inquiry called on the Government to restore Read More

Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA)

The Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA) commenced 2 years ago, but many businesses are still not sure about how to Read More

Newsletter: December 2014

Project DO IT nearing end, taxman focus on non-disclosure The ATO has responded to fears expressed by some taxpayers that Read More

Privacy Legislation (2013) and individual credit rating

Australia’s privacy legislation rewrite in 2013 will allow credit providers to view a lot more information about individual credit behaviour. Read More

Newsletter: November 2014

Offshore income tax “amnesty” nearing its end The deadline to take advantage of the ATO’s initiative to allow eligible taxpayers Read More

ATO urges trustees to be SuperStream-ready

The ATO reminded SMSF trustees that from 1 July this year, employers with 20 or more employees will start using Read More

SMF retirement adequacy

A research paper from Accurium, formerly Bendzulla Actuarial, analysing data from 60,000 SMSFs in Australia indicates most SMSF members “stand Read More

Newsletter: October 2014

Mining tax gone but watch for associated tax changes The mining tax has been repealed. However, in order to pass Read More

Marriage or relationship breakdown – dividends and deemed dividends

This fact sheet, available on the ATO website, discusses when an amount is taxed as a dividend or a deemed Read More