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How To Help Ensure Your Superannuation Contributions Don't Exceed The Caps
Changes in the superannuation contribution caps, which kicked-in last year, give an added reason to keep a close eye on your contributions.
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Withholding GST as at 1 July 2018
As of 1 July 2018 there is another change to how new residential property sales are treated. Purchasers will now need to withhold GST from the purchase price on behalf of the vendor, and remit it to the ATO.
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Tariffs, Trump and Other Global Political Risks in 2018
Geopolitical events like Brexit and Donald Trump’s election in the US “surprised” investors in 2016 but had no lasting negative impact on global financial markets. Now in 2018 it’s already clear that geopolitical events remain significant, for example with Trump’s tariffs and the messy Italian election result.
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Tax Deductions In Danger
A recent Parliamentary Inquiry into Tax Deductions created some fairly sensational headlines about what and how deductions are being claimed – $22 billion worth to be exact.
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Subdividing Your Backyard
There are many different strategies with different outcomes, depending on whether you’re planning to sell the part with the house, or the vacant land, or build and move in, build and rent out or build and sell straight away. All these are options to consider and each has its own tax issues!
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Medical Power of Attorney
Each state and territory has its own Power of Attorney (POA) and enduring guardian rules and requirements. Generally we expect that the legal systems work well enough to deal with documents prepared in different states of Australia, however there could be problems with POAs as the requirements for witnessing and signing documents differ in each state.
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Property Development Tax in a Nutshell
Are you considering a development as your next venture within the world of property? Have you reviewed your potential income tax and GST liabilities?
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7 Healthy Habits That Could Improve Your Bank Balance This Year
See how you could benefit your body, while upping the change in your back pocket at the same time. For many of us, the new year often begins with good intentions and a handful of new year resolutions, which may or may not begin right on 1 January.
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