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Before the end of the year closes, we wanted to provide you with 3 tax saving strategies we would encourage you to consider and speak to your accountant about before it is too late! If you are a new client, please call us and speak to one of our specialists for a free consultation and
Do you want to buy your first home and save on tax at the same time? If yes, then you need to keep reading about the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) and how this can work to your advantage. In the 2017-2018 Federal Budget, the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) was introduced. If
The ATO have confirmed that SMSFs can provide ‘a temporary rent reduction’ to tenants, including a tenant: who is a related party or related trust where a member, relative or a member or related party/trust has an underlying economic interest in the tenant. Although this would normally trigger a range of SIS Act compliance breaches,
SMSF status to change on Super Fund Lookup if the annual return is lodged late ATO have stated from 1 October 2019 if the SMSF return is overdue more than two weeks on any annual return and hasn’t requested a lodgement deferral they will change their status on Super Fund Lookup (SFLU)
We have been made aware of a new scam that appears to be targeting SMSF Trustees. In this instance, a caller purporting to be from the ATO made contact with an SMSF Trustee advising them that they had been underpaid by the ATO and were owed an additional $180.00.
SMSF Post-Election Update With the Federal Election called in favour of the Liberal Party, SMSF Trustees are likely to be spared from some of the more significant changes that were proposed by the Opposition Leader in the May Budget. The proposed change that perhaps gained the most media attention, and the one that we received
5 Estate Planning tactics to preserve Family Wealth
Over the years we have witnessed first-hand what can happen when a client’s Estate Plan hasn’t been structured correctly. We think it’s important to preserve the Family Wealth and pass assets onto future generations, below are 5 key points to think about and act on.
Have you been doing the numbers and panicking a little recently? If your super fund is a little ‘light’ as you start to think ahead to your golden years, you’re not alone.
Let’s face it: no-one likes to think of death, especially their own. It’s not exactly a great conversation starter, is it? This might explain why so many people end up “dying Intestate” which means they die without a will and, as a consequence, have their assets distributed according to State law.