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Wondering if your beneficiaries will pay tax on your superannuation death benefits? The answer is it depends on a number of important factors.
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Whilst the ATO went out of its way to assist businesses doing it tough during the COVID lockdowns, a more robust approach to collecting outstanding tax debts no…
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The CGT exemption for a person’s home is only available in respect of one home owned at any given time. In other words, you can’t get two main residence exempti…
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The ATO knows that many business owners naturally help themselves to their trading stock and use it for their own purposes. This common practice can occur in bu…
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What did Nicole Kidman, Test cricketer Mitchell Starc and the Big Little Lies author have in common in 2023?
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Property prices "defied expectations" to hit record high values this year, but some suburbs and regional areas have bucked the trend.
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Now and then, taxpayers may find themselves in a situation where they simply have no records to back up a tax claim. There can be many reasons for this, such as…
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Superannuation is your money so it pays to take an active interest during your working years. Review your current super and make some simple changes to boost th…
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Australian property prices have rebounded strongly this year, but there are still some affordable pockets where would-be buyers can pick up a home from just $17…
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An Australian bank has delivered a surprising gift to new home hunters just before Christmas.
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Property prices are ending the year in positive territory, but slower growth and even a period of declines are expected in the new year.
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The higher cost of borrowing and a lack of available houses on the market may have hampered home buyers throughout 2023, but it hasn’t significantly slowed dema…
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Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
“The Government will replace the individual tax residency rules with a new framework that is easy to understand, provides certainty and reduces compl…
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Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
However, with stimulus packages coming to an end, and international borders remaining closed, can this ex…
For anyone considering Australia as a future place of residence planning your taxation affairs is a critical element of the migration process.
The Australian taxation system is extremely complex and taxes residents worldwide income.
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