October 5th, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News, Legal News, Tax Advice and Updates Investing in overseas property is more risky than investing in property in Australia. It is much more difficult to make sure the investment suits your needs if you don’t have local knowledge and you can’t regularly inspect the […]
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September 21st, 2011 | Accounting News, Financial Planning News, Newsletter Features, Small Business News The 2011 Federal Budget made important changes to superannuation measures that can potentially impact upon the way you manage your employee’s superannuation contributions, as well as your own. You should be aware of these so that you can assist your employees […]
September 14th, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News, Tax Advice and Updates With the volatility in the share market over the past three years, many people have decided to take control of their superannuation and invest their superannuation in an investment property as opposed to shares or managed funds.
August 31st, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News, Legal News, Tax Advice and Updates A reverse mortgage is currently the most common equity release product in Australia for retirees. With a reverse mortgage, you use the equity in your home as security to borrow money. This has become an increasingly popular trend […]
August 24th, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News, Tax Advice and Updates Since the Global Financial crisis, many people are becoming more and more concerned with the performance of their superannuation fund. As a direct result of this concern many people are considering taking more control over the trusteeship and the management […]
June 22nd, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News Everyone wants to have a secure financial future, whether it is for your retirement, a back up plan or simply to get to that next stage in life. Regardless of why you are saving and investing your money, it is a good feeling to […]
June 1st, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News Retirement is the time of life where you have the freedom to do what you want. Planning is essential if you want to have a comfortable and stress free retirement. Think about the lifestyle you want when you retire.
CAPITAL GAINS TAX BASICS FOR PROPERTY INVESTORS May 4th, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News, Tax Advice and Updates Perhaps one of the most significant considerations when it comes to investment properties is Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Whilst this is something that only comes into effect on disposal of the asset, it […]
April 13th, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News, Legal News, Tax Advice and Updates Any loss you incur from a negatively geared overseas property can be applied against your Australian domestic income. Negative gearing refers to borrowing money to invest where the return from the investment is less than the borrowing costs.
March 2nd, 2011 | Accounting News, Consumer News, Financial Planning News, Legal News, Tax Advice and Updates A death benefit from a super fund is a payment a beneficiary receives because of the death of another person who was a member of that fund. A death benefit is typically paid from a super fund, retirement […]