• Last Updated: 04/05/2021

    We often get questions from clients about what they can and cannot do in their SMSF. Often the questions relate to related party transactions – that is, [...]

  • Last Updated: 04/05/2021

    Australia is facing a shortage of skilled labour. When the supply of staff dry up the focus often turns to retention. But the first step is to [...]

  • Last Updated: 04/05/2021

    Directors will be required to register for a unique identification number that they will keep for life, much like a tax file number under a rewrite of Australia’s [...]

  • Last Updated: 03/05/2021

    The principle of ‘salary sacrificing’ may not sound very appealing. After all, who in their right mind would voluntarily give up their hard-earned cash. But it can [...]

  • Last Updated: 08/04/2021

    The recent sharp rise in bond rates may not be a big topic of conversation around the Sunday barbecue, but it has set pulses racing on financial [...]

  • Last Updated: 07/04/2021

    The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has been concerned for some time about how many professional services firms are structured – specifically, professional practices such as lawyers, architects, medical practices, [...]

  • Last Updated: 07/04/2021

    Changes from 1 July 2021 will impact on how much money you can contribute to superannuation and how much you can have in your retirement phase superannuation [...]

  • Last Updated: 18/03/2021

    A recent article published in the Harvard Business Review by Bain & Co suggests that the pandemic has widened the productivity gap between top performing companies and others stating, “Some have remained remarkably productive [...]