You may have read my earlier post in June this year about the proposed Division 296 Tax for super balances over $3 million. At the time, the proposal included taxing not only actual earnings (like interest or dividends) but also unrealised gains — that is, taxing increases in investment value that hadn’t yet been […]
What is an SMSF and is it right for you?
What is an SMSF? A Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) does what it says on the tin – you manage your superannuation yourself, instead of delegating the management of your retirement savings to a large institution. In practice, very few people “Self Manage” their retirement savings entirely as they enlist the help of an adviser to […]
Term Deposits: The Upside of Higher Interest Rates
Rising interest rates bring many disadvantages to individuals in the economy – especially for anyone with debt – so it’s unsurprising that most of us approach the news of another rate hike with trepidation. But one key advantage of higher rates is the better returns on savings accounts and term deposits. Over the last 12 […]
End of Financial Year Tax Return Tips
Our super-organised readers probably associate 30 June with preparing your tax return, so here are a few tips to help you out. While the exact nature of whether an expense is tax deductible is on a case by base basis, the following is a guide as to what you may be able to. For most […]
EOFY Checklist for Small Businesses
The end of the financial year spells stress. For some of us, we leave it to our accountants to kick us into action and then scramble for receipts and invoices before 1 July. To help make things a little easier for you, we’ve prepared a checklist of the main things you need to prepare for […]