Financial Planning

Important information:  The ATO has released data that shows where the highest proportion of contraventions occurred in the year leading to 30 June 2016, and how many were rectified.

Frank Sinatra's My Way probably hasn't been among the karaoke top 100 for years. Yet its signature lyrics, “regrets, I've had a few”, will certainly resonate with all of us – including recent retirees.

Deloitte has outlined behaviours that typically do not pass the “sniff test” and can alert the ATO to potential non-compliance or suspect SMSF transactions.

Deloitte has outlined behaviours that typically do not pass the “sniff test” and can alert the ATO to potential non-compliance or suspect SMSF transactions.

One of the underlying attributes of Australia's superannuation system is that it starts young adults saving for retirement as soon as they join the workforce.

The Australian government has introduced legislation to Parliament to implement a new string of tax measures to prevent multinationals from profit shifting.

Unfortunately, many people would reach their mid-fifties and conclude that their savings are not on track to finance a satisfactory lifestyle in retirement. 

Unfortunately, many people would reach their mid-fifties and conclude that their savings are not on track to finance a satisfactory lifestyle in retirement. 

The Tax Institute has called for an extension of the deadline for applying the CGT relief in respect to the segregated approach, amid concerns some SMSF trustees are at risk of missing out.

Below are four important financial terms.  They are Transition to Retirement; Pension Phase; Allocated Pensions; and Estate Planning.

As the new legislative changes to superannuation are rolled out, national law firm Gadens has flagged what key areas professionals will need to act on, with time already “running out” on certain items.

Behavioural economist and psychologist Daniel Kahneman has begun 2017 by retaining his place near the top of The New York Times best-seller list, wedged among the latest John Grisham legal thriller, The Whistler, and the psychological thriller The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins.