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Private health insurance rebate no longer paid on lifetime health cover loading

Nov 22, 2012

Tags: Budget, Family, Personal tax

From 1 July 2013, the private health insurance rebate will no longer be paid on any lifetime health cover loading applied to the cost of a private health insurance policy for lifetime health cover.

SMSF need to be careful with property investments

Nov 21, 2012

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The ATO today warned trustees of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to be cautious when investing in property.

12 tax changes taking effect from 1 July

Jul 01, 2012

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The only constant about tax is change. We all now about the new Carnon tax, but what other changes are coming up? Adrian Raftery, author of 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax - Legally! 2012-13 edition (Wrightbooks, June 2012, AU$24.95), provides us with some of the tax changes coming into play from 1 July.

Mr Taxman's Top Ten Tax Tips for 2012

Jun 24, 2012

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June 30 is rapidly approaching and it is time to do some urgent tax planning. Adrian Raftery, author of 101 Ways to Save Money on Your Tax - Legally! 2012-13 edition (Wrightbooks, June 2012, AU$24.95), gives us some excellent tips for you to action and maximise your tax refund this year.

9 ways to spend the Education Tax Refund

Jun 23, 2012

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As announced in the recent Federal Budget, the Education Tax Refund has been abolished and will be replaced with the Schoolkids Bonus from January 2013. Instead of claiming the refund via the year-end tax return, it is estimated that over 1.2 million Australian families will receive the 2011/12 entitlement in full - $818 for each secondary school student and $409 for each primary school student. The payments will be made from 20 to 29 June 2012.
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