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Third of advisers to exit, academic claims

Sep 05, 2017

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Calculators, Chartered Accountant, Education, Financial Planning

An associate professor of financial planning reckons between 21 and 34 per cent of advisers will leave the industry due to state-mandated education requirements.

New superannuation rules continue to confuse in rollout phase: Are business owners seeking the advice they need in time?

Aug 08, 2017

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Calculators, Chartered Accountant, Family, Financial Planning, Property, Shares, SMSF, Super

Accounting experts have raised concerns business owners and individuals still have their heads in the sand over new superannuation rules, as accountants report chaos in determining how the new system applies to their clients.

Missing these forgotten deductions can cost you thousands at tax time

Jul 14, 2017

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Calculators, Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Deductions, Employees, Employers, Financial Planning, Personal tax, Property, Shares, Super

TAX time moves up a gear this weekend and many Australians are missing out on big money by forgetting deductions they are entitled to claim.

Don’t let the ATO scare you off work deductions

Jul 10, 2017

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Calculators, Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Deductions, Employees, Employers, Financial Planning, Personal tax

The Australian Taxation Office has been criticised for targeting regular hard-working Australians instead of multinational corporations, but an expert says taxpayers should not be deterred from claiming everything they are entitled to.

START OF FINANCIAL YEAR TAX PLANNING

Jul 01, 2017

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Budget, Calculators, Chartered Accountant, Children, Deductions, Employees, Employers, Family, Financial Planning, Personal tax, Small Business, Super

The new financial year is here which comes which comes with it the annual obligation to submit our income tax return by 31 October. Like most, you are probably in a mad panic trying to find your receipts to scrap together in a futile attempt to boost your refund (or worse reduce your payable) with some last-minute claims. For others, 1 July brings around a new sense of hope with a whole year to get our tax planning right in 2017/18.
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