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Picking up graduate talent in the pre-season draft

May 19, 2016

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

Adrian Raftery says there has been a noticeable increase in the number of financial planning firms engaging with Deakin University, wanting to make sure they have a chance of hiring graduates from Deakin’s financial planning program.

How to protect your family's wealth

May 19, 2016

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Calculators, Chartered Accountant, Deductions, Family, Financial Planning, Personal tax, Property, Retirement, Shares, Super

Most investors would tell you that building wealth is a thrill-ride, but planning for its survival doesn't quite elicit the same excitement.

Saving tips for your dream holiday

May 19, 2016

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

Uni’s well and truly in session and your workload is gaining momentum like a steam train. Dreaming of pumping those breaks and travelling the world on your trimester break? We spoke to Dr Adrian Raftery, Senior Lecturer in Financial Planning and Superannuation at Deakin University, for some top tips to help students save for their dream holiday.

Free-kick for cowboys a kick in the teeth for consumers

Apr 29, 2016

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Borrowing, Calculators, CGT, Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Deductions, Employees, Employers, Family, FBT, Financial Planning, Pensions, Personal tax, Property, Retirement, Shares, Super

Yesterday the Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer, released a statement on “progressing professional standards reforms”. Well, it’s progress of a sort – if progress can be defined as delaying something by several years.

Top tax deductions you've probably forgotten about

Apr 20, 2016

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Budget, Chartered Accountant, Deductions, Family, Financial Planning, Personal tax

You may have heard recently that you can claim your handbag on your tax bill. Like many others who have called their accountants in the past month, it may have prompted you to ask "what else can I claim this year?"
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  • "Hi Adrian, Thank you for your book 101 ways to save money on your tax. It's very readable and well explained. Can I ask with direct care workers whose work is to visit clients in their home..."

    By: Aneeta Krishna at Jul 25, 2017 7:43AM

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  • "Hi my husband and I took out a line of credit recently from a current investment property to buy a new investment property but didn't use it all. can we use the rest to invest in shares? will it..."

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  • "I pay child support to my children's mother. Am I eligible to claim toll fees, sporting parking fees whilst they are in my care? Sometimes I pay registration fees for their sports which involve..."

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