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20 tax deductions you didn’t know you could claim from the ATO

Jul 15, 2016

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

HANDBAGS, make-up, guard dogs and garden gnomes are among the deductions that may help deliver Australians a handy tax refund in the next couple of months.

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.
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