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On the 13 May 2014 Treasurer Joe Hockey delivered his first Federal Budget which he foreshadowed to be a "budget repair job" to deal with this Country's declining revenue collections and increasing expenditure.

Every Self Managed Super Fund SMSF) must be established with an SMSF trust deed. Each SMSF trustee is bound by the trust deed and is responsible for following the rules set out in the trust deed.

The age of retirement is becoming an increasingly topical issue. As waves of baby-boomers are now reaching what was once a popular retirement age, as well as issues such as individual's greater longevity, the state of retirement savings and the rap...

As people get older they need to make arrangements on how to handle their estate, and their personal interests in the event of sickness or death. Contrary to popular belief, an individual's parents, spouse or significant other are not always automa...

Poor and inadequate record keeping are often recognised as a major problem for Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF). One responsibility of being a trustee of a SMSF is to keep proper and accurate tax and super records.

Testamentary trusts are created by a Will to provide a greater level of control over the distribution of assets to beneficiaries. There are also tax advantages available through testamentary trusts, making them an effective estate planning tool.

Are you buying valuable second-hand items? Before you buy check the PPSR to see if valuable goods such as that used car, stock, equipment, machinery or boat is debt-free and safe from repossession..

If you are a small business and you are in the market for a new car or small piece of office equipment, now is the time to purchase this before 31 December 2013 before the Coalition abolishes Capital Allowance Concessions.

Xero has released a new "Files" Feature to make the transition to a paperless office even easier. Previously Xero only had a single file attachment on bills and receipts however with the latest release of this new feature you are now able to attach m...

Xero has released a new "Files" Feature to make the transition to a paperless office even easier. Previously Xero only had a single file attachment on bills and receipts however with the latest release of this new feature you are now able to attach m...