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Payday Super arrives midyear. Are your clients ready?
Payday Super will mean more admin and costs for small businesses, says the IPA's Tony Greco. It's time to prepare.
Divergent paths on tax policy agenda
We review all proposals from two perspectives: members’ and public interest lens. Most of the time the public interest and members’ interest are...
Adviser exodus due to FASEA ‘overstated’, consultant says
Mayflower Consulting managing director Sarah Penn said that while the incoming standards for financial advisers will see a slight uptick in the...
The financial advice mess: How we can get it right
It’s no secret that 2018 was a challenging year for the financial advice sector. The banking royal commission unearthed several instances of...
Fixing financing
The lending landscape in Australia is in need of a major overhaul. For several years now, small-to-medium-sized enterprises across the country...
ATO promises more goodies post-online services rollout
Earlier this month, the ATO confirmed that all BAS agents would have received an email inviting them to join the public beta rollout of the new...
Tax agent, taxpayer satisfaction with ATO drops
In its annual self-assessment report for 2017–18, the ATO believes it has achieved a “good” rating over its six key performance indicators,...
Royal commission findings should point to true trusted advisers, says IPA
"There is no doubt that there are many lessons to be learnt, particularly for the banking industry, brokers and even the regulators," said IPA...
ASBFEO supports ‘super-complaints’ proposal announced by Labor
The Labor party announced that, if elected, it will allow recognised consumer and small business advocacy groups the power to make...
Labor demands immediate law changes after royal commission
The opposition acknowledges some legislation will require “extra time”, but shadow treasurer Chris Bowen accused the government of putting off...
Restructuring trusts could trigger ‘murky taxes’
In 2017, opposition leader Bill Shorten announced that Labor would reform the taxation of discretionary trusts to prevent income from being...
