by admin | Jul 26, 2013 | Compliance and Standards, Features
The gap between the theory that students learn at university or TAFE and its practical application is increasingly coming into focus. Ian Casey, an accountant at Attwell Partners in Perth, says a lot of graduates lack basic problem-solving skills. “Juniors, too, often...
by admin | Jul 26, 2013 | Features, Technical Advice
Former Federal Minister for Superannuation Nick Sherry and ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell have both this year expressed concern that people with low super balances are nevertheless setting up SMSFs – and then borrowing money and investing in real estate. Sherry pointed...
by admin | Jul 26, 2013 | Features, Technical Advice
Typical examples of when things can come unstuck arise when someone, who may have been a client for years, comes into your office and tells you: they are thinking, or actively planning, to leave their spouse or partner; they have entered into a new...
by admin | Jul 26, 2013 | Features, Technology
Big business has been working on it since the late 1980s, because they know the value of it to their bottom line. Today, smaller companies can and should be looking at how to get a handle on their data.I am about to tell you why this is becoming important to...
by admin | Jul 26, 2013 | Driving change, Features
Therefore, even if an application is successful, the associated costs can significantly – and unfairly – reduce the net proceeds the taxpayer receives. In certain circumstances, however, there may be the ability for taxpayers (including self-managed super funds) to...
