by mbrownlee | Oct 28, 2016 | News
The latest MYOB snapshot indicated that 72 per cent of small business owners supported the introduction of a voluntary payment code which would help reduce late customer payments.MYOB chief executive Tim Reed said it was unfair many small business owners are being...
by mbrownlee | Oct 27, 2016 | News
The corporate regulator announced that it has made an amendment to Class Order [CO 14/923] Record-keeping obligations for Australian financial services licensees when giving personal advice.The amendments to record-keeping obligations include that AFS licensees must...
by mbrownlee | Oct 26, 2016 | News
SuperConcepts executive manager, SMSF technical and private wealth Graeme Colley said accountants should encourage clients to start thinking about the impact of these rules now.If the accountant is licensed to give advice, Mr Colley said they should be sitting down...
by mbrownlee | Oct 25, 2016 | News
Heffron SMSF Solutions head of customer Meg Heffron said a transition to retirement pension converts into a normal pension as soon as the member meets a condition of release like retirement.“I bet there are still plenty of pensions around the country that are...
by mbrownlee | Oct 24, 2016 | News
Allens partner Michelle Levy said accountants need to be paying a lot of attention to the proposed changes, particularly where there could be opportunities for clients.“For example, there may be opportunities for the client to put more into super, for example, before...