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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
FWC allows Sydney company to drastically slash redundancy payouts
The Fair Work Commission has allowed a Sydney-based company, ACME Preston, to reduce redundancy payments to four employees by over $29,600 to...
Parliamentary deadlock exacerbates FBT, GST definition anomaly
Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 3) Bill 2019 was passed by the Senate on Friday, bringing consistency across the FBT Act and the GST...
APRA figures reveal 2m Aussies have accessed their super
The average superannuation payment since the inception of the scheme is $7,475, with over 94 per cent of payments made within five days. APRA’s...
Another FWC JobKeeper decision ends in employer’s favour
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has sided with the operator of a recruitment business for accounting and finance roles in Australia and New...
ATO set to issue early access to super tax arbitrage guidance
The ATO is currently preparing guidance on the limited circumstances when an individual will be allowed to access some of their superannuation...
Consider LRBA rates ahead of new financial year
The Reserve Bank has revealed its new interest rate for limited recourse borrowing arrangements for 2020–21. Read more at SMSF...
ATO updates tax guidance for home-based businesses
The Australian Taxation Office has advised that it will be accepting a temporary short-cut method from 1 March 2020 until at least 30 June 2020,...
Government to suspend indexation of tax instalments
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has confirmed the government will legislate to suspend the indexation of tax instalment amounts for the...
SMSF property valuation crucial after ‘significant events’
Speaking exclusively in the latest episode of The SMSF Adviser Show, Acumentis national commercial director Paul Robbins said a trustee should...
JobKeeper public register ruled out as payments reach $13bn
As of Thursday, 4 June, JobKeeper payments worth $12.96 billion have been delivered to 872,482 businesses, covering about 3.3 million employees,...
