finance

  The announcement of proposed retrospective legislation, as well as proposed legislative changes that do not eventuate for much longer than expected, pose a dilemma for affected taxpayers. Should they follow the existing law or anticipate the proposed change? Naturally, the best advice for most clients would be to not act on an anticipated change

• 18 February, 2019

  Women & Leadership Australia is a national initiative committed to supporting the presence of women in business and community leadership roles. Building on the success of the organisation’s “100 Days for Change” campaign last year, Women & Leadership Australia is this year administering an initiative to support the development of female leaders across Australia’s

• 22 January, 2019

  The ATO defines small businesses as those entities with an annual turnover of less than $10 million. Its latest data collected on the sector has the following updated facts about this important market. There are around 4 million small businesses in Australia, they account for 99% of businesses in Australia, contribute $380 billion to the economy, employ approximately 5.6 million

• 3 December, 2018

  It may not be widely recognised, but readers are probably aware that accountants know how to have fun. In fact, there’s even an “International Accounting Day” every year — and naturally it’s being held this year on the best day of the week, this coming Saturday. There is some variation on the dates on

• 7 November, 2018

  To help pensioners who are asset rich but income poor, the government launched its own version of a financial product that has been commercially available for some time, the reverse mortgage. The government’s answer is its pension loans scheme (PLS), whereby a pensioner can apply for a non-taxable loan using some form of real

• 9 August, 2018