Unit Trusts
What is a unit trust? A unit trust is an investment vehicle for pooling the money of investors. Unit trusts are a form of managed investment that can include superannuation and rollover funds,...
View ArticleDiscretionary Trusts
A discretionary trust is a structure that holds assets and earns income on behalf of the beneficiaries. It may be created as the result of a Will (a testamentary trust) or to hold a family’s...
View ArticleContinuum News August 2010
Making your tax refund bigger …. Around this time of year some of us will be receiving a refund from the ATO: this is not a generous gesture on behalf of the Tax Commissioner, it is … Read More Making […]
View ArticleBudget Update 2011 – Personal Taxation Changes
For the first time in eight years, no changes have been announced to personal income tax rates, thresholds or tax offset amounts for future income years. Personal income tax rates and thresholds will...
View ArticleYear-end financial planning: Tax effective measures to consider before 30 June
The effectiveness of some of the strategies mentioned below will depend on your personal taxation circumstances: whether an employee, a sub-contractor or a self-employed business operator (carrying on...
View ArticleMaking your tax refund bigger
Around this time of year some of us will be receiving a refund from the ATO: this is not a generous gesture on behalf of the Tax Commissioner, it is a return to you of what you should have had […]
View ArticleBudget Update 2012 – Mature age worker tax offset
The mature age worker tax offset will be phased out from 1 July 2012 for taxpayers born on or after 1 July 1957. Access to the mature age worker tax offset will be maintained for taxpayers who are 55...
View ArticleBudget Update 2012 – Living away from home allowances (LAFHA)
Payments of a Living Away From Home Allowance (LAFHA) generally can qualify for tax exempt treatment as well as concessional (or exempt) treatment for fringe benefits tax (FBT) purposes. Subject to...
View ArticlePrepayment of expenses
Looking for tax deductions for this year? Don’t overlook prepaying eligible expenses – and the linked guide published by the ATO1 for the 2011 tax year will be helpful for you to decide your...
View ArticleContinuum News June 2012
Advice: don’t go without – but how do you measure value? Whilst only 2 in every 10 Australians who have invested funds seek the advice of a Financial Planner, those very wise investors have been shown...
View ArticleReducing your tax liability
Does the preparation of your tax return find you having to pay tax rather than to receive a refund? To state the obvious, this arises when you have no tax paid, or you haven’t paid sufficient...
View ArticleJune 2009 Year-end tax planning
The effectiveness of some of the strategies mentioned below will depend on your personal taxation circumstances: whether an employee, a sub-contractor or a self-employed business operator (carrying on...
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