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October 30, 2022

Shuffling the decks: 2022-23 Budget 2.0

There is nothing in this Budget that would create a UK style crisis. The stage 3 tax cuts legislated to commence on 1 July 2024 are […]
October 29, 2022

Lessons from a data breach

The Optus data breach is top of mind for a lot of Australians, particularly those who have had their data stolen. For business, the breach is […]
October 29, 2022

Stamp duty or an annual property tax for NSW first home buyers?

First home buyers purchasing property in NSW of up to $1.5m will have a choice of paying stamp duty or an annual property tax from 16 […]
October 29, 2022

Australian super funds gorge on cryptocurrency

The value of cryptocurrency assets inside Australian self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) increased by 589.9% ($1.17bn) between June 2019 and June 2022, according to the latest […]
September 29, 2022

120% deduction for skills training and technology costs

The Government has reinvigorated the 120% skills training and technology costs deduction for small and medium business. An election ago, the 2022-23 Budget proposed a 120% […]
September 29, 2022

Acquiring collectibles in your SMSF

Clients with self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) often ask what assets the SMSF can acquire.  Why? The golden rule for acquiring assets inside your SMSF is […]
September 29, 2022

How to sell your business

When it comes to selling a business, there are two key components at play: structuring the transaction; and positioning the business to the market. Both elements […]
September 28, 2022

Knowing where you’re headed: Your personal Clarity Plan

By David Downie, Partner What do you want from your business? What do you want from your investments? What do you want from your job or profession? […]
August 29, 2022

How high will interest rates go?

The RBA lifted the cash rate to 1.85% in early August 2022. The increase comes a few weeks after Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told the […]
August 29, 2022

FBT-free electric cars

New legislation before Parliament, if enacted, will make zero or low emission vehicles FBT-free. We explore who can access the concession and how. Electric vehicles (EVs) […]
August 29, 2022

It’s Not Easy Being Green

Climate change featured heavily during the election and now the Albanese Government is putting into place some of the promises it made. We look at the […]
July 28, 2022

Tax and the family home

Everyone knows you don’t pay tax on your family home when you sell it… right? We take a closer look at the main residence exemption that […]
July 28, 2022

Tax Time Targets

The ATO has flagged four priority areas this tax season where people are making mistakes. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revealed its four areas of […]
July 28, 2022

Annus Horribilis: Investing Year in Review

By Mark Copsey, Director at Allworths Wealth Management As the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee I feel compelled to use part of her famous speech given […]
June 29, 2022

Tips for having a smooth tax return experience

By David Downie and Mark Copsey   Happy New Financial Year! Last month we focused on year-end tax planning tips. Now, with the financial year coming to a close, […]
May 25, 2022

Tax Time Tips FY2022

By David Downie and Mark Copsey   Welcome to our special Tax Time edition. With 30 June looming, we would like to share some tax tips […]
April 28, 2022

Update on ATO changes to discretionary trusts

By David Downie, Partner Back in February we wrote about the recent change in the ATO’s approach to discretionary trusts, in particular where distributions of trust […]
April 28, 2022

FBT deadline approaching

With many businesses looking at ways to incentivise and retain employees in the wake of the pandemic and the ‘great resignation’, fringe benefits have become topical […]
April 29, 2021

Bitcoin – a smart investment or a bloody big hoax? [1 of 3]

By Mark Copsey, Partner The price of Bitcoin has surged an astounding 400% in the past six months, and I have been getting more calls from […]
April 29, 2021

Some good news this April

Sometimes the news can be a bit overwhelming, so we hope our hand-picked and light-hearted good news stories can bring you a little bit of joy […]
April 29, 2021

Startups and angels: a match made in heaven?

By Mark Copsey, Partner This month I attended the University of NSW’s Angel Investors Program hosted by UNSW to hear from some very talented, passionate members […]
March 30, 2021

Our Audit team are Client Choice Awards winners!

This month, we are over the moon to announce that we have been awarded ‘Best Auditing Firm (<$30m revenue)’ in the 2021 Client Choice Awards!  Congratulations […]
March 29, 2021
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Question of the month: Am I eligible to make the downsizing contribution into my super?

By Mark Copsey, Director of Allworths Wealth Management This month, we received a question about the eligibility of making the downsizer contribution to superannuation from the sale […]
March 26, 2021
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Fringe Benefits Tax implications for vehicles with over 1 tonne carrying capacity

By Joshua Persson, Accountant at Allworths Chartered Accountants We have noticed a common misconception amongst our clients regarding vehicles. Specifically, the notion that if a vehicle […]
March 26, 2021
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Some good news this March

Sometimes the news can be a bit overwhelming, so we hope our hand-picked and light-hearted good news stories can bring you a little bit of joy […]
March 25, 2021

Tips for farmers (or anyone) thinking about finance

By David Costigan, Senior Accountant at Allworths Chartered Accountants Recently Mark Copsey, David Downie and I attended the annual ‘A Country Practice Accountants Conference’ in Orange. […]
February 24, 2021
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The business events grant program: now accepting applications

Applications close: 30 March 2021, 5:00 PM (AEDT) In September last year, the PM announced $50 million in funding to help restart Australia’s business events industry. […]