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February 27, 2019

Banning life insurance commissions is not as sensible as it sounds

By Mark Copsey, Director of Allworths Wealth Management  TL;DR Banning life insurance commissions may leave consumers and especially young people worse off.   The Royal Commission […]
January 29, 2019

New Year, New (Financial) You

By Mark Copsey, Partner at Allworths and Director at Allworths Wealth Management Eating breakfast on my balcony, I watch the people down below – walking by […]
November 28, 2018

Company loan tax changes on the way!

Following on from announcements made in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Federal Budgets, Treasury has released a consultation paper that explains significant proposed changes to the ‘Division […]
November 28, 2018

Federal Government to intervene in casual worker test case

In a recent blog post, we noted the finding of the Full Federal Court that a casual employee was entitled to the leave benefits of a […]
October 30, 2018

A day in the life of a farmer

By Mark Copsey, Partner   This month, Dave Costigan and I visited farming clients Norman and Pip Smith of Glenwood Merinos just outside Wellington NSW to […]
October 30, 2018

DIY audits: good practice in SME businesses of all kinds

By Colleen Hosking, Director of Allworths Assurance & Advisory Last updated: 18/02/21 At Allworths Assurance & Advisory, we work with SMEs and large enterprises to provide […]
September 24, 2018

Federal Court rules ‘regular’ casuals entitled to annual leave

Employers and lawyers are warning of potentially huge liabilities and uncertainty for businesses that engage casuals after the Federal Court last month held casual employees who […]
August 30, 2018

Allworths’ Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds

Following our recent client event on Risk in Retirement, we received a number of enquiries in relation to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and how they operate. ETFs […]
August 30, 2018

Protecting your business against cybercrime

In a previous blog post, we wrote about the new Notifiable Data Breaches scheme applying to businesses with a turnover of more than $3M from February […]
July 30, 2018

Drought Assistance Measures

Our thoughts are with our farming clients who we realise are suffering considerably at the present time. There are a number of limited assistance packages available, […]
July 30, 2018

Charlatans, Crooks and Fools

“The burnt customer certainly prefers to believe that he has been robbed rather than that he has been a fool on the advice of fools.”   […]
June 11, 2018

EOFY tax planning: 13 things to consider before 30 June

As 30 June is just around the corner, here’s a quick reminder of things to think about in your year end tax planning: If you are […]
May 30, 2018

Is stock picking a mugs game?

“The only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune tellers look good” – Warren Buffet   By Mark Copsey, Director – Allworths Wealth Management   […]
May 30, 2018

Spare a thought for NSW farmers

Throughout May, Allworths has been touching base with many of our country NSW clients. Mark Copsey and David Costigan hit the road together, travelling as far […]
May 30, 2018

Change to the GST for property purchases from 1 July 2018

From 1 July 2018, purchasers of new residential premises or potential residential land will be required to withhold an amount from the purchase price and pay that amount […]
May 30, 2018

2018-19 Federal Budget Measures Affecting Businesses

Instant Asset Write-Off for Small Business Extended For 12 Months   The government will extend the current instant asset write-off for Small Business Entities (SBEs), which […]
May 13, 2018

Chasing swinging voters: personal income tax cuts, super changes and other 2018-19 Budget measures

Personal Tax Cuts In a move to attract swinging voters, the Budget has revealed a seven-year personal income tax cut plan commencing from 1 July 2018. […]
April 26, 2018

There are fun T-Bars and then there’s SMSF Transfer Balance Account Reporting

You may need to lodge quarterly TBAR reports with the ATO from 1 July 2018   You may have heard of new superannuation rules, introduced on […]
July 30, 2020
Emu

Some good news this July

In light of current events, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been sharing some good news stories each month. We’re going to keep bringing you these posts […]
July 30, 2020

How Allworths began

By Mark Copsey, Partner We’ve spoken and written proudly of the fact that our firm traces its origins back to 1897, when William F Allworth partnered […]
July 30, 2020

Xero App Series: Deputy

Welcome to the fifth instalment of our Xero App Series, covering some of the best and most popular Xero add-ons that may assist in your business. […]
July 30, 2020
Emerging Market

Emerging Markets and their performance during global downturns

By Mark Copsey, Director of Allworths Wealth Management Earlier this year in March, the coronavirus outbreak caused markets across the world to crash. A major sell-off […]
June 30, 2020

6 ways to start the new financial year strong

With a new financial year upon us, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on recent events and your goals for the new financial year. The […]
June 29, 2020

Some good news this June

In light of current events, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been sharing some good news stories each month. We’re going to keep bringing you these posts […]
June 11, 2020

Eat, drink and be merry… just don’t tax me on it

By Mark Copsey, Partner at Allworths There are two things no one will deny at the moment; Australia’s need for economic recovery and that hospitality is […]
June 11, 2020

Xero App Series: Vend

Welcome to the fourth instalment of our Xero App Series, covering some of the best and most popular Xero add-ons that may assist in your business. […]
June 4, 2020

EOFY tax planning: 14 things to consider before 30 June

As 30 June is just around the corner, here’s a quick reminder of things to think about in your year end tax planning: If you are […]