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 […]