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October 29, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 28, 2022
The short answer is: maybe no one. But it’s an easy fix. A startup or small business is challenging enough in the core work that’s being […]
April 28, 2022
The rise of finfluencers Over the last couple of years, the rise of financial influencers, or ‘finfluencers’, as they have been nicknamed, has continued unabated. Found […]
April 15, 2018
Action required on/before 28 April 2018 If you have been using the ATO Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) for your SGC superannuation obligations, the ATO […]
April 26, 2018
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 […]
May 13, 2018
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. […]
May 30, 2018
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 30, 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
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
“The only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune tellers look good” – Warren Buffet By Mark Copsey, Director – Allworths Wealth Management […]
June 11, 2018
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 […]
July 30, 2018
“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.” […]