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‘Huge’ professional risk in SG delays, big four firm warns

With single touch payroll making it easier for the ATO to identify unpaid SG, telling clients to wait for the SG amnesty could be a risky move impacting their professional obligations, warns a big four accounting firm.
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What a financial adviser can add to your portfolio’s returns.

            A 16 year study by Vanguard (latest report from July 2018) has found that this figure is about 3% net.  This is over and above what might be generated by non-planner assisted investment activity.  This means that even for small investors, a financial planner will not only pay for […]
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ATO updates crypto guidance

The ATO has updated its guidelines on the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, including issues on exchanging one cryptocurrency for another and record-keeping requirements.
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Reverse mortgages: Short-term gain, long-term pain

Residential property has long been a major store of wealth for average Australians.
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ATO set sights on 27,000 funds in ongoing crackdown

While efforts by tax agents and the ATO has seen a dramatic drop in the number of non-lodgers, 27,000 registered SMSFs that have not lodged since their establishment remain on its radar.
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ATO zones in on hundreds of newly created reserves

ATO deputy commissioner James O’Halloran
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A dynamic approach to retiree spending and drawdowns

Here's a critical question for retirees and those nearing retirement: How much are you intending to drawdown and spend each year from your retirement savings?
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Your investment freedom-maker

Given that repeated research has found that a diversified portfolio's asset allocation is responsible for the vast majority of its variations in returns over time, it makes much sense for investors to get it right.
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Living expenses for retirees on the rise

The latest Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) statistics into retirement lifestyles has shown a jump in the cost for retirees during the June 2018 quarter, driven mainly by clothing, transport and health services.
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Still a long and bumpy road to travel on the way to a U.S.-China deal

Headlines about trade wars between the U.S. and other nations have been moving global financial markets this year.
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Smart spouse investing

Spouses have clear motivations to at least consider the potential benefits of taking a co-ordinated approach to savings and investing – as well as in dealing with their day-to-day budgeting.
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What the ATO will be keeping an eye on in FY19

The ATO has outlined key risk factors, behavioural triggers and paper trails that will draw its attention to your client’s SMSF this financial year.
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