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Rural Land: How big is big enough? What is a living area these days? Feb 2012Accountant and rural financial advisor Michael Vail looks at the issue of what is a living area these days, and how big is big enough?
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Are we valuing Rural Land Correctly? Jan 2012A commentary on rural land and the income & capital disconnect.
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Business Advisory Articles
10 Tips to Business Growth Feb 2012
Everything in Nature, to survive, must develop, grow and produce. Read more to find out the Top 10 tips for Business Growth in 2012. Or book a place at our seminar to plan your business growth in 2012.
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Knowing when to change your business structure Mar 2011For successful businesses, simple business structures often do not work. They leave you risk exposed, are ineffective for tax purposes, and are not efficient for succession or sale. In the early stages of business life the philosophy often is; keep it simple and low cost. This may mean trading as a sole trader, in partnership, or through a simple company structure. Where the business stays small this can be entirely appropriate and may serve you well for the lifetime of the business. However, if your expectations are greater than this, or if you can see that your business is likely to grow in a significant way, then you will need to change structure at some stage.
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Declaring or paying dividends -New rules that may affect you? Dec 2010Paying dividends is a normal part of company life; generate the profits, pay the tax, and then look at what dividends are available for the shareholders. Changes in the Corporations Act earlier this year mean that directors need to consider a new set of rules before they declare or pay a dividend. Section 254T of the Corporations Act provides the rules governing dividends. In the past, directors needed to ensure that dividends were paid out of profits. This has now changed. With effect from 28 June 2010, section 254T has been amended and replaces the profit test with three new tests.
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Plan or Perish Oct 2010With a new financial year under way, now is the time to financially map your business. If you get this financial mapping right, you reduce your risk and remove some of the surprises that can occur along the way. Need some tips? Read on!
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Tax Advice Articles
Changing Rules for Trusts Mar 2011A lot of family businesses use discretionary trust structures. These have been popular because they provide both a level of risk management, separating the business from your personal assets, and are also quite tax efficient.
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Pregnant Pause - Understanding the new paid parental leave scheme Dec 2010The Federal Government’s paid parental leave scheme is open for business. Available to eligible parents whose babies are born or adopted from 1 January 2011, the scheme opened for registrations on 1 October.
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Who is on this year tax hit list Oct 2010The ATO are fairly up front. Every year they tell you what they are targeting and why. That’s why when the Tax Commissioner released his compliance program for 2010/2011, we took a keen interest in what he had to say. The way the ATO catch tax evasion is more sophisticated and far reaching than ever. Last year, they utilised over 500 million transaction records from third parties. Bank details, international transactions, investments, welfare data, super fund information, luxury vehicle purchases, employee share scheme details, property data, are all used to make sure that the income you declare on your tax return is an honest assessment.
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Wealth Advice Articles
Your SMSF and Borrowing Rules Mar 2011Knowing what assets your Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) can own is an important part of being a fund trustee. You should also know what assets your fund can acquire from you or related parties. New rules recently introduced may give more scope for your SMSF to borrow funds to acquire these assets but there are unique rules and guidelines that need to be adhered to. As the trustees of your SMSF, you need to ensure that all assets held in the fund are consistent with the fund’s investment strategy. That is, as trustee you need to consider issues such as risk and return, diversification of the fund’s assets, liquidity within the fund, and of course, the ability of the fund to discharge liabilities
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Why every person with a Self Managed Super Fund needs a will Dec 2010Approximately 60% of Australian’s die without a will in place. The average age of people with a will is 82 and the average age of people who die without a will is 62. Apparently, the majority of us believe that we are all going to die of extreme old age. Dying intestate can be complex enough but if you have a Self Managed Superannuation Fund the situation can become even more complex. Dying without a will in place is likely to mean that there will be a significant period of time before your beneficiaries can access your superannuation - even if you have binding death benefit nominations in place.
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How to afford your bucket List Oct 2010Investing often appears complex, but growing your wealth doesn’t have to be hard. The key is to focus on the bigger picture. By knowing what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and how you’re doing, you’ll be on the way to building a bucket list that’s close to overflowing.
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