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01/04/2017

Top 8 legal documents Accountants build at end of financial year

8 documents Accountants build at end of financial year I have sold over 16,000 Self-Managed Super Funds and 18,000 Family Trust Deeds online. Surprisingly, however, these are the 8 most common documents Accountants build at End of Financial Year: 1. Trust Distribution Statements for Family Trusts 2. Family Trust Vesting […]
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31/03/2017

Travel costs to visit Accountant & Adviser tax deductible – says ATO TD 2017/8

When are costs of travel for a tax return deductible? This ATO Tax Determination TD 2017/8 was issued 29 March 2017. When you visit your accountant or financial planner the cost of travelling is tax deductible. This is when you are having your tax return prepared by a 'recognised tax adviser'. It […]
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28/03/2017

Accountant & Adviser’s reviewing client Wills – 8 questions to ask

  Reviewing client Wills each year Estate Planning and Wills are primarily the concern of the Accountant and Adviser. You know your client. You see your clients at least once a year. The end of financial year is a good time to sit down with your clients and review their […]
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27/03/2017

Can you call your boss a ‘pig’ on Facebook? Unfair dismissal?

Stephen Campbell is a wharfie. His job is driving a big crane. He called his boss a ‘pig’ on Facebook. He also damaged a ship. It was not enough to sack him. He claimed unfair dismissal. According to the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, his Employment Contract needed to refer […]
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25/03/2017

CGT on dead wife’s wedding ring. Faults in Will drafting.

  CGT on dead wife’s wedding ring. Faults in Will drafting. Capital Gains Tax on dead people's jewellery - CGT death duty on a wedding ring Sometimes people make a mistake and name a Specific Gift in their Will. For example, ‘my wedding ring to my daughter’. The result may […]
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27/02/2017

Even a pre-1985 family home can be subject to CGT

  CGT Family Home - that does not seem fair Death and Probate Duties were abolished by 1981. However, in 1985 the Federal Government introduced Capital Gains Tax. CGT earns the Government more money on deceased estates in a single year than in the cumulative history of State death duties. […]
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22/02/2017

Employment Contracts to stop Affairs and Fist Fights

Build our Employment Contracts to stop Affairs and Fist Fights Do you allow employees to have intimate liaisons during or after work? To discourage such behaviour, the Employment Contract must allow for an Employee Relations Policy. Our Employment Contracts allows you to enforce such Policies. You need our Employment Contracts to […]
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21/02/2017

Family Court looks at Dead Father’s Estate

  If you thought the family court was just about getting its clutches into mum and dad, think again. In this case, the Family Court looked at the dead father's Will. Advisers and accountants in Estate Planning must also consider where the parent’s money goes. Mrs Hall is a doctor […]
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