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On 8 April 2020, the Federal Government passed a package of Bills through both Houses of Parliament (which received Royal Assent on 9 April 2020) to give effect to (amongst other things) the [...]

  Obligations on Employers To receive the JobKeeper Payment, employers must: Register an intention to apply on the ATO website and assess that they have or will experience the required [...]

The summary below is provided as an update of our recent newsletter article on the stimulus measures. 1. Early access to superannuation benefits The Government will introduce a new compassionate [...]

With interest rates at historic lows and likely to stay that way for some time, retirees and other investors who depend on income from their investments are on the lookout for a decent yield.  [...]

In response to the Coronavirus threat, the Government announced a $17.6B economic stimulus package, expected to become law when parliament sits from the 23 March 2020. The package has been [...]

This tax year, 2019-20, is the first year you will be entitled to carry forward prior year unused amounts of your $25K concessional super cap, and contribute more than the $25K concessional super [...]

The number of young adults living in the family home well into adulthood is growing. ABS data indicates, amongst adults under 35, nearly one third are still at home, and the trend is on the [...]

You could be forgiven for thinking Australia’s superannuation system is a mess. Depending who you talk to, fees are too high, super funds lack transparency and Governments of all political [...]

If the introduction of Single Touch Payroll (STP) wasn’t a big enough challenge, small businesses can now look forward to the arrival of e invoicing and changes to the Superannuation Guarantee [...]

US Interest rates have been making headlines in recent months, but do they really matter to Australian investors? The short answer is they do, a lot.  Changes in US interest rate settings have [...]