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first

Want a first home buyer scheme spot? Here’s how to get the inside lane

Queensland

Queensland 2022-23 Budget

No more Mr Nice Guy: the ATO wants its money

Refinancing

Refinancing numbers are surging across the country, here’s why

Fixed Trust Distribution Resolutions & CGT Event E4

Fixed Trust Distribution Resolutions & CGT Event E4

RBA increases cash rate for second consecutive month, to 0.85%

Year-end tax planning 2021/22

Banks tighten lending, reducing the maximum you can borrow

Are unfair preferences… now fair?

Bulk of SMEs preparing for growth over next 12 months: research

ATO hit list: rental property income and capital gains

The two major parties’ first home buyer policies explained

Don’t put your head in the sand – be proactive in managing tax debts

It’s time to review your approach to trust distributions

Commissioner’s discretion for non-commercial losses – floods, bushfire or Covid-19

Simplified Liquidations and Changes to Liquidator Preference Payments

rate

Ready for lift-off: how to prepare a buffer for more rate rises

year

EOFY alert! Financial year-end is fast approaching

$10,000 or $4,000 – A Toss of the Coin

Personal

Overview of Debts in Personal Bankruptcy – Part 2

RBA

RBA increases cash rate to 0.35% amid high inflation concerns

machinery

SMEs invest in machinery, IT and energy-efficient assets for growth

May

Brace yourselves: a May rate hike might be coming next week

price

Attention first home buyers! Price caps increase for 5% deposit scheme

debts

Overview of Debts in Personal Bankruptcy – Part 1

domain

Have you secured the .au domain name for your business?

Underquoting

How to avoid becoming a victim of underquoting

tesla

What the!? Tesla came third on the new vehicles sold list?

first

How to save a first home deposit in just over a year

Insolvent

Insolvent Trading Safe Harbour Review

Digital Assets in Bankruptcy

fringe

Taxing Times | FRINGE BENEFITS TAX 2022

buyers

Budget winners: first home buyers, regional buyers, single parents

Federal

2022/23 Federal Budget Insights

How much have car prices gone up since the pandemic began?

Affordability

16 ways the government should tackle housing affordability: report

director

Director penalty notices – be aware

debt

What’s your debt-to-income ratio? And why do lenders care about it?

lodge

Does my client need to lodge all of their outstanding tax returns before liquidation or bankruptcy?

internal

Maintaining accounting internal controls in a remote working environment

directors

Role of directors in financial reporting

floods

Flood victims can defer loan repayments for up to 3 months

property

Which two capital cities might have just hit their property price peak?

Thought about buying an EV? Interest rates for them are dropping

tradies

Where are tradies most in demand at the moment?

One Year Bankruptcy – Back on the Cards?

fixed

Fixed rates on the rise, as CommBank tips a June cash rate hike

record

Are you aware of your record-keeping obligations?

record

Top 5 Tips for Business Interruption Insurance Claims

flexibility

Flexibility emerges as a key priority for small business loans

expensive

Why are houses becoming so much more expensive to build?

audit

Audit is not a dirty word

expected

Which cities are expected to have the biggest price growth in 2022?

business

One in five young adults are saving to start their own business

Your suburb’s 2021 property report card is in

loan

Borrowing soars: average loan up almost $100,000 in 12 months

vehicle

What was Australia’s top-selling vehicle in 2021?

Homeowners

Homeowners nearly four years ahead on their mortgage repayments

Now is the time to refocus and establish a strong financial foundation

2022 forecast: places where housing prices aren’t slowing down

2022 resolutions

Three (financial) New Year’s resolution ideas

seaons greetings

Season’s greetings! Here’s to a prosperous 2022!

lady drinking coffee at home

Up to 4,600 first home buyer guarantees back up for grabs

Updating Australia’s Payments System to embrace the Digital Economy

Financial reporting improvements underway

Workers discussing loans in cafe

How many SMEs find it difficult to repay business loans?

Women looking at invoices with Christmas tree in background

Don’t drown in Buy Now Pay Later debt this Christmas

FOMO factor: more Aussies looking to buy with mates or siblings

Are your cashflow needs in order ahead of the summer trading season?

How well has your salary kept up with house prices?

ATO signing invoice as past due

The ATO has been released from its shackles

Think property prices will dip when rates rise? Don’t bet the house on it

A True Understanding – The Importance of Expert Evidence

Don’t get caught out! How to budget for additional employee costs over Christmas

How to protect your business and your customers from scams

Open banking is ramping up, so how are lenders using your data?

Wheels in motion: RBA paves the way for early cash rate rise

male and female watching Netflix in their house

Netflix and too chill: house hunters cutting corners on inspections

Woman applying for director identification number

Director identification number – changes from November 2021

Employer meeting with new employee about stapled superannuation fund

Superannuation Choice Rules – changes commence 1 November 2021