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Tax Deductions In Danger
A recent Parliamentary Inquiry into Tax Deductions created some fairly sensational headlines about what and how deductions are being claimed – $22 billion worth to be exact.
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Subdividing Your Backyard
There are many different strategies with different outcomes, depending on whether you’re planning to sell the part with the house, or the vacant land, or build and move in, build and rent out or build and sell straight away. All these are options to consider and each has its own tax issues!
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Medical Power of Attorney
Each state and territory has its own Power of Attorney (POA) and enduring guardian rules and requirements. Generally we expect that the legal systems work well enough to deal with documents prepared in different states of Australia, however there could be problems with POAs as the requirements for witnessing and signing documents differ in each state.
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Property Development Tax in a Nutshell
Are you considering a development as your next venture within the world of property? Have you reviewed your potential income tax and GST liabilities?
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7 Healthy Habits That Could Improve Your Bank Balance This Year
See how you could benefit your body, while upping the change in your back pocket at the same time. For many of us, the new year often begins with good intentions and a handful of new year resolutions, which may or may not begin right on 1 January.
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Same Sex Marriage - Have You Updated Your Will?
How quickly things can change when we are busy living our lives! Hence it has prompted me to elaborate on some important changes of a little more significance regarding same sex marriage.
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
You have had a great idea, worked really really hard, endured the late nights, a few bumps along the way, built up a good business and now it should be time to reap the benefits. But now things have taken a serious turn…..down.
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Bubbles, Busts and Bitcoin
Over the last five years, Bitcoin has soared from $US12 to over $US8000; this year it’s up 760%. Its enthusiasts see it as the currency of the future and increasingly as a way to instant riches with rapid price gains only reinforcing this view.
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