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#EveryoneNeedsaPlan When Considering Crypto Investments in Their SMSF
Posted by G. Dean McKinnon
on 25 February 2022
ASIC recently published a warning about including crytocurrency ('crypto') investments in Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSF).
Unlike traditional investments crypto investments are difficult to research and rate unlike commonly traded investments such as cash, property, shares. As a result, the investor is placing their investments at high risk of the return and capital invested. Further, crypto investments are generally not traded on traditional market platforms such as stoc...
Unlike traditional investments crypto investments are difficult to research and rate unlike commonly traded investments such as cash, property, shares. As a result, the investor is placing their investments at high risk of the return and capital invested. Further, crypto investments are generally not traded on traditional market platforms such as stoc...
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#EveryoneNeedsaPlan When Distributing Trust Income to Family Members
Posted by G. Dean McKinnon
on 24 February 2022
The ATO recently issued a Taxpayer Alert regarding parents that benefit from a trust entitlement of their children over 18 years of age.
It has been common practice for families to distribute trust income to various family members that have different Marginal Tax Rate brackets. The income may be declared distributed in the trust account and individual tax returns of the parents and children but the "economic benefit" may only reside the parents (i.e. the income is declar...
It has been common practice for families to distribute trust income to various family members that have different Marginal Tax Rate brackets. The income may be declared distributed in the trust account and individual tax returns of the parents and children but the "economic benefit" may only reside the parents (i.e. the income is declar...
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#EveryoneNeedsaPlan To Recover Monies Owed
Posted by G. Dean McKinnon
on 23 February 2022
The Australian Consumer Law ('ACL') has a specific requirements for collecting monies owed and protect the consumer from unfair treatment during the process.
Sometimes debt collectors can be quite aggressive and if this is the case, it is worthwhile contacting the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ('ACCC') to know your rights and report any unfair treatment.
The ACCC recently updated their guide for debt collection (both collectors and creditors) which provides ...
Sometimes debt collectors can be quite aggressive and if this is the case, it is worthwhile contacting the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ('ACCC') to know your rights and report any unfair treatment.
The ACCC recently updated their guide for debt collection (both collectors and creditors) which provides ...
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#EveryoneNeedsaPlan to Avoid Money Scams
Posted by G. Dean McKinnon
on 22 February 2022
Money scams are increasing and the most popular is 'false billing'.
The recent ACCC report "Targeting scams: report of the ACCC on scam activity 2020" highlights the increase of criminals using payment redirection scams whereby they pretend to be a supplier of the business and request payment of a fake invoice using the criminal's bank account details.
The criminals usually hack into your email systems, so they know the credible details of your suppliers. The fak...
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ATO Knows You Have a Boat!
Posted by G. Dean McKinnon
on 23 July 2021
The ATO, using their data-matching program, will now be able to obtain lifestyle asset data from insurance policies for the 2021 FY, 2022 FY, and 2023 FY.
The ATO will be comparing the value of certain lifestyle assets to your declared income and if you have a boat that is insured for $100,000 but your declared income for the last three years was $20,000, you may have a problem ...
The data-matching program will look for assets above a certain value, so if you have a $5000 dingy I would...
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