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Top 5 Tips for Financial Planning In Your 50s

Posted by Dean McKinnon on 7 October 2015
Top 5 Tips for Financial Planning In Your 50s
Uh-oh, the fun-time 40s are over, and the financial-planning 50s have begun!
It's actually not that bad. Your 50s are the time  which you can use to fine tune your financial plan that will likely mean you don't have to work any longer. Financial independence is so close you can just about smell the coconut palm trees! So that's got to be good has it not?!
In your 50s, it's time to stop thinking "someday I would like to be financially independent...
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#Everyoneneedsaplan when preparing to complete their 2015 Tax Return

Posted by Dean McKinnon on 23 July 2015
#Everyoneneedsaplan when preparing to complete their 2015 Tax Return
Do you have a basic PAYG Tax Return? Do you have a Tax Return that is more complicated? Do you prepare your own Tax Return? Do you have a Tax Accountant or Tax Agent prepare your Tax Return?   If you answered YES to any of the above, then a Personal Tax Return Checklist can assist you in gathering all the necessary documentation required to complete your Tax Return correctly.  You need to make sure you have all the r...
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#Everyoneneedsaplan to be prepared at Tax Time

Posted by Dean McKinnon on 6 July 2015
#Everyoneneedsaplan to be prepared at Tax Time
#Everyoneneedsaplan to be informed when completing their Tax Return. June 30 marked the end of the financial year and that means it is Tax Return Time.  If you are an employee, you should have received your PAYG Payment Summary from you employer. The ATO has a list of important lodgement dates on their website https://www.ato.gov.au/business/yearly-reports-and-returns/due-dates-for-the-current-financial-year/dates-by-topic/income-tax/ Will you make the most of your tax deductions? ...
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#Everyone Needs A Plan To Pay For Their Child's Education

Posted by Dean McKinnon on 27 May 2015
#Everyone Needs A Plan To Pay For Their Child's Education
  Most people would like to put some savings aside for their child, whether it be for paying for their education, buying them their first car, or helping them with the deposit for their first home.  However, depending on how you save those monies, the tax man could be taking more than their fair share! Here are 3 things you need to know when saving for your child's education
1. The primary issue for saving for children is the "minors income tax rates"...
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Negotiating Property Purchase for Client

Posted by G. Dean McKinnon on 12 August 2014
Today, I started the process of acting for a client for the proposed purchase of a commercial property. Following is a list of reasons why appointing an independent representative to act on your behalf, when negotiating the purchase of a property, may help you make the whole process a lot less stressful: The independent representative usually does not have an emotional or financial stake in the transaction, which may increase your chances of achieving your budgeted purcha...
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