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CIB FINANCE – HOW TO MAXIMISE YOUR LOAN SERVICING BORROWING CAPACITY
November 12th 2013
WHAT AFFECTS LOAN SERVICEABILITY Loan borrowing capacity can be affected by what liabilities a person has (eg. credit cards, store accounts, store finance, personal loans and vehicle finance). E.. -
CIB PRIVATE WEALTH – GROWING SUSTAINABLE DIVIDEND YIELDS
November 12th 2013
MARKET UPDATE Often we are guilty of being too short term in our investment thinking. In this update we focus on key medium and long term drivers of Australian investment markets. In the medium term .. -
REFORMS TO SELF-EDUCATION EXPENSES
November 12th 2013
The government has announced a proposal to cap self-education expense deductions to $2,000 per person on all work related self-education expenses. This proposed reform is due to commence on 1 July 201.. -
REDUCTION IN HECS-HELP DISCOUNTS
November 12th 2013
The government has announced changes to the discounts provided for upfront HECS payments and voluntary HELP repayments. From 1 January 2014 the 10% discount for upfront HECS payments will be abolished.. -
TAX REFUNDS AFTER JULY 1
November 12th 2013
From 1 July 2013 all individual income tax returns which are electronically lodged will be required to provide EFT bank details for a refund to be processed. If you do not provide your personal bank d.. -
INCREASE IN ATO PENALTIES
November 12th 2013
For the first time since 1997 the ATO has increased its penalty unit from $110 to $170. Generally one penalty unit is charged for each month a lodgement is late up to a maximum of 5 months... -
SUPERANNUATION CHANGES FROM 1 JULY 2013
November 12th 2013
There are a number of changes to the superannuation system which take effect from 1 July 2013 as follows: Compulsory superannuation guarantee payments increase from 9% to 9.25% of ordinary times e.. -
FUEL TAX CREDITS
November 12th 2013
The fuel tax credits rates are changing from 1 July 2013 however the actual new rates have yet to be released by the ATO. The new rates for all fuel acquired from 1 July 2013 will be published clos.. -
GIC & SIC RATES
November 12th 2013
The ATO has published general interest charge (GIC) and shortfall interest charge (SIC) rates for the fourth quarter of the 2012-13 income year. The GIC annual rate for April – June 2013 is 9.95%.. -
CIB FEATURE ARTICLE – ATO CONTRACTOR REPORTING REGIME – ARE YOU READY?
November 12th 2013
The first ATO lodgement date for the reporting of payments made to contractors in the building and construction industry is fast approaching. The aim of the new regime is to improve the compliance of .. -
SIMPLIFIED DEPRECIATION RULES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
November 12th 2013
From 1 July 2012 there have been some significant changes to the depreciation rules for businesses with less than $2million aggregated turnover. The threshold for instant asset write off has increa.. -
CREDIT & DEBIT CARD DATA MATCHING
November 12th 2013
The ATO has obtained the 2011-2012 debit and credit card merchant sales data for Australian businesses from all major banks and credit card providers. The aim of this ATO data matching program is t..