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What do the ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ reforms mean?
What do the ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ reforms mean? Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 13 Dec 2022 The Government’s ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ legislation passed Parliament on 2 December 2022. We explore the issues. The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay)...
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – Government, regulators & other
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – Government, regulators & other Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 09 Nov 2022With seven months before the 2023-24 Budget released in May 2023, this Budget is a shuffling of the deck not a new set of cards. And to continue the pun, we need to play the...
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – Business & Employers
2022-23 Business & Employers Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 16 Nov 2022With seven months before the 2023-24 Budget released in May 2023, this Budget is a shuffling of the deck not a new set of cards. And to continue the pun, we need to play the hand we have been dealt,...
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – Superannuation & Investors
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – Superannuation & Investors Laura Millar, B.Com, CA.11 Nov 2022With seven months before the 2023-24 Budget released in May 2023, this Budget is a shuffling of the deck not a new set of cards. And to continue the pun, we need to play the hand we...
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – The Economy
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – The Economy Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 14 Nov 2022With seven months before the 2023-24 Budget released in May 2023, this Budget is a shuffling of the deck not a new set of cards. And to continue the pun, we need to play the hand we have been dealt,...
States move on property based taxes
States move on property based taxes Laura Millar, B.Com, CA.20 Oct 2022Queensland backs down on Australia wide land tax assessment The Queensland Government has backed away from an amendment that would have seen the land tax rate for investment property in Queensland...
Lessons from a data breach
Lessons from a data breach Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 20 Oct 2022 The Optus data breach is top of mind for a lot of Australians, particularly those who have had their data breached. For business, the breach is a timely warning on the importance of understanding...
Stage 3 Personal Tax Cuts – Will they happen?
Stage 3 Personal Tax Cuts - Will they happen? Laura Millar, B.Com, CA.20 Oct 2022In September, amid a climate of startling interest rates, UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a series of tax cuts, including the reduction of the top personal income tax rate that...
Australian super funds gorge on cryptocurrency
Australian super funds gorge on cryptocurrency Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 20 Oct 2022 The value of cryptocurrency assets inside Australian self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) increased by 589.9% ($1.17bn) between June 2019 and June 2022, according to the...
What impact the new Climate Change Bill will have on your industry?
What impact the new Climate Change Bill will have on your industry? Laura Millar, B.Com, CA.16 Aug 2022Climate change featured heavily during the election and now the Albanese Government is putting into place some of the promises it made. We look at the current state...
How the proposed FBT-free Electric Cars will work?
How the proposed FBT-free Electric Cars will work? Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 16 Aug 2022New legislation before Parliament, if enacted, will make zero or low emission vehicles FBT-free. We explore who can access the concession and how. Electric vehicles (EV) represent...
Interest rates continue to rise – So how high will they go?
Interest rates continue to rise – So how high will they go? Laura Millar, B.Com, CA. 16 Aug 2022 The RBA lifted the cash rate to 1.85% in early August 2022. The increase comes a few weeks after Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told the Australian Strategic Business...
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