Changes to assets test thresholds and taper rates

by | Jun 24, 2015 | What's New

Effective date:  1 January 2017 As announced prior to the Budget, the Government is proposing significant changes to the assets test for determining pension eligibility from 1 January 2017. The proposed change will restore the existing taper rate of $1.50 pension...

End of Financial Year planning considerations..

by | May 27, 2015 | What's New

Everyone has their own goals, and there are different ways to achieve those goals. Please read through the below flyers, if you feel that you may benefit from these strategy’s contact us today and make an appointment. Use super to manage capital gains tax (CGT)...

21st Century Chinese Tourism

by | May 19, 2015 | What's New

Richard Watt, Investment Commentator at Fidelity brings us an interesting breakdown of 21st Century Chinese Tourism. Particularly relevant with the Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort and Casino development in our midst. “Tourism plays an often-understated but vital...

Federal Budget 2015

by | May 13, 2015 | What's New

The Federal Budget has now been released. Many of the announcements made on 12 May 2015 had been announced in some detail in the lead up to the budget. The Government has again promised that “there will be no new taxes on superannuation under this Government”, and...