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Posts Tagged ‘superannuation’

Update – ATO Electronic Correspondence and Communication Preferences

November 19th, 2021

You may have caught our article a few months ago regarding the moves the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is making in shifting their correspondence to business owners from paper-based “snail mail” to electronic formats. As the roll-out and wider adoption of these changes continues, we are seeing a few instances where information isn’t reaching theread more

Annual Wage Review – Final Stage

November 3rd, 2021

Earlier this year, we covered the 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage and all award wages (see the article here). The changes have been rolled out in three stages, and we’re already at the third! The increases announced as a result of the Annual Wage Review first came into effect on 1 July, withread more

Stapled Superannuation Funds and Other Super Updates

October 15th, 2021

Many Australians are familiar with the frustration and financial cost of maintaining several superannuation funds as we change jobs over time. As employers have a default fund, into which many new starters will elect to have their super paid, a large number of workers end up with multiple super funds that may have very littleread more

Making Good Financial Decisions at a Young Age

September 10th, 2021

Our society's youth - rarely does the mention of this demographic spark visions of careful financial management and wise decision-making. But why not? There is no reason people can't begin to lay the foundations for a viable wealth creation strategy from a young age, and education and planning and good financial decisions are the keys.read more

Demystifying the Employee vs Contractor Confusion

September 3rd, 2021

Finding employment solutions for your business is a challenge - sourcing the right person, with appropriate experience, at a fair wage, isn't always easy. Furthermore, classifying your workers correctly as a contractor or employee may not always be clear when you're recruiting for a role, and is an area where many businesses have been caughtread more

COVID-19 and Your Super

August 27th, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 has been vast and complex – and super, particularly Self-Managed Superannuation, is no exception. As the government continues to bring in and tweak economic stimulus measures to help people and businesses keep their heads above water, some changes have been made to SMSFs and what funds are allowed to do duringread more

Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty – Deadline Coming Soon!

August 25th, 2020

Given everything that’s happened in 2020, you’ll be forgiven for forgetting a couple of things here and there.  One thing you won’t want to miss, especially if you have outstanding Superannuation Guarantee (SG) obligations, is the ATO’s Amnesty, which ends on the 7th September 2020. Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty: The Details The SG Amnesty has featuredread more

The Return of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Amnesty

March 26th, 2020

As we’ve outlined in a previous article, the government’s Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Amnesty was initially introduced in 2018.  The SG amnesty has now been resurrected, and employers are once again being afforded the opportunity to rectify SG issues. So - what should you do if you think you have outstanding contributions owing? The SG Amnestyread more

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