Trust Tax Returns – How To Make Sure You Get Them Right

Trust Tax Returns – How To Make Sure You Get Them Right

Just like how individuals and businesses have to complete tax returns when it’s tax season, so too do trusts. Trusts have their own tax file number (TFN) that should be used to complete tax returns. Trusts can also apply for an Australian business number (ABN) on the...
What Do You Need To Know To Get Out Of An SMSF?

What Do You Need To Know To Get Out Of An SMSF?

If you’re a trustee of a self-managed super fund, some reasons or circumstances could have emerged that may result in you wanting to get out of that fund. These may be personal circumstances (such as a divorce or another trustee dying), financial reasons (investments...
Superannuation & Death: What You Need To Know

Superannuation & Death: What You Need To Know

What happens to your super when you die? It might not be a question that has cropped up in your mind during your present circumstances, but it is something that you should be concerned about. Upon the untimely death of someone, their superannuation may be one of the...
Does Your Family Business Have A Succession Plan?

Does Your Family Business Have A Succession Plan?

Family-run businesses form an essential part of the economy. Tradition, success, history, and their unique dynamic can create a thriving business that many may wish to see continue. However, as with any business, the conversation about succession and how to continue...
Essential Record-Keeping At Year-End For Your Business

Essential Record-Keeping At Year-End For Your Business

It may seem like the importance of record-keeping is overly stressed by us, but it’s a critical part of the wrap-up of the year-end. Good record-keeping makes it easier to meet your tax obligations, manage your cash flow and make sound business decisions going...
EOFY – Family Trust Resolutions & Signatures

EOFY – Family Trust Resolutions & Signatures

As we approach the end of the financial year, it is very important to consider the tax impacts of certain decisions that are made by your family trust—namely, the signing off on the family trust resolutions. According to taxation law, the beneficiaries of a family...