New push tax returns

The ATO has recently revealed that over a million Australians may be able to avoid filling in a tax return in 2014. As many as 1.4 million Australians could be offered new ‘push’ returns from as early as next year. Lodging a tax return will still be necessary; however the process of filling the tax…

Planning for the SG rate rise

The steady climb in the Super Guarantee (SG) rate requires employees to contribute more money into their employees’ superannuation fund. The SG rate has already increased to 9.25 per cent as of July 2013. The next increase to 9.5 per cent will come into play in July 2014. It is scheduled to increase further over…