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Investment update from van Eyk

The Personal property Securities Register (PPSR) is where details of security interests in personal property can be registered and searched. The PPSR register allows individuals and businesses to..

Project Wickenby, launched 8 years ago, is a cross-agency taskforce designed to tackle tax evasion and avoidance with a particular focus on (but not limited to) secrecy juridictions. Whilst its..

Fear is a natural emotional response to a perceived risk or threat. While it is a built-in human instinct designed to protect us, fear can be quite unhelpful in preventing us from benefiting from..

Employee share schemes are a fundamental tool for cash-strapped entrepreneurial and start-up businesses to attract, motivate and retain talented staff. However the ability of these business to take..

Investment update from van Eyk

Do you claim small business concessions?

New laws have passed that reduce or remove some small business concessions. The changes take effect from 1 January 2014, which means they could affect your..

Investment update from van Eyk

A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) recently clarified whether enterprise agreements can provide for annual leave payments being made progressively, rather than when annual..

As we start the new financial year it is important to recognise a number of changes that have occurred in respect to ATO benchmarks, rates, rulings and determinations. We summarise a few important..

Superannuation

The federal government honoured its pre-election promise by not tinkering with super….for the moment.

Family Assistance cuts

Family Tax Benefit B is set to be further means-tested to a new threshold of $100,000 a year, a reduction of $50,000 from the current threshold. Further, the government has..