Your SMSF is a long-term plan.  Much can happen during this time including illness, incapacity or death of a member. It is best practice to have contingency plans in place to deal with unexpected events. For example, if a fund member dies,

 The ATO has published the key superannuation rates and thresholds for the 2018/19 income year. 2017/18 2018-19 Non-Concessional Contributions Cap $100,000 (although transitional arrangements may apply) $100,000 (although transitional

Debtors’ management is an enormous problem for a significant number of small/medium enterprise operators. The Small Business and Family Business Ombudsman indicated last year that Australia had the highest debtors’ days’ outstanding

A recent incident where two men, with substantial experience in their industry, were found dead at the bottom of a tank they had been cleaning has highlighted the necessity for business owners and management to be very vigilant on workplace

Every business should give consideration to developing a policy of registering customers on the Personal Property Securities Register so that the business has some protection in the unfortunate event that a customer has an insolvency problem.

“Don’t sail out farther than you can row back.” This Danish saying is sound advice for anyone thinking of borrowing to buy a home. According to a paper1 for the Centre of Policy Development and University of Canberra,

Most businesses focus a considerable amount of time and money on customer service. Because satisfied customers drive growth. So if customer service is something that’s usually at the front of a business owner’s mind, why is employee satisfaction

The past few years have seen heightened share market volatility and uncertainty.

In our December 2017 newsletter we discussed what happens if an employer does not meet their superannuation obligations.

The ATO has recently released additional information regarding what is considered ‘minor, infrequent and irregular’ for the purposes of the FBT exemption.