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Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... rising costs of power bills and reducing administration burdens. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers announced that the Small Business Energy Incentive will help about 3.8 million small- and medium-sized enterprises save on their energy bills by way of a ...

ASIC revises IDR reporting framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... about 260 firms. ASIC estimates these two tranches alone will account for more than 60% of the total consumer and small business complaints made. The remaining firms, mostly smaller entities, have until 29 February 2024 to report to ASIC. It is only ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... that are providing advice. That's just not the reality of the advice market. Now, it is a highly fragmented small business market," he said. HoganSprowles, Cipriani and Rouse did not respond to requests for comments.

ATO keeping tabs on SMSF early access, tax avoidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... group has a higher rate of non-lodgement and loans to related parties for those funds with members operating a small business. "There also appears to be a higher proportion of individuals entering the system for the purpose of illegally accessing their ...

Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... universities Harvard and Stanford in 1984, the search fund model supports entrepreneurs in purchasing a single small business by kicking off a capital-raising process where around $500,000 to $700,000 is initially secured to begin the search for a business. ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate at 3.60% in April, most economists warn Australians not to rule out further increases throughout the year. Mortgage holders breathed a sigh of relief yesterday afternoon when RBA governor Philip ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... time to be restructuring assets," Bradford said. "Let's consider the human side of this legislation: farmers and small business owners, who have lawfully contributed to the superannuation system under laws that have allowed them to include their farms ...

Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
The potential super shake-up, which includes contentious provisions on pension payments and unrealised capital gains tax, has drawn criticism from a top AFSL. Under the existing Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) regulations, retirees must draw ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Addressing the Conference of Major Super Funds in Melbourne this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation system is one of the reasons he feels optimistic about the future of the economy, though remained realistic about possible challenges ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...