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BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... the extraordinary efforts of all registered tax practitioners acting professionally and ethically to assist Australian workers and businesses, especially in understanding these stimulus entitlements." The JobKeeper payment will allow businesses that ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... experienced, and is likely to experience, a sharp drop in population growth as it loses tourists, students and temporary workers. However, Miller did point out that once isolation measures are relaxed there is a chance the 'back-bounce' the country will ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... action to leverage and safeguard pension pots during the COVID-19 economic and market turmoil. Australia in March allowed workers to withdraw $10,000 for this financial year and the next from their superannuation savings if their employment has been ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... employment and unemployment estimates show the value of timely data closely tracking the employment statuses of Australian workers," Levine said. "In this uncertain time with many Australians unsure when they will be able to resume their previous employment ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... only invoke the Japanese' sense of community spirit and asked to limit social contacts by 70%-80%, for non-essential workers to work from home and companies to reduce shifts for workers who cannot work online. This would put further downward pressure ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... the virus, pointing to studies which show unemployment and disability claim rates are directly correlated. "In addition, workers compensation claims in Australia are also closely correlated to unemployment," the firm said. "This arises from elevated ...

Taxman simplifies work from home deductions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... the rest of this financial year, after changes made by the Australian Taxation Office. The new shortcut method allows workers to claim 80 cents an hour of work from home and covers all deductible running expenses including electricity, depreciation in ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... Australians eligible for the government's JobKeeper wage subsidy. In particular, Labor is concerned millions of casual workers are unlikely to be eligible for JobKeeper in its current form. Labor is also concerned that workers may be treated differently ...

No exclusions for frontline workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
Australia's life insurers have committed to ensure frontline healthcare workers will not be prevented from obtaining life insurance cover due to COVID-19. The Financial Services Council said the commitment comes on behalf of participating life insurance ...

Super fund temporarily cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... health workforce being female," Venkatesan pointed out. "They also make up the majority of carers, teachers, and childcare workers - all of whom have had their livelihoods threatened. "Women are also more likely to be casual workers, hence don't ...