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What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... them," he said. There were several winners in this year's budget, including economically disadvantaged women, small businesses and the aged care sector. For financial advisers, the budget promised several measures that will make it easier and cheaper ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... see over five million households benefit from reductions of up to $500 on their electricity bills, and eligible small businesses up to $650. Workers receiving quarterly super: Workers who are currently paid superannuation installments from their employers ...

Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... promised to make interactions with the Australian Taxation Office quicker. "The measures will allow more time for small businesses to amend tax returns, trial ATO independent reviews of audits for an expanded population of small businesses, and reduce ...

ATO keeping tabs on SMSF early access, tax avoidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... more common where fund members are part of a private wealth group. Nearly half or 45% of SMSFs are operated by small businesses and only 30% of SMSFs are linked to individuals. Currently, there are over 1.1 million members holding an estimated total ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... breather that will help them adjust to an economic environment of high energy costs and high inflation. "With small businesses confronting an increasingly uncertain global economic outlook, this reinforces the need for a sustainable wage increase for ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... peak around Christmas," he said. "Interest rate rises are really tightening the screws for a lot of families and small businesses right around the country." He said if you combine that with global uncertainty, it's easy to see why Treasury and the ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... 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 sources of funding, up from 27% in 2021. Half of Aussie ...

CPA calls for regulatory reforms for NFPs, charities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... professional accounting body has suggested incentivizing small business and NFPs to access advice, digitalising small businesses and NFPs, encouraging companies to resolves solvency issues early, and managing the increase in assetless insolvencies. "The ...

Regional commercial real estate to run hot: REIA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... report emphasised a "hive of activity" in regional Queensland. "Queensland by far has the largest proportion of small businesses in regional areas of their state, partly due to the size and popularity of the Sunshine and Gold Coasts but would also be ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... small percentage of total SMSF assets and, as such, pose little risk to financial stability while assisting many small businesses, in particular, meet their retirement income goals."