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SMSFs lose majority of cases against ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Australian Tax Office, according to David Hughes, a partner at law firm Small Myers Hughes. Speaking at the SPAA State Technical Conference in Sydney yesterday, Hughes said that of the 32 cases he looked at - largely involving excess contributions tax ...

Beazley appoints former TAL BDM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... board, and believe he will make a significant contribution to the life, accident & health team through his wealth of technical expertise and experience in group life, accident and health, and enterprise bargaining agreement markets in Australia," Beazley ...

FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... opening plenary, planners may also take their clients through the main exhibition hall and talk them through the more technical aspects of the planning process, and the value placed on continuing professional development. "We want to demystify the financial ...

Self-education cap "short sighted": SPAA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... that the $2000 cap is totally inappropriate and misunderstands the costs of professionalism," SPAA senior manager of technical and policy Jordan George said. "What has to be remembered is that gaining a qualification doesn't end the education process ...

SMSF 'Boost Camp' 2013 gets underway July 23

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Sydney will host the first day of the 2013 SPAA State Technical 'Boost Camp' Series on Tuesday 23 July, at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. The event, organised by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... current remedial options available to members who breach their non-concessional cap are grossly inadequate." SPAA Director Technical and Professional Standards Graeme Colley said the 93% figure is reached by doubling the top rate of 46.5%. He said excess ...

Super tax concession policy 'fatally flawed': SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... pension, and tax revenue gained from earnings of superannuation investments and from withdrawals. SPAA's director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley said there are two things stopping the government from taking a longer term, more ...

AIST employee to take legal action over workplace dispute

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... Commission that it was vital that the role be fulfilled by someone who was full time and on site and said waiting for technical issues to be solved had impacted the business. Later the industry body agreed to explore the possibility of a job sharing ...

AFA Inspire initiative launched in Sydney

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... Kaplan Professional as its principal education partner. Nick Hakes, head of Campus AFA said education was not just about technical proficiency and knowledge. "Advisers also need to know how to apply that knowledge and those skills. It is critical to ...

BT launches adviser website and app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... website, BT Adviser Services (BTAS), bringing its entire practice management offer into one place. BTAS gives access to technical information and advice in areas such as superannuation, social security, retirement planning, tax aged care and estate planning. ...