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Stuart Robert named shadow financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... lead to higher inflation, higher interest rates, higher taxes, or further drive-up prices for households and small businesses." Meanwhile, former financial services and superannuation minister Hume will serve as shadow finance minister, in addition to ...

Government welcomes ATO family trust guidance

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... on family trusts, noting that they are a legitimate and important way for families, particularly those running small businesses, to manage their financial affairs. This draft guidance replaces the ATO's 2014 guidance, which taxpayers and their advisers ...

Millions to receive tax offset

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... small-to-medium businesses and sole traders. Treasurer Frydenberg also outlined a package of tax invectives for small businesses willing to invest in staff training and new technology. "Starting tonight, for every hundred dollars a small business spends ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... up to $15,000 in wage subsidies for employers who take them on. The government handed out a significant win to small businesses, from tonight, every hundred dollars small businesses spend on digital technologies like cloud computing, eInvoicing, cyber ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Budget speech. "Already, over one million disaster payments have been made. Total support to families, farmers, small businesses, local governments and their communities is expected to exceed $6 billion. It will deliver hope, work and the prospect of ...

Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... needs to grow, to get Australians home sooner and safer, and generate thousands of jobs and new opportunities for small businesses right across the country," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. "Australia's future success relies on a strong economy. ...

NSW small businesses offered support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Small businesses across New South Wales will have access to $1 billion in support for the month of February as the shadow COVID-19 lockdown continues. Announced over the weekend, the NSW government package is being offered to workers, businesses, and ...

Fin365 to launch hybrid advice platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... of its strategy. miPlan is a privately-owned, self-licensed robo-advice platform for individuals, retirees and small businesses. The acquisition aligns with Fin365's mission to provide consumers with access to affordable and quality advice, Fin365 said. ...

ATO will not pursue erroneous JobKeeper payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... will not pursue businesses that took advantage of JobKeeper despite raking in large profits, nor will it ask small businesses to repay $180 million claimed in error. The ATO revealed that over one million businesses received nearly $89 billion in JobKeeper ...

Financial adviser levy to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... find extra cash to fund a trebling of the levy over two years to support an industry funding model requiring small businesses to pick up the cost of litigation against large institutions."