Look before leaping into SMSF business property
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Owning the premises of your business may seem attractive in your working years, but experts warn the strategy may be more unwieldy than many expect.
Owning the premises of your business may seem attractive in your working years, but experts warn the strategy may be more unwieldy than many expect.
Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board along with a United States based investor has bought Macquarie Group's owned and operated almond properties in the Sunraysia district of north-west Victoria for more than $115 million.
Want to know what the worst thing you can do for your wealth prospects is? No, it's not ignoring financial advice or racking up credit card bills. It's being a woman.
William Buck tax services director Greg Travers says it's certainly possible for someone earning over $1 million to reduce his or her tax bill to zero.
The Buffett tax may be politically popular, but the US experience shows it's not so straight forward and the result could be double taxation.
The Tax Office is taking a special interest in what you are doing at this time of year and may risk-profile your SMSF.
Gearing to buy equities in your SMSF can be tricky, but there are options, writes Sam Henderson, who answers your questions on superannuation.
The Australian Taxation Office is cracking down on self-managed super funds who break the rules while their fund is in pension phase.
In an era of subdued returns from the share market, franking credits are helping to save the day for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs).
Households should budget for extra $2900 a year in GST or change their spending habits, if the GST is increased to 15 per cent.
House renovators hoping for a quick turnover and big profit could run the risk of turning their flip into a flop.