2016 Geelong Business Excellence Awards

2016 Geelong Business Excellence Awards

The 2016 GBEA presentation night was held at the Arena on Thursday 18 August 2016. The night was extremely successful and all attendees made very positive comments in relation to the night. There were 20 awards up for grabs by the entrants with the main Business of...
2016 Federal Budget Summary

2016 Federal Budget Summary

On Tuesday 3 May 2016 the New Treasurer Scott Morrison released his 1st Federal Budget. The Treasurer stated the budget was “not just another budget but in fact was an economic plan to head into a diverse new world economy for Australia”. The Treasurer...
2016 Geelong Business Excellence Awards

Budget Super changes

As announced in our May 2016 newsletter, there are major changes upcoming for the superannuation area. As stated previously the Government seems to have its short sighted blinkers on in relation how people will be able to fund for their retirements with some...
2016 Geelong Business Excellence Awards

Pre Death Tax Planning

More often considered in a wider sense as Estate Planning but equally as often overlooked or misunderstood. Whilst Death Duty or Death Tax was abolished in Australia in 1979 it does not mean that substantial unintended tax liabilities cannot still arise on the passing...
2016 Geelong Business Excellence Awards

Finalised Changes to Superannuation

As mentioned in the April 2016 newsletter, the Federal Government proposed to make a number of changes to Superannuation in the 2016/17 Budget. After negotiations with Labor, and taking into account the concerns of a number of backbench party members, the Government...