by Quinns_News | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog
Know your Work-Related Expenses Work-related claims such as claims for car, travel, self-education and clothing expenses, represent one of the largest categories of claims made in individual tax returns. Around 8.5 million individuals claim work-related expenses on...
by Quinns_News | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog
By way of background since May 2007 it was common to increase the older person in the relationship superannuation balance at the expense of the younger spouse. Explaining your Spousal Balance Superannuation Let’s generalise and say for example you are born after 1965,...
by Quinns_News | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog
Recently, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (‘AAT’) confirmed the Commissioner’s view that the description of the payment is not decisive when determining the superannuation guarantee (‘SG’) obligations; thus the taxpayer who reimbursed his employee for car expenses...
by Quinns_News | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog
An enduring power of attorney is a document that allows you to appoint someone to make personal or financial decisions on your behalf. In contrast to a general power of attorney, the enduring power of attorney remains effective even once you lose capacity (i.e. once...
by Quinns_News | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
The trustee of a Self Managed Superannuation Fund is required to have the assets of the fund valued in the following circumstances. Note, it is not sufficient to value the assets at their cost price it is mandatory that they are valued at their market value. The...