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Are You Involved in a Neighbourhood Dispute?

Resolve Your Neighbourhood Dispute Living side by side with your neighbours when involved in a neighbourhood dispute isn’t easy, but rushing straight into the courtroom is often not the best course of action. No matter what the dispute, your best option is usually to...

How to Avoid Tax Shocks

Effectively managing your tax affairs can help avoid tax shocks. Australia’s income tax system is based on self-assessment. This means that information you provide to the ATO is initially accepted as being true and correct when you lodge your tax return and...

8 Strategies for Long Term Investment Properties

Buying long term investment properties is one of the most popular investment strategies for Australians, and has been for some time. A good investment can create ongoing cash flow, improve your wealth, bolster your assets and reward you with long term financial...

Who should be the Settlor of a Family Trust?

In the event that a trust is created by way of settlement, it is recommended that a settlor should be a person who is not related to any of the beneficiaries, due to the application of s 102 of the ITAA 1936. Section 102 specifies the circumstances in which the...

What is an Informal Will?

For a Will to be valid in New South Wales it must satisfy a number of formal requirements set out in legislation. However, a document may still be considered a person’s final Will even if it fails to comply with formal requirements (“informal will”). Section 8 of the...