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Payday Super: What You Need to Know
'Payday super' is set to change how superannuation guarantee (SG) payments are managed. Here's a closer look at what's coming and what it means for employers. What is Payday Super? Starting 1 July 2026, employers must pay superannuation guarantee (SG) on the same day...
Payday Super: What You Need to Know
'Payday super' is set to change how superannuation guarantee (SG) payments are managed. Here's a closer look at what's coming and what it means for employers. What is Payday Super? Starting 1 July 2026, employers must pay superannuation guarantee (SG) on the same day...
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Now Is The Right Time To Invest In Property
Should you invest in property this 2020 while there is a pandemic? As people the world over panic and the economy grinds to a terrible halt with Australian property experts painting a grim future for the property market, you most probably have set aside your plans to...
Family Guarantee: What Is It and How First Home Buyers Can Use It
Family guarantee or guarantor home loan is a kind of agreement between the borrower and the lender that enables the borrower to get a home loan using the equity in his family's home. It serves as a security for part or for your entire mortgage. Family could be your...
First Home Buyers Benefit From Stamp Duty Concessions
First-home buyers hugely benefit from stamp duty exemptions as well as other government concessions this 2020. In a bid to boost the property market amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is granting stamp duty concessions that could potentially save first home...
Appreciate the Benefits of Claiming Property Depreciation
Did you know that property depreciation is the second biggest tax deduction for investors, after interest? Despite this fact, 80 per cent of property investors are failing to take advantage of property depreciation and are therefore missing out on thousands of dollars...
Tax Depreciation and Covid-19 Reports – Will Physical Inspections Be Required?
Businesses and property investors will sometimes hire a professional quantity surveyor, who will put together an updated tax depreciation report. This will provide depreciation and capital works deductions for revenue-producing properties they own. These places may...
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