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By Paul Radford Despite well formulated investment strategies and appropriate investment advice, no trustee could have foreseen the impacts of COVID-1...read more

By Paul Radford Despite well formulated investment strategies and appropriate investment advice, no trustee could have foreseen the impacts of COVID-19 on financial markets globally. Whilst history suggests that a strong recovery is likely within a r...read more

By Paul Radford Well, if you ask me, a lawyer practising in the area of wills and estates for years, the answer is that “it depends”. ...read more

By Paul Radford Well, if you ask me, a lawyer practising in the area of wills and estates for years, the answer is that “it depends”.  You knew I was going to say that, didn’t you. A simple enough question you may say and my si...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas Another Grant! State $5,000.00 grant to new home builders in regional Queensland locations!  Just announced by the Urban ...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas Another Grant! State $5,000.00 grant to new home builders in regional Queensland locations!  Just announced by the Urban Development Institute of Australia: Buyer eligibility criteria you must be at least 18 years of age...read more

By Paul Radford  The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone’s lives, and SMSF trustees are no exception. While the worst of the pandemic ...read more

By Paul Radford  The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone’s lives, and SMSF trustees are no exception. While the worst of the pandemic is (hopefully) behind us, trustees still have difficult questions to ponder as they focus on how bes...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas On 28 May 2020 the Queensland Government passed the Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Respons...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas On 28 May 2020 the Queensland Government passed the Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020. The Regulation has retrospective effect from 29 March 2020 and ends on 30 Septem...read more

By Erlinda Nunn The Superannuation Guarantee Scheme was introduced in 1992 with a mandatory 3 percent contribution rate which required employers to ma...read more

By Erlinda Nunn The Superannuation Guarantee Scheme was introduced in 1992 with a mandatory 3 percent contribution rate which required employers to make a contribution to a superfund on the employee’s behalf. However, some employers may underpa...read more

By Paul Radford  A Swollen River of Laws Lawyers, Accountants, Rural Business Succession Planners and the like should always take special care wh...read more

By Paul Radford  A Swollen River of Laws Lawyers, Accountants, Rural Business Succession Planners and the like should always take special care when dealing with the sale or gift of enormously valuable grazing and cane farm properties.  The ...read more

By Paul Radford SMSF trustees need to truly understand diversification and better diversify their portfolios.  This is particularly so when along...read more

By Paul Radford SMSF trustees need to truly understand diversification and better diversify their portfolios.  This is particularly so when along comes something like Covid-19 and then, the inevitable economic recession or once in a life time de...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas  It’s here: COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 We previously issued an alert about the Mandatory Code of Conduct ...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas  It’s here: COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 We previously issued an alert about the Mandatory Code of Conduct introduced by the National Cabinet on 3 April 2020. The next step in that process was to enable that...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas What is land tax Land tax is a state tax and is calculated on the freehold land that you own in Queensland at midnight on the ...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas What is land tax Land tax is a state tax and is calculated on the freehold land that you own in Queensland at midnight on the 30th of June each year. The tax rate depends on what type of owner you are (an individual, a company...read more