by Quinns_News | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
Rising Rates Interest rates have been low for so long it’s tempting to think low rates are the new normal. So when the Reserve Bank suggests that a cash rate of 3.5 per cent is the new ‘neutral’, people take notice. Even the Prime Minister warned Australian...
by Quinns_News | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
New Criminal Offences Attorney General Mark Speakman recently announced the commencement of new criminal offences to protect victims from intimate image abuse. Perpetrators now face a maximum sentence of three years jail and an $11,000 fine. Mr Speakman said the new...
by Quinns_News | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
Discover your Long Service Leave Entitlements Pro rata means in proportion. For the purposes of Long Service Leave (LSL), a pro rata entitlement is a proportion of the entitlement the employee would have received if they had worked until the end of the period required...
by Quinns_News | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog
Australian tax law has strict regulations governing the debt-to-equity ratios of entities that have Australian and overseas operations. The purpose is to encourage a more equal allocation of income and debt in multinational companies and their associated entities....
by Quinns_News | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog
Spring is finally here and it’s not just nature showing signs of growth; the Australian economy is also bearing fruit. Spring Economy: Most of the top 200 ASX-listed companies have now announced their results for the 2017 financial year and the overall report card is...
by Quinns_News | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog
The Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding (FRCGW) regime requires the purchaser of certain assets to withhold and remit to the ATO a portion of the purchase price on or before settlement, unless the vendor can demonstrate it was an Australian resident at the time...
by Quinns_News | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog
When you receive a proposed acquisition notice that your property is intended to be acquired by an acquiring authority (being a government or statutory body), you must act quickly to make a detailed and complete Section 39 claim for compensation which should include...
by Quinns_News | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog
You are permitted to borrow money against your home loan or other financial resource to lend to your SMSF to help finance the purchase of an investment property within your superannuation fund. How to Borrow to benefit your SMSF Depending on the type of property...
by Quinns_News | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog
In the 2017-18 Budget, the Government announced a package of measures designed to reduce pressure on housing affordability. As part of this package, the tax law is to be amended to improve the integrity of the tax system for deductions relating to investment...
by Quinns_News | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog
Your major asset is not your house, not your superannuation, not your car but your ability to earn an income. What is Income Protection Insurance? Income protection insurance insures your income. It replaces the income lost through your inability to work due to injury...
