If you think you’d never fall for a scam, read this…
If you are aged over 50, male, highly educated, financially literate and manage your own super, beware. You’re at a higher risk of being the target (and victim) of organised investment fraud.
This isn’t necessarily because your demographic is particularly gullible. Rather, it’s because you’re more likely to control higher levels of wealth, perhaps as the trustee of a self-managed super fund (SMSF); you’re accustomed to making financial decisions; and you’re actively looking for attractive investment opportunities. What scammer wouldn’t want to target you?
Working from home? How to boost your next tax return
With the range of technology and software available today, it’s become easier than ever to work from home. choose to be involved in the program. Employees can efficiently complete calls using teleconferencing software, many collaboration tools are now cloud-based, and work devices, including laptops and tablets, are light and portable.
If you’ve been working from home, you’ve likely also set up a dedicated work area, and you’re using your own electricity and resources to power your workday. But which of these items can you claim in your next tax return to ensure you maximise your return?
Managing the largest movement of wealth in our history
More than $3.5 trillion dollars in inherited funds are expected to change hands within Australia during the next 20 years, with Australians enjoying one of the highest inheritance payout rates anywhere in the world.
Unlike most OECD countries, strictly speaking, there are no inheritance taxes in Australia, so this has also encouraged Australians to hold on to their estates until they pass, rather than distributing assets to the next generation while they’re alive. For most people, the biggest challenge is to find a way to squeeze these funds into superannuation, where they can be invested within a tax benign environment. And once they are used to support an account-based pension, they will effectively become tax-free in terms of any capital gains or income.