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Federal Budget 2023-24

Federal Budget 2023-24

Federal Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers delivered the latest Federal Budget from Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 9 May 2023. The ‘ace in the hole’ of the 2023-24 Federal Budget was the $4.2bn surplus; the first in 15 years driven by a surge in the corporate and...
Budget 2023-24

Budget 2023-24

The 2023-24 Federal Budget will be released on Tuesday, 9 May 2023. Look out for our update the next day on the important issues to you, your superannuation and your business. Little has been released to date on the impending Budget beyond the tax on super balances...
2022-23 Budget 2.0 – A Guide

2022-23 Budget 2.0 – A Guide

There is nothing in this Budget that would create a UK-style crisis. The stage 3 tax cuts legislated to commence on 1 July 2024 are not mentioned, and most funding initiatives appear to be a reallocation of previous Government initiatives. And, the commodity-driven...
Stage three personal tax cuts

Stage three personal tax cuts

In September, amid a climate of startling interest rates, UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a series of tax cuts, including the reduction of the top personal income tax rate that applies to those earning more than £150,000 from 45% to 40%. Just ten days later,...
$20,000 instant asset write-off scheme extended

$20,000 instant asset write-off scheme extended

19 September 2018 The Senate has delivered some good news for 3.3 million eligible Australian small businesses by passing the extension of $20,000 instant asset write-off scheme. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg recently announced the extension passed through the Senate,...