The Government has acted on howls of protests from the accounting and financial planning professions by relaxing penalties on excess superan…
The Government has acted on howls of protests from the accounting and financial planning professions by relaxing penalties on excess superan…
The Gillard Government’s promise to get the budget back into surplus by 2012-13 was never going to leave Wayne Swan with much room to move…
Start-ups in the renewable energy sector have been pledged greater support with the establishment of a venture capital fund for the industry…
The Government will move to stamp out the tax minimisation strategy that allows trust owners to stream $3,333 tax free to children aged 18 a…
Small businesses will be allowed to claim up to $5,000 as an immediate deduction for any car purchased during the 2012-13 financial year, ac…
The Government will attempt to revive Australia’s flagging manufacturing industry with a new $34.4 million package. The “Buy Austr…
In truth Wayne Swan has produced a budget that is hard to distinguish from his effort last year or in 2008. There’s the same unwillingness…
The Government has pledged funding across a broad range of areas in its 2011 budget, while maintaining that Australia will be back in surplu…
A new independent statutory agency called the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission will be introduced by July 2012 as part of…
A National Workforce Development Fund, bringing 130,000 new training places, will be created as part of a fresh drive to increase skills and…
Funding for the Small Business Support Line has been extended in this year’s budget, with the project to receive a further $7.1 million over…
The Government has again flagged a crackdown on tax avoidance in this year’s budget, with operators of phoenix schemes given special attenti…
