Super funds boast high returns in 2017

Superannuation funds in Australia have delivered a return of 10.5 per cent for 2017 – the first double-digit growth since 2013. According to recent findings, there was a 1.3 per cent rise in November 2017 and 0.6 per cent rise in December 2017 alone. The new figures mark the sixth consecutive year of positive returns…

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ATO targeting mischaracterised lifestyle assets and private pursuits

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is targeting privately owned and wealthy groups that display specific behaviours and characteristics in relation to their tax affairs and lifestyle. A large focus is currently on lifestyle assets and private pursuits that generate deductions or are mischaracterised as business activities. The ATO is also looking at those assets and…

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