Standards and Poors has downgraded America’s AAA credit rating, local and international markets are volatile and easily spooked, picking changes in interest rates is more akin to crystal ball gazing, the carbon tax is coming, consumer sentiment remains tight and no one is feeling particularly confident. Welcome to the 2011/2012 financial... |
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Social media allows every comment, word, thought, and rant of an individual to be accessible to the world. Everyone can have a say and much of what is said is often given credence regardless of the source or weight of evidence. At its best, social media gives every David a forum to beat Goliath. At its worst, the faceless ps... |
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If you own an investment property then the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will usually allow you to claim a tax deduction for depreciation.
Depreciation of investment properties include:
As a general rule any property constructed after 18 July 1985 (residential) and 20 July 1982 (non-residential) is eligible for capital works allowa... |
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Much has been made in the media about Australia surviving the global financial crisis (GFC) or Eurogeddon as some of the finance crowd labelled it. On the ground however, the headlines concealed the reality of a patchwork economy where some industries pushed ahead while others were flailing in a sea of weakening consumer confidence, hea... |
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The Christmas decorations started going up in shops just after Father’s Day in September. If it gets any earlier we’ll be experiencing Christmas in July.
As many client focussed businesses know, Christmas has a psychology of its own. Christmas, and the embedded message of gift giving (code for ‘spending’)... |
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