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Sir Claus Moser – The Cost of Everything

Sir Claus Moser – The Cost of Everything Public schools have long been considered superior to other forms of education and for this reason a lot of people will put money away in order to give their children a great start in life. Without a good education it will be hard to get by, and […]

Confucius Said that There is Beauty in Everything

Confucius Said that There is Beauty in Everything How many times do people think that something or someone is ugly? There are enough people in this world who cannot see the beauty in anything. They are negative or have illogical opinions on what is beautiful. No wonder Confucius made a quote about this, “Everything has […]

Draft effective lives for depreciating assets

Draft effective lives for depreciating assets The ATO has developed and released for comment draft lists of effective lives for the following assets:  assets used in scientific medical and pharmaceutical research; assets used at waste remediation and materials recovery facilities; assets used in the professional photography services industry; and railway rolling stock manufacturing and repair […]

Trauma insurance inside SMSF

Trauma insurance inside SMSF Trauma insurance inside SMSF is no longer available following new legislation that became effective on July 1 of 2014. Other forms of insurance such as Life Cover, Any Occupation TPD and Income Protection are still available through superannuation. Every working Australian has a one in three chance of becoming disabled for more […]