Money Australia – July 2017

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COVER STORYSMART STRATEGIESFOR EVERY INCOME BRACKET STORY CLAIRE MACKAY issue, most of your family’s tax benefit will come from ...

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outlay on June 29, producing a measly $1 deduction at tax time).Ifyouaregoingtogetthatnewcomputerorcar usedforworkpurposes,itisb ...

S lowly, some might say stealthily, the govern- ment is put- ting a greater onus on Australia’s elderly and their families – to ...

will reduce the amount of the assets they can leave to their children. Thecosttothefederalgovernmenttofundagedcare is increasing ...

A s Orwellian as it may appear, the Aus- tralian Tax Office has the means to detect when you appear to be living well beyond you ...

nications director at tax preparation firm H&R Block, says the ATO typically exercises its data-matching powers responsibly. ...

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MY MONEY WHAT ARE YOU PAYING? KEEPACLOSE EYEONUSAGE AND COSTS Name: Ryan State:NSW 1 What is he paying? Ryan and his family use ...

Don’t wait for an emergency I t is a familiar story among my friends. Their ageing parents are growing frail and need more help ...

S mall business is a cornerstone of the economy, a fact supported by Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released in Februar ...

T he $22 per week increase in the minimum wage rep- resentslessthanhalfofthe$45 arguedforintheACTU’sclaim. The $45 per week incr ...

F inancial distress occurs when a per- son or family is struggling to meet their personal or business expenses. We saw widesprea ...

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Theresearchconcentratedonthethree easternstatesforacoupleofreasons. “First of all, the question of affordability –whichiswhatthe ...