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Budget 2012 Highlights – What’s in it for you?

In case you missed it, the 2012 Federal Budget was released this time last week. Hopefully by now you have got over the sad news that a pot of beer will now cost you 20c more, and that the unemployed … Continue reading

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Negative Gearing – Why So Negative?

A few weeks ago, I heard the government has decided local production of Holden cars is so important that we can afford to subsidise the operation for the next decade. The amount of the subsidy is somewhere north of $200 … Continue reading

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Can the government be Santa?

The Federal Government recently issued a discussion paper detailing their proposal to allow a blanket deduction for work-related and expenses and the cost of managing tax affairs. Under this proposal individual taxpayers will be entitled to a $500 automatic deduction … Continue reading

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