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As we now allow ourselves the indulgence of thinking about a post-pandemic world, the goal of the 2021 Federal Budget is to support our economic recovery. Read more
This edition covers a number of financial reporting matters including commentary on the lodgement of incomplete financial reports, proposed changes to reporting thresholds, and ACNC best-practice disclosures. Read more
This article has been written by Nexia Sydney Director, Ian Stone, and reflects his anecdotal experiences with his clients over the course of his 40 years at Nexia. Read more
Superannuation - every working Australian has an account but not all understand it. The legislation of compulsory super contributions was first introduced in 1992 by then Treasurer, Paul Keating. It aimed to solve the issue of retirement income for all Australians. Twenty eight years on, superannuation assets have grown to a massive $2.7 trillion, an incredible 1.5 times Australia’s gross domestic product. Read more
The events of 2020 affected our lives in immeasurable ways, with the impact on the economy and business sectors being profound. As we start the New Year and look forward to positive changes and economic recovery (already against a backdrop of political unrest in the US), we have collected our top 5 strategies for business success for 2021 by borrowing from some popular political quotes from a more inspirational period of US history. Read more
Experience can be a great teacher. But it’s also desirable to not learn some things the hard way. That certainly applies when it comes to selling your business. Nobody knows your business better than you, but your Nexia advisor knows many businesses (including our own). Read more
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) was established in 2012 as the national regulator of charities in Australia. At that time, the ACNC Act introduced financial reporting requirements for charities which varied depending on the size of the charity, where size was based on the charity’s total annual revenue for the relevant reporting period. Read more
The All Groups CPI figure for the December 2020 quarter has triggered upward indexation of the general transfer balance cap (TBC) and any unused part of an individual’s TBC (or “cap space”) from 1 July 2021. This sounds like good news, but the bad news is that the indexation system to be used for any individual’s cap space is so complex that it may lead to errors and unintentional breaches of the TBC rules. Read more
One of the benefits of holding investments through a complying superannuation fund is the concessional tax rates of 15% on income and 10% for capital gains (where the asset is held for longer than 12 months) or 0% after the retirement phase pension commences. Read more
In our Superannuation Solutions Newsletter edition 8, we explained the changes to the superannuation system announced by the Federal Treasurer in the publication Your Future Your Super. The legislation to implement these changes has now been introduced into Federal Parliament as the Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Future, Your Super) Bill 2021. We take this opportunity to outline two important aspects of the draft legislation. Read more