For many business owners their business is the major asset of the estate. Yet surprisingly very few business owners have adequately initiated basic estate planning…
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The Federal Government confirmed in this year’s budget that it would extend its equity crowdfunding regime to proprietary companies. Treasurer Scott Morrison introduced legislation into…
Proposed Federal new rules have been released by the Government – for comment – with an objective of correcting, at least partially, the disincentives created…
Despite the growth of e-commerce, the norm for signing formal legal documents – such as contracts and wills – remains a handwritten signature on paper….
We live in a digital age and times of advancing technologies, which dictate the way businesses interact with each other in commercial transactions. Nowadays, most…
News this week of the government’s planned amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Legislations is the latest chapter in a sorry table that…
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 (2016 Bill) was introduced in the Australian parliament on the 19 October 2016. This Bill represents parliament’s…
On Thursday 16th January, 2014 the Verhovna Rada of Ukraine (the elected unicameral parliament of Ukraine) passed eleven Bills which were signed by the President…
Documents Missing in Action Documents (including digital documents held in the cloud) relating to your estate and non- estate assets and liabilities are difficult to…
TR2015/1 has been issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The ATO has addressed two of the special conditions which must be satisfied by certain…
On 1 January 2014, the Charities Act 2013 (Cth) (Act) commenced. Before the introduction of the Act, the definition of charity relied on over 400…
By way of background on 1 January 2014, the Charities Act 2013 (Cth) (Act) commenced. Whilst there has been much conjecture about the Act the…
Australia represents only 0.32% of the world’s population.[1] Nevertheless, Australia has a sophisticated capital market with a total market capitalisation of around AU$1.77 trillion.[2] The…
A person’s will may not be accurate due to a mistake which causes the testamentary document to not effect their intentions, for example by incorrectly…
Many Australian individuals, commercial entities and not for profit organisations participate in various private, commercial and non-commercial property dealings in Ukraine. Such property dealings are…
In today’s increasingly global digital world, many individuals, businesses, and not for profit organisations purchase or sell real estate property in a foreign jurisdiction. In…
First impressions count. A well-organised set of company records that contains well organised and correct documentation will create a favourable impression on a director, new…
Creditors sometime apply for a bankruptcy notice without first formally demanding the debtor to pay the debt. In order for a bankruptcy notice to be…
There are a number of common mistakes in failing to correctly prepare Wills and Estate plans. What follows is an overview of common errors in…
There are several financial planning software solutions available to financial planners in Australia. The main providers that are used by most financial planners give you…
