Investors in global equities have benefitted from rising corporate profitability and the falling Australian dollar.

The price of gold has had its biggest fall in 30 years, which raises some questions about its status as a safe haven.

The 2011/2012 Federal Budget was released on Tuesday night covering various changes in respect of superannuation. Once again the Government has been tinkering with the superannuation legislation and as a result have brought about changes.

The guidance is two draft Taxation Rulings (TR) and two draft Practice Statement Law Administration documents (PSLA).

The Regulations only apply to trust schemes which include managed investment schemes and certain superannuation funds.

The Australian Government has passed legislation to enact significant reforms for the Australian Shipping Industry.

Govt proposes reforms of transfer pricing rules, some backdated to 2004, to be consistent with international standards.

The bill to abolish the ACNC also proposes transitional arrangements relating to a successor agency for the ACNC.

As a matter of fundamental constitutional principle, no parties, not even the State acting by its Executive Government arm, can purport to bind the Parliament in respect of its legislative action.

The Government has released draft legislation which proposes to overhaul the goods and services tax ("GST") treatment of government taxes, fees and charges. Currently the Treasurer produces a biannual determination (a ruling which is binding on the Commissioner) which serves as an exhaustive list of GST exempt taxes, fees and charges.

The Australian new car market has bucked retail trends, with official 2012 sales figures showing that sales increased.

Irrespective of the stage of a business's life cycle, managing working capital is important and integral to success.

The following guidelines can help your school to achieve improved analysis and reporting of financial forecast reports.

Education now ranks 3rd in an overview of the major categories with the most significant price rises.

The ATO has announced that it has requested information on visa holders from the Department of Immigration.

We believe that growth in the non-mining sector is still sufficiently robust to offset the sharp downturn in mining.

This commentary service for Division 7A provides legislative commentary and easy-to-understand flow charts and examples.

The ATO has released the 2013 December quarter rates for the General Interest Charge and the Shortfall Interest Charge.

This paper addresses issues in applying the GST-free going concern provisions, specifically to property transactions.

Over the last decade, the government has taken to to announcing significant tax changes well in advance of enactment.