The House Standing Committee released its report on proposed changes to the Living Away From Home (LAFH) concessions.

Investors grappling with extreme market turmoil, as we have seen, often question the value of financial advice. Perhaps the more pertinent question to ponder is the cost of bad advice. That unrecoverable cost has been evident on several fronts in the past year amid revelations of multiple investment scandals, in which thousands of people have been robbed of their retirement savings.

The Govt released its 2011/12 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which forecast substantial downgrades to revenue.

Your investment intent must be supported by actions both at the time of purchase and later while you hold the property.

Hybrid securities can be important in a diversified portfolio when risks are understood.

The Treasurer has announced that the starting date of the LAFHA reforms with new technical changes will be deferred.

Companies face a new requirement to report uncertain and other tax positions to the Australian Taxation Office.

The recent Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was a tough lesson for the uninformed investor as their "defensive ", fixed interest investments incurred significant volatility and access to some funds were frozen.

On 10 November 2010 the ATO released a draft addendum to GSTR 2006/11 ‘Goods and Services Tax: Appropriations’ in response to the recent Full Federal Court decision in TT-Line Company Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation ("TT-Line").

You may be eligible for research and development activities under the Australian Government's R&D Tax Incentive Program.

Recent FBT reforms mean that some items may require your special attention in this 2015-16 FBT year.

This NFP Readiness Review program is designed to identify and manage risks that arise from the ACNC and NFP reforms.

The mid-way point of the 2011 financial year is a good time to recap the key risk areas identified by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in its Compliance Program 2010-11 released in July last year.

Scoping study for a national not-for-profit regulator - Consultation paper

Welcome to the first edition of Moore Stephens' Automotive newsletter.

The article provides a summary of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission - which regulates charities.

The financial impact of a poorly negotiated working capital adjustment can drastically impact your sale proceeds.

It is clear from the media that the most contentious political issue at the moment is the Carbon Tax debate.

Split loan arrangements (or mortgage management plans) have attracted the attention of the Tax Office with TD 2012/1.

You could be forgiven for thinking that the Eurozone (EZ) sovereign debt crisis was over.