The Retirement Income Review was a missed opportunity to close the gender super gap: Jenny McAllister Politics Jenny McAllister 1 December 2020 "The Morrison government cannot be forgiven for missing another opportunity to address economic insecurity for women in retirement."
EOFY: Ten tax changes from July 1 that small businesses need to know about Tax Adrian Raftery 19 June 2020 The only constant about tax is change. Here are some of the tax changes coming into play from July 1, 2020.
Baby boomer businesses: Soon-to-retire Aussie entrepreneurs rarely have a succession plan in place Mergers and Acquisitions Lucas Couper 28 August 2019 For many baby boomers, retiring will involve selling their businesses. But many Australian entrepreneurs aren't preparing for this inevitability.
“Nudges and warnings”: ATO steps up super payments crackdown Tax Matthew Elmas 22 August 2019 The ATO says it will be stepping up its enforcement of superannuation guarantee laws amid increasing availability of real-time data.
“Epidemic”: $350 million more unpaid superannuation as industry urges crackdown on dodgy employers Superannuation Matthew Elmas 3 May 2019 Unpaid super is becoming a bigger issue as the industry calls for new laws to make it harder for businesses to dodge their obligations.
ATO: A whopping $860 million in lost superannuation was claimed late last year Superannuation Matthew Elmas 6 February 2019 Aussies have been busy bees over the holidays, consolidating their super at a pretty incredible rate in the last three months of 2018.
ATO small business compensation to be reviewed under $13.9 million package Tax Matthew Elmas 17 December 2018 Small business compensation from the ATO will be put under a spotlight in a review to be undertaken by the Department of Finance.
“Dodgy bosses” who underpay superannuation to face higher penalties and court action under Labor plan Superannuation Matthew Elmas 17 December 2018 Businesses will face "record penalties" under a new Labor plan to crack down on dodgy employers skipping out on superannuation payments.
Superannuation crackdown for small businesses under new laws for dodgy operators Legal Matthew Elmas 7 December 2018 A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.
Changes to paid parental leave offer more flexibility to self-employed parents People Matthew Elmas 21 November 2018 The government will introduce reforms to improve flexibility in paid parental leave entitlements for workers and small business owners.
ATO says $17.5 billion in unclaimed superannuation is waiting to be found: 10 worst areas revealed Tax Matthew Elmas 12 October 2018 Billions in retirement savings are unclaimed, so should employers be doing more to help employees navigate superannuation challenges?
The superannuation paperwork that could be costing parents Superannuation Bianca Hartge-Hazelman 23 August 2018 Women are being told to talk more about money, but paperwork complexities in the superannuation system could be costing new mothers time and money.
