by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 10, 2015 | Articles
To reduce the costs of purchasing property in Queensland, the Office of State Revenue allows various concessions on Stamp Duty for different purchasers depending on their situation and the intended use of the property. One of these concessions is the “Home...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 7, 2015 | Articles
Between 2006 and 2012 there was an average of 23 deaths per year in Queensland associated with domestic violence according to the DVConnect statistics. DVConnect also reported an average of 55,000 incoming calls that relate to domestic violence each year. In 2012 the...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 7, 2015 | Articles
Unless you have made a valid Binding Death Benefit Nomination (BDBN), the trustee of your super fund will have discretion as to whom your superannuation (including any life insurance) is paid to and in what proportions. This is not the same as the beneficiary...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 4, 2015 | Articles
In its April 2015 Mutual Evaluation Report of Australia, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) indentifies the real estate sector as an attractive destination for laundering the proceeds of crime. This coincides with an article published by Fairfax media alleging a...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 31, 2015 | Articles
Starting on the 1st of July 2015 stricter penalties will come into affect for contractors who commit building offences under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 and/or the Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000. So what are the changes and what...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 29, 2015 | Articles
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has recently released the 2015 Rental Property Owners Guide. This contains a large amount of information relevant to investment owners including what income and expenses you have to declare on your tax return and what deductions you can...
