May 2018 Newsletter
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MAKING YOUR WILL AND GETTING IT RIGHT Making a will Superannuation Trusts and Business Interests The best thing you can do for your family after your death is to ensure that you have a valid will. Not only will this facilitate the settlement of your affairs, it...
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Conveyancing Information on the first home owners grants https://firsthomeowners.initiatives.qld.gov.au/ Information on calculating duty http://stampduty.calculatorsaustralia.com.au/stamp-duty-qld Flood Maps and Data...
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ESTATE PLANNING – MAKING THOSE LIFE AND DEATH DECISIONS OR WHERE THERE IS NO WILL THERE IS A WAR Estate planning Going guarantor for your children Superannuation and the family home Making an Enduring Power of Attorney Estate planning seems a fancy term for...
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read moreEMAIL SCAMS
Several law firms in Queensland and here in the Far North have had their emails compromised and their clients have received emails supposedly from the law practice advising them that the law practice’s trust account is being audited and cannot receive funds and...
read moreGST LIABILITIES ON THE SALE OF NEW HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL LAND (OR OUTSOURCING TAX COLLECTION)
Following on the imposition of the Capital Gains Tax Withholding Regime, the Federal Government is set to introduce a new withholding regime for the purpose of collecting GST on the supply of new residential properties effectively at the time of the supply. The bill...
read moreWhy it’s so hard to be a Lawyer
United States lawyer Jeena Cho recently published a blog entitled “11 Reasons Why it’s so hard Being a Lawyer.” We can relate to many of the comments she made and we thought we would share some of them with you. We are your lawyer not your BFF Cho says...
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