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2025 Q2 June Quarter Review
Read more: 2025 Q2 June Quarter ReviewEconomic Overview Tariff concerns initially ruled the roost in Q2 2025, before somewhat fading into the background. In contrast to Q1, there was a strong bounce for stockmarkets, as President Trump’s announced tariffs quickly became suspended tariffs. Again, raising the question, are President Trump’s tariffs actually about tariffs, or in some cases, are they leverage to secure other outcomes favourable to the US? The bluster and then delay of tariffs in some instances has prompted the acronym “TACO” (Trump Always Chickens Out), however some allies are starting to heed Trump’s calls for higher defence spending. While tariffs bubbled in the…
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Aged Care Changes Deferred – What this means for you
Read more: Aged Care Changes Deferred – What this means for youIt’s been confirmed – the aged care reforms originally set to begin on 1 July 2025 have been deferred by four months and will now commence on 1 November 2025. It became clear that extra time was needed to allow the whole sector to be better prepared and get ready for the significant changes ahead. The Government needs more time to finalise the rules. Aged care providers need more time to train their staff, adjust administrative systems, and ensure they can continue to deliver quality care under the new framework. One of the biggest changes is the introduction of the…
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End of Financial Year Reminder 2024/25
Read more: End of Financial Year Reminder 2024/25We’re nearing the end of another financial year, so as always there are some thing to be mindful of if you need to act on things such as minimum withdrawals for superannuation or take advantage of expiring caps or contribution limits. tax savings. Tax Savings via Concessional Contributions With the Stage 3 tax cuts now in effect, many Australians are on lower marginal tax rates, but making voluntary concessional contributions still offers the most significant tax advantages for those in an income threshold which pays tax. For example, someone earning $80,000 saw their marginal tax rate fall to 32%, down…
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Can’t Buy Me Health
Read more: Can’t Buy Me Health“Wow, they’re still going!” We’ve probably all thought it or said it. A story appears in the media reminding us that there’s a small group of people who never seem to retire: Musicians. To name the most obvious, Bruce Springsteen in his mid-70’s, Paul McCartney into his 80’s, and two of the remaining Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards into their early 80’s. We all might marvel at how they’re still going, but the question would be why are they still going? Money? Unlikely, as estimates suggest they’d all be billionaires, or close to it. There’s little they couldn’t…
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The $3 Million Questionaire
Read more: The $3 Million QuestionaireAnd here we go again. More proposed superannuation changes. The Albanese government is planning to impose a higher tax rate on superannuation balances above $3 million. This is set to take effect from July 1, 2025, and has been sold as increasing fairness and sustainability in the system. However, it just adds to the complexity, specifically with the most alarming of the proposed changed: taxing unrealised gains. The main component of the proposed reform, known as the Division 296 tax, is to increase the tax on earnings in the accumulation phase of super from 15% to 30% for balances above…
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