With a kick-butt deposit in your coffers and strong self-employed income as a specialist medical consultant, getting a home loan should be a cinch, right? Wrong! If you’re transitioning from a hospital-employed intern to a self-employed doctor, whether that be in your own private practice or as a contracting consultant, you’ll still have to show
Further to our article published a few weeks ago, ‘Queensland Land Tax Changes – Are you Affected?’, there has been some recent developments in this area. During the recent Prime Ministers National Cabinet Meeting in Canberra, it is reported that the Premier learned that the other states were not going to provide assistance as
Are you considering establishing your own private practice? There are a number of general and professional factors to cover to ensure you get it right. Julian Muldoon, Director and Founding Partner of 1Group Property Advisory provides us with some key considerations to think about when it comes to this big decision. There’s an incredibly important
It is becoming increasingly popular for clients to buy property, subdivide and/or rebuild and then on-sell the property. The tax implications that result from these transactions can vary depending on the type of project undertaken, so careful consideration needs to be given to the factors that indicate the intention of the transaction/s. There are three
How can surgeons take best advantage of government incentive schemes, should they be deferring paying their 2019 tax bills and is it too late to take a more defensive stand on superannuation funds? They are just some of the key questions posed by Walshs’ Simon Farmer and Hugh Walsh in a special video presentation aimed
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]With the federal election now well behind us, Simon Farmer from Walshs takes time to reflect on what a re-elected coalition government will mean for Qld surgeons. Taxation changes under the current government will be minimal in the immediate future, their focus
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced changes to the way GST is collected at settlement. According to the ATO, if you are purchasing new residential premises or potential residential land you are required to withhold part of the purchase price for payment (to the ATO) must submit a number of online forms. These forms
