Meet the team
We are sometimes asked “Why do so many different people contact me? I thought I had one account manager.” The answer to that is simple: yes you do, and they have support staff to enable them to focus on the accounting complexities. We are a specialist SMSF accounting firm and have designed our SMSF set up […]
Live seminar with Cass – Mooloolaba Qld 22 Aug
Fancy a break at Queensland’s Sunshine Coast? Here’s a great excuse! Join Cass’ next live seminar Thurs 630pm Thurs 22 Aug hosted by My Place at 3/11 Frist Ave, Mooloolaba, Qld (opposite Zanzibar Resort), and hear about some ‘Ideas in Uncertain Financial Times.‘ It’s also a great chance to ask your burning questions face-to-face and hear some off-line […]
SMSFs pay tax?
SMSFs have lots of great tax advantages, which can even drop to zero when you reach 60 and meet the conditions of retirement. What may be new to some people is realising that the ATO taxes all super income at 15 per cent. The ATO charges this regardless of whether the super is in an […]
Free SMSF courses – build your knowledge
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has recently released new courses to help SMSF trustees with their regulatory and reporting obligations. The courses can be accessed from the ATO’s small business education portal smallbusiness.taxsuperandyou.gov.au, which offers a wide range of free courses. Direct links to the course are Setting up a SMSF Winding up an SMSF […]
Aussie stock market “bloodbath”
The Australian stock market has plummeted more than 3 per cent to open this week, continuing its Friday fall in what has been the market’s worst two-day performance since 2022. With share markets pushing all-time highs in recent times, is this the beginning of an imminent correction (further downturn)? The “bloodbath,” which saw $77bn […]
Why you need a Buyers Agent on your side
Navigating the market, whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or a seasoned investor can be a daunting task. Having someone in your corner, working for your best interest could save you thousands of dollars on your property purchase. And that is exactly what a Buyers Agents does: work for you! Knowledge of the Market: A Buyers Agent […]
SMSF stats – you are not alone
According to the ATO’s latest data, you are not alone in taking direct control over your super via an SMSF. In fact, SMSF setups continue upward and there are now 616,400 SMSFs in Australia, with more than 1.1 million members. The total estimated assets of these SMSFs are $932.9 billion with shares (29% of the […]
Is gold just a ‘pet rock’?
Legend has it that billionaire investor Warren Buffet was the first to describe gold investment as a ‘pet rock.’ In other words, gold just sits there and doesn’t ‘yield’ in the way that a property investment yields rent, or shares yield dividends. In 2020, MoneyWeek went even further saying it in fact costs you to […]
What is the gold-silver ratio?
Very simply, the price of gold, divided by the price of silver, gives you a number called the ‘gold-silver ratio.’ This ratio goes up and down, because gold and silver do not go up and down at the same time. As an example, let’s say the gold-silver ratio was 90, as it was in Feb […]
Need a tax return? Individual, sole trader, company & more
You asked us for our help and so we are delighted to announce our expanded accounting division now does tax returns for individuals sole traders partnerships companies discretionary trusts, and more Want to get started? Read more here then email peta@freedomffs.com.au or book in a consult here.