Are You Planning For Succession?
Do you have an end game? You’ve grown you business gradually and now your mind turns to collecting the reward from your investment in capital, know-how and ye
By Adam Hurwood | |Do you have an end game? You’ve grown you business gradually and now your mind turns to collecting the reward from your investment in capital, know-how and ye
By Adam Hurwood | |Throughout my working life, I have spent a lot of time researching, analysing, trialling, and implementing new systems, and new ways of operating those systems
By Adam Hurwood | |Smart strategies can help you take advantage of business deductions, lower your assessable income and increase your disposable income. To help you avoid paying
By Adam Hurwood | |In the lead up to 30 June there are a number of compelling reasons to start a conversation with your adviser asking about the advantages of specific financial y
By Adam Hurwood | |Deeming Superannuation Account Based Income Streams Proposed for new income streams commencing from 1 January 2015 For Centrelink income test purposes, superan
By Adam Hurwood | |No Extension of Draw-Down Relief for Income Streams Proposed from 1 July 2013 Conspicuous by its absence, the Government has not announced any further
By Adam Hurwood | |Increase in the Medicare Levy Low Income Thresholds Effective date: Current financial year The Government has announced new Medicare Levy thresholds that are a
By Adam Hurwood | |Key Highlights Personal tax rate changes deferred for at least three years Future increase in Medicare Levy Limited deductibility for self educa
By Adam Hurwood | |What are value optimisation factors? Value optimisation factors are issues within a business that can be planned for and addressed. Value optimisation is all a
By Adam Hurwood | |Let's say you have been living in your only home for many years but now you want to move. You have built up quite a bit of equity so you are likely to receive a
By Adam Hurwood | |Like many people, you probably work hard and enjoy the benefits of a comfortable lifestyle as a result. Have you ever considered what would happen if you were u
By Adam Hurwood | |Altitude Financial Planning has been awarded QLD Securitor's Practice of the Year for 2013. We are very proud of this achievement and ecstatic that we have once
By Adam Hurwood | |On Friday, ahead of the May Budget Announcements, the Gillard Government released the details of its proposed changes to Superannuation that could affect your S
By Adam Hurwood | |Operating a business on your own can be become increasingly more difficult as your business grows and expands. Merger/acquisition opportunities, competition, re
By Adam Hurwood | |With the Reserve Bank keeping rates on hold this month they have signalled that they are waiting to judge the effect of the recent rate cuts before they make an
By Adam Hurwood | |Background We recently completed an Estate Plan for a client who was concerned about how his son would be financially provided for should anything happen to him
By Adam Hurwood | |If you’re 55 or over, you may be able to reduce your working hours and use your super to supplement your income. You may even be able to keep contributing to
By Adam Hurwood | |Case Study - How to Beat the Cash Flow Crunch Background We recently consulted to a wholesale and retail business that was experiencing large fluctuation
By Adam Hurwood | |For business owners, running a successful business is often challenging enough, but succeeding in business in the current tough times for many has become a real
By Adam Hurwood | |People invest for many different reasons: Maybe you are saving for a big holiday, or to fund your children’s education, wanting to repay your home loan fas
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