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Using trusts to minimise tax burdens
Personal Finance
Using trusts to minimise tax burdens
High income earners use trust structures to distribute income and tax burdens across more individuals. Here’s how they work.
Shani Jayamanne | 06 November 2024
Are you in the ATO crosshairs?
Retirement
Are you in the ATO crosshairs?
Work expenses, investment loans and debt recycling top the tax office's list of target areas this year.
Nicki Bourlioufas | 22 June 2020
Xero’s client knees-up dazzles but fails to account for sky-high Xero valuation
Stocks
Xero’s client knees-up dazzles but fails to account for sky-high Xero valuation
Ping-pong, skateboarding, all you can eat and drink. Don’t tell Xero that accountant software providers don’t know how to party.
Emma Rapaport | 17 September 2019
Xero deep in overvalued territory despite strong result
Stocks
Xero deep in overvalued territory despite strong result
Cloud-based accounting software firm Xero has booked a strong result but the WAAAX club member remains deep in overvalued territory, says Morningstar.
Lex Hall | 23 May 2019
MYOB shares surge 20pc on $1.75bn private equity bid
Stocks
MYOB shares surge 20pc on $1.75bn private equity bid
Morningstar analyst Gareth James warns investors against cashing in following MYOB share price rally of 20 per cent on takeover bid.
Emma Rapaport with AAP | 08 October 2018
Commitment to growth boosts Xero's fair value
Stocks
Commitment to growth boosts Xero's fair value
Morningstar has increased its fair value estimate for narrow-moat rated cloud accounting software company Xero by 6 per cent to $25.50 on the back of...
Roger Balch | 05 October 2018
3 undervalued moated tech stocks from down under
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3 undervalued moated tech stocks from down under
Why investors may want to consider these locally-founded enterprise and accounting software plays: pockets of opportunity among a largely overvalued...
Emma Rapaport | 08 July 2018
Does your accountant know all your super assets?
Retirement
Does your accountant know all your super assets?
New rules on claiming exempt current pension income may mean big changes to the operations of self-managed super fund administrators.
Melanie Dunn | 30 April 2018
What you can learn from balance sheets, and what you can't
Personal Finance
What you can learn from balance sheets, and what you can't
As we pass the mid-point of another company earnings season, it's a good time to reflect on the value of healthy scepticism around financial results.
Glenn Freeman | 20 February 2018