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Fund my business: 6 ways to get started Discover options for getting a new business funded so that your fledgling organisation can get the best possible start in life.

Before you can start generating revenue, you may need to spend money first. Depending on your business model that could be very little, but in some cases it could be significant.

No matter what investment is required up front, there are a few key options of where it could come from.

Here are five different potential sources of funding for your business, as well as their benefits and drawbacks. Read more
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A super end to the financial year As the end of the financial year approaches, now is a good time to check your super and see what you could do to boost your retirement nest egg. What’s more, you could potentially reduce your tax bill at the same time. Read more
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Tax Alert March 2022 New super and tax rules passed in Parliament
Some of the last sitting days before this year’s Federal election saw changes to the tax and super rules finally pass through both houses of Parliament. Here’s a roundup of some of the key developments. Read more
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Frankly Speaking: Tax benefits of shares Australian shares are popular investments with self-funded retirees and anyone who depends on income from their investments, due in part to the favourable tax treatment of franked dividends.

After falling off in the early days of the COVID pandemic, share prices and dividends bounced back strongly in the year to June 2021.

Investors who depend on income from their shares also have more certainty now that the Labor Party has dropped its opposition to cash refunds of excess franking credits, a policy that attracted fierce resistance from retirees at the last federal election. Read more
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Claiming small business CGT concessions The Government is continuing to tighten the eligibility rules for claiming tax concessions relating to small business capital gains tax (CGT) obligations.

If you qualify, these concessions can have a big impact on how much of the profit from the sale of a business asset you get to keep, and how much goes to the tax man. Read more