Single Touch Payroll (STP) – Getting clear for small businesses

The transition to retirement (TTR) pension is a popular option for people who plan to continue working while starting to draw some of their super benefits, or for people who need to accelerate their savings rate in the last few years before they retire.  ...

Corporate super funds are superannuation funds available to employees of a particular corporation. In some cases, corporate super funds can be made available to ex-employees or even relatives of current employees. Under current Australian law, employers ...

Four benefits of a corporate super plan at a glance: Lower fees for employees Discounted insurance for fund members Streamlined paperwork Easy communication with employees regarding superannuation changes Corporate super plans are simply superannuation ...

A life without the suit and tie is a workplace fantasy of almost anyone doing the nine-to-five. Even for those of us who adore our jobs, our colleagues, and the satisfaction of work done well have a keen curiosity about what their life may look like ...

Whether you’re just starting your career or you’re counting the few remaining years until retirement, it’s smart to put your retirement plan under the microscope and find out if you need to make any adjustments.  Everyone hopes to have a long and happy ...

Early retirement has lots of appeal, especially when you’re feeling overworked and underappreciated. It’s easy to fantasise about long days with no one to tell you what to do and no definite deadlines to meet. But there is some evidence out there that ...

A Fidelity survey has revealed that about 60 percent of men hope to spend more time with their wives during retirement. This makes sense. For years and years they’ve spent time at work and missed out on opportunities to go to lunch with their spouses, ...

Just picture it: You're lying back in that hammock, thinking I have no idea what time of day it is. And you don’t care either. You're not in that work mode anymore or flying out the door to be on that nine to five treadmill. You're happily retired and ...

“How much super will I need?” Our daydreams about retirement usually begin with thinking what we’ll do with all of our time once we retire: traveling around the world, campervanning around Australia, taking up a new hobby, or just spending time with ...