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A recent ATO private ruling considered the implications of withdrawing superannuation when a member is terminally ill. Before passing away, the deceased gave instructions to the trustee to withdraw her entire balance from superannuation. Her superannuation consisted of a term...
In 2019 Roberts & Morrow launched the Internship Program with the University of New England (UNE) where we offered four intern placements in November 2019 and running through to February 2020. The successful candidates completed the three month learning...
The Government's Super Guarantee amnesty legislation, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019 received Royal Asset on 6 March 2020. This new legislation establishes the Government's Super Guarantee (SG) amnesty which runs from 24 May 2018 and ends...
JobKeeper 2.0 turnover tweak and change for the start date for employees, with those hired as of 1 July 2020 to be eligible for JobKeeper 2.0 from 3 August 2020. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that eligibility for JobKeeper 2.0...
On 16 July, 2020 the Morrison Government announced a $2 billion dollar package to invest in the access and development of new skills for Australians in an increased effort to help bolster the Australian economic recovery from COVID-19. The...
On 21 August, AccountRight 2020.1 will be decommissioned. Please ensure you have updated to the latest version of AccountRight (2020.2), to avoid any potential downtime. For more information on what to expect, visit: https://help.myob.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5669169
Roberts & Morrow hold ourselves to a high standard of transparent communication with our clients and like you, have been closely monitoring the developing impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Therefore, we would like to update you on the measures we...
On July 21, the Australian Government announced plans to extend the JobKeeper payment scheme by six months, bringing the end date to 28 March, 2021. For more information on the update, please click the link below to view a PDF...
The RAA have recently announced changes to the 2020 Drought Package, by committing an additional $310 million in funding towards emergency drought relief. The extended support - along with an increase to the Drought Assistance Fund (DAF) - includes more...