NEW YEARS EVE

Hi all,  Well it's that time of the year again.  Tomorrow will be 1/1/11.  Time to start a New Year.  What are your resolutions?  Mine are - to get my financial affairs rocking.  If you would like to do that too make you become a follower of my Blog where I will be giving FREE (YES FREE) financial, taxation and property tips all year.  If you have any questions - just blog me.

Renting the Family Home

A lot of people have been asking me about the tax implications of renting the family home out. If you have any questions please post them here.

Whose name to buy in?

Tax and Property Development

Hi all,  Wholistic Financial Solutions are Tax Accountants and Property Advisors who specialise in advising clients about the most tax effective way to undertake property development and property investing.  Click here to ask any questions.

CGT and the family home:

Buying property in an SMSF

Is it worth setting up an SMSF?

People have been asking whether it is worth setting up an SMSF. Any questions you have I would be glad to answer them.

Amercian Property Purchase

The Australian dollar has gone over $1 US again today.

I am not providing financial advice or any form of recommendation but personally I believe that the $ is unlikely to go much higher and Christmas can have a very strange effect on currencies.  Anyone serious about purchasing property in the US, or even just wanting to possibly make a few bucks on currency exchange could place $A into $US. 

How…..Today I found out how easy it is.

I went to HSBC and opened an Australian Account and a US $ Account.  It took half an hour.  Now I can transfer all my $A that I have spare into the HSBC $A account and then transfer them over the internet into the $US account.  Best of all it is quick, simple and free.

HSBC has just opened an office in Ainsle Avenue, Canberra City (near the fountain) and the staff are very helpful.

New Blog site!!!

Hi All.

Welcome to my new website blog. This is where I will be sharing information and answering clients questions on a whole range of topics from Accounting, Taxation, Property Investment, SMSF and Financial planning.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Catherine Smith