Build your financial security with OBT Financial Group – Lockyer Valley Business of the Year recipients and specialist financial advisers to individuals, business owners and farming families on accounting, tax, business advice and wealth planning for over 40 years.There is no doubt about it, we are all living longer. Like most things in life, increased longevity brings with it opportunities and challenges – in this case for us as individuals and collectively as a modern society. Much of the gains of the 19th… Read More >>
Archives for April 2014
10 things that will affect your future #1
The future influences the present just as much as the past. An effective succession plan requires the analysis of the current and future situation, not only of the business but also the individual owners. To commence the analysis process, we’ll be looking at 10 key issues… Read More >>
Reduced super concessions for taxpayers earning over $300,000
ATO currently issuing Division 293 tax bills to eligible individuals Division 293 tax was introduced from the 2012–13 year to reduce the tax concession on superannuation contributions for individuals with income greater than $300,000 a year, as announced in 2013’s Federal Budget. How Division 293… Read More >>
OBT Grants Alert for Business Owners
Tap into your business potential with OBT and government grant funding! By way of an update, you may have heard there’s been some uncertainty on what is happening with some of the Federal government grant programs at present. The latest information that we’ve heard is… Read More >>
RBA announces it will be keeping cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced last week the outcome of its third board meeting of the year. The latest housing market statistics are likely to have caused the Reserve Bank some additional deliberation. While headline growth is very high, it is Australia’s two largest… Read More >>
Thinking of selling your business?
Is your business really worth what you think? According to recent research, 49% of business owners nominate a “trade sale” of their business as their preferred and most likely succession planning exit option. With record numbers of businesses selling, business owners are often disappointed when the offer… Read More >>
