Archives for December 2022

Reduced eligibility to make downsizer contributions from age 55 now law

December 19, 2022 By OBT Financial Group Gatton

The reduced eligibility age to make a downsizer contribution from age 55 is now law.

Strengthening security of ATO online services

December 12, 2022 By OBT Financial Group Gatton

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is responding to increased criminal efforts to impersonate legitimate taxpayers to lodge fraudulent tax returns or gain access to data that they can make money from with changes that prevent unauthorised access to client accounts.

Reengineering Your Business

December 5, 2022 By OBT Financial Group Gatton

Want to grow profit? Sometimes you just need to change things up in your business. Not sure what to do? Here’s a 5-step approach to Business Reengineering to get you started!

Because of the in-depth way in which we work with business owners, we only take on a select number of clients allowing us to concentrate on the following six business conditions:

Increasing your profitability
Improving your cash flow
Focusing on growth
Protecting both personal and business assets
Preparing your business for succession or sale, and
Wealth creation for your retirement

Call us to see how OBT Financial Group can help your business. Or, to find out more about how OBT helps businesses, read our client case studies and our client testimonials.

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If you have a complaint about our Tax Agent and/or BAS Agent services, you will need to contact your Accountant in the first instance with details by email. If they are unable to resolve your complaint within 3 business days, please email Brett Garmeister (Director). Your complaint will be investigated by Brett or a staff member who is not involved in the subject matter of the dispute where possible. We will provide you with email acknowledgement of receipt of your complaint and our understanding of the circumstances. The email will inform you that we will attempt to resolve your complaint within 14 days and will outline the dispute resolution process. If you are unhappy with the outcome that we propose to you, you can then make a complaint to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) using the link listed above. The TPB will send you an email to acknowledge the receipt of your complaint and review and risk assess your complaint. If you are unhappy with how the TPB has dealt with your complaint, the above link includes details about your review rights and who can further assist you.

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