A short while ago, our federal political reporters emerged from the budget lock-up at Parliament House. For six hours they'd pored over hundreds of pages of budget papers and between them written several thousand words of new reports and analysis.

To some of us who remember the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising above 10% for much of the late 70s and early 80s, the RBA’s present determination to drive up inflation might seem a little counterintuitive.

The due date for lodging and paying is displayed on your business activity statement (BAS). If the due date is on a weekend or public holiday, you have until the next business day to lodge and pay. Your GST reporting and payment cycle will be one of the following.

The good news bubbling beneath the headlines around Australia’s pace in its vaccination program for the past couple of weeks has been that despite the uncertainty, and the recent withdrawal of a number of fiscal stimulus programs (notably JobKeeper), economic indicators continue to tick along quite nicely.

To get on top of your finances, clearing debts is essential but how can you find a strategy that’s going to work for you and your money habits? Explore some of the ways to go about tackling your debts so you can start working towards your other financial goals.

Millions of Australians will be worse off when a tax stimulus measure finishes at the end of this financial year. The $1080 low and middle income tax offset (LMITO), which benefits people with a taxable income of between $48,000 and $90,000, is due to end in June.

Josh Frydenberg is expected to hand down a budget in far better shape than was expected just a few months ago due to the economy performing much stronger than predicted.

It makes sense that the cheaper you buy an asset the higher its prospective return will be. However, this is frequently forgotten with investors often tempted to project recent returns into the future regardless of valuations.