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Understanding the tax deductibility of advice fees
“The thing that’s exciting for me is that I think advisers are giving advice on taxation more than what they think. Most superannuation advice will be deductible,” Mr Travers said.
“They’ve clarified that for example, when you give advice to hold income protection outside of super that’s deductible, a lot of cash flow advice, a lot of investment advice, asset allocation will come back to tax in some way.”
Tax deductibility advice ‘a step in the right direction’
“With an Australian Tax Office (ATO) review underway to make financial advice tax deductible, Tangelo Advice Consulting’s Conrad Travers has reiterated why this would be a positive step forward for the industry.
Though Travers, who had been involved in the ATO’s review and update of TD95/60 along with Deloitte legal practitioner director James Alsop, couldn’t offer explicit details on the review, he said: “We are really hopeful that a good portion of ongoing fees will be tax deductible as a result of that efficacy”. “We feel like this is a really strong step in the right direction, and we're going to keep advocating on your behalf,” he told audience members at the 2023 United Association Roadshow.”