by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 26, 2015 | Articles
Deductions provide taxpayers with an opportunity to reduce their taxable income, therefore reducing the quantity of tax payable. They can however be tricky to work out and, as a result most people are very cautious about dealing with them or avoid them entirely! For...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 21, 2015 | Articles
Abraham Lincoln once said the best way to predict the future is to create it; a statement that resounds deeply when thinking about divorce and separation settlements. There can sometimes be a race to finalise a property settlement and move on with life but how often...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 21, 2015 | Articles
As the incidence of blended families becomes increasingly common, the importance of making consideration for this in estate planning grows too. Blended families are expressed as one or both spouses/domestic partners (“spouses”) with children from...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 19, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law
The Australian Transport Council reports that 30% of fatal crashes in Queensland are related to alcohol and drug driving and one in five drivers and bike riders killed in road accidents in Australia are over the blood alcohol limit. A road user that has been found to...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 12, 2015 | Articles
First home buyers in Queensland are often confused and nervous when it comes to Stamp Duty obligations. Purchasing a property for the first time involves consideration of a large amount of factors which can sometimes be overwhelming to a first time purchaser. The...