Salary sacrifice saves tax dollars - 2003-11-29
THE fringe benefits tax as well as the goods and services tax have cut into a slew of options for employees wanting to salary sacrifice to save tax and make their income stretch further.

Employers now caught in the 48.5 per cent FBT net are no longer willing to offer salary sacrifice benefits like health fund payments, school fees, credit card and mortgage payments.
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Quarterly record in state home sales - 2003-11-29
Total state existing-home sales activity in the third quarter was the highest on record, with 48 states and the District of Columbia seeing increases from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Clearly, the historic lows we’ve seen in mortgage interest rates this year are the biggest factor in record home sales, but the growing number of households entering the prime years for buying a first home will be driving the housing market for years to come.
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