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Leasing vs buying premises: What's right for your business?

Business Advisory

Leasing vs buying premises: What’s right for your business?

Is a business better off leasing or buying the premises from which it operates? There’s no single correct...
Trading names no longer available on ABN Lookup

Tax Compliance & Accounting

Trading names no longer available on ABN Lookup

It’s common for businesses to use a trading name that differs from their legal name or registered business...
How to introduce a start-up culture into your business

Business Advisory

How to introduce a start-up culture into your business

If one word typifies a new business venture it’s ‘excitement’, though at times it may feel like...
Tax for entrepreneurs: What you need to know about the entrepreneurs tax offset (ETO)

Tax Compliance & Accounting

Tax for entrepreneurs: What you need to know about the entrepreneurs tax offset (ETO)

The federal government provides a number of tax incentives for entrepreneurs. Once upon a time, these...
Insurance guide: What types of insurance do you need at different life stages?

Wealth Management

Insurance guide: What types of insurance do you need at different life stages?

Insurance is a key component of any financial plan, but we don’t all need every type of insurance. It’s...
New rules for vacant land expense deductions

Tax Compliance & Accounting

New rules for vacant land expense deductions

At present, owners of vacant residential and commercial land, in some circumstances, are able to claim...
Empty residential properties: What you need to know about vacant residential land tax

Tax Compliance & Accounting

Empty residential properties: What you need to know about vacant residential land tax

On July 1, 2018 the Victorian State Revenue Office (SRO) began charging inner and middle Melbourne property...
Ethical investing: Things to consider when investing aligns with your values

Wealth Management

Ethical investing: Things to consider when investing aligns with your values

Ethical investing is the practice of putting your money where your values are. It’s also sometimes...
, there are some common questions you should expect them to ask. And to get the most out of your auditor’s experience and expertise, there are some questions you should also be asking them.

Are your auditors asking the right questions? How to audit your auditors

The primary purpose of an audit is to form an opinion as to whether the financial statements of a company...
Tax incentives for entrepreneurs

Tax Compliance & Accounting

Tax incentives for entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are key drivers of innovation and progress. Our future economic growth depends, in no small...
Downsizing and property investment tips to fund your retirement

Real Estate Advisory

Downsizing and property investment tips to fund your retirement

The kids have (finally) left home, and you’re rattling around in more space than you need in a house...
The changing company tax rate and what it means for a Small Business Entity (SBE)

Tax Compliance & Accounting

The changing company tax rate and what it means for a Small Business Entity (SBE)

The federal government has recently enacted changes to the company tax rate to reduce the tax rate over...
If there is one lesson we should teach our children as soon as they are old enough to understand, it is the power of compound interest.

Wealth Management

Exponential wealth: How your money can grow over time

If there is one lesson we should teach our children as soon as they are old enough to understand, it...
Is your retirement at risk because of your children?

Wealth Management

Is your retirement at risk because of your children?

Your number of assets, planned retirement age, and access to Centrelink benefits are usually seen as...
Changes to event-based reporting for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs)

Superannuation

Changes to event-based reporting for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs)

As part of the superannuation reforms announced in the 2016 Budget, the federal government has introduced...