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Category: Accounting & Bookkeeping
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April 10, 2017/by Tracy Barnett

SMEs Set to Benefit from New Company Tax Relief

March 6, 2017/by Lisa Haberfield

What You Need to Know About Car Salary Packages, FBT and After-Tax Running Costs

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December 12, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Substantiation Requirements for Home Office Deductions

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September 29, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

How to Forecast your Sales

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July 11, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips to Write Off Bad Small Business Debts

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June 16, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Tips to Audit Proof your Business

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June 13, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

ABR will Automatically Cancel ABNs of Inactive Trusts

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June 9, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Tax Returns and Annual Reports Tips

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June 6, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

What You Need to Know About Small Business Tax

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May 30, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips to Avert Cash Flow Problems that Could Hurt your Business

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May 23, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Understanding Taxation for Property Investors

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May 19, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

What are the Signs that you Need a Bookkeeper?

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May 12, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

The Receipts and Expense Records that you Must Keep

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May 5, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

ATO Targets Rental Property Deductions

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April 14, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

How can your Accountant Help Improve your Profit?

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April 11, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Your Guide to Organised Accounting

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March 28, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips to Avoid Payroll Errors

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March 24, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

10 Important Questions to Ask your Potential Bookkeeper

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March 21, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Are Tradies at Risk with the ATO?

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March 7, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

The Difference Between Entrepreneurs Who Succeed and Those Who Fail

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February 29, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Strengthen your Business Bank Balance

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February 11, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

What Do Accountants Do and When Do you Hire One?

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February 1, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Generate More Gross Profit from your Business

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January 18, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Find the Right Accountant

Category: Asset Protection
March 2, 2017/by Tracy Barnett

Key Legal Implications of Having a Company Car

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November 17, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Trust Explained

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July 25, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Protect your Assets through Family Trust

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July 18, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

The Basics of Trust and Business Asset Protection

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July 4, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Leasing vs. Buying your Business Assets

Category: Business Improvement
February 27, 2017/by Lisa Haberfield

Tips to Gain Small Business Customer Loyalty

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February 23, 2017/by Tracy Barnett

Lessons to Learn from a Business Losing Money

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December 15, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

How to Get Moving Again If You’re Feeling Stuck

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December 5, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips for Staying Productive on the Road

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November 28, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

What Do You Do When A Key Employee Leaves?

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November 24, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Making the Hard Decisions for your Business

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November 21, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Key Changes to Annual Leave Entitlements You Need to Know

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November 14, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Overcoming the Distraction Syndrome

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November 10, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

New Communication Trends to Help your Business Stand Out

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November 7, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

What is the Real Cost of Recruitment Advertising to You?

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November 3, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Tips for Gaining Repeat Business

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October 31, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

7 Things to Look at on your Return on Capital Employed

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September 29, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

How to Forecast your Sales

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September 26, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Put Selling Out of your Mind; Build Trust

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September 19, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

6 Things to Remember when Working with Outside Suppliers

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September 8, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

5 Reasons Why Unsecured Loans Make Sense for your Business

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September 5, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Improve your Cash Flow

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August 18, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Preparations for BOFY (Beginning of Financial Year)

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July 11, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips to Write Off Bad Small Business Debts

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July 4, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Leasing vs. Buying your Business Assets

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June 16, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Tips to Audit Proof your Business

Spiral cards with No & Cancellation text
June 13, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

ABR will Automatically Cancel ABNs of Inactive Trusts

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June 9, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Tax Returns and Annual Reports Tips

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June 6, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

What You Need to Know About Small Business Tax

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June 2, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Where are you in the Five Stages of Small Business Growth?

australian money bills
May 30, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips to Avert Cash Flow Problems that Could Hurt your Business

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May 19, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

What are the Signs that you Need a Bookkeeper?

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May 16, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Fund your Small Business when Interest Rates Increase

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May 2, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

5 Key Tests to Pass When Applying for a Loan

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April 28, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Checklist for Small Businesses at the End of Financial Year

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April 25, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Buy and Sell Agreement in Business Planning

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April 21, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Strategies to Minimise Taxes for Small Businesses

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April 18, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Is your Small Business Profitable but Has No Cash?

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April 14, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

How can your Accountant Help Improve your Profit?

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April 11, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Your Guide to Organised Accounting

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March 31, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Get Invoice Reminders and Get Paid Faster

business reports, a pen and a thick folder with the word Payroll written on its binding
March 28, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips to Avoid Payroll Errors

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March 24, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

10 Important Questions to Ask your Potential Bookkeeper

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March 17, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

6 Tips to Grow your Business

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March 10, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

3 Tips to Save Money when Starting your Own Business

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March 7, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

The Difference Between Entrepreneurs Who Succeed and Those Who Fail

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March 3, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Important Things I Hoped I Knew in Advance about Business

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February 29, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Strengthen your Business Bank Balance

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February 25, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

4 Tips to Prevent Fraud in Small Businesses

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February 22, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

A Guide to a Successful Business Planning

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February 11, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

What Do Accountants Do and When Do you Hire One?

February 8, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Leadership: How to Get the Best out of your People – Part 4

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February 1, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Generate More Gross Profit from your Business

Creative work of business team
January 28, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Guide to Setting Up a Business in Australia

Serious business man working on documents
January 18, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

How to Find the Right Accountant

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January 7, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

How to Take on Risk the Right Way

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December 7, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

3 Effective Ways to Improve your Cash Flow

Business Vision
November 24, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Having a Vision for your Business

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November 2, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

SME’s: Business Can Avoid Unnecessary Risks

September 23, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

Leadership: How to Get the Best out of your People – Part 3

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September 8, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Leadership: How to Get the Best out of your People – Part 2

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September 7, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

Leadership: How to Get the Best out of your People – Part 1

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April 28, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

In’s and Out’s of Employee Shared Schemes

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April 20, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Should Your Business Bring in Investors?

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May 5, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Free Trade with Korea and Japan – What’s next?

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May 4, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Free Trade with Korea and Japan – Opportunities for Everyone?

desktops
January 23, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

The PPSR & Your Business

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January 23, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Tax Changes 2014 – Crystal Ball Gazing – What 2014 will Mean to You

November 7, 2013/by admin

No surprises this Christmas

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September 26, 2013/by admin

What Does the New Government Mean To You?

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September 4, 2013/by admin

Losing it! How To Make the Most of Your Losses

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September 4, 2013/by admin

ATO Fires First Warning Shot

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September 4, 2013/by admin

Driving you crazy: FBT and cars

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September 4, 2013/by admin

Expect the Unexpected

Team
September 4, 2013/by admin

The Top 5 Issues Holding Back your Business

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September 4, 2013/by admin

Time to Start Thinking About Tax time

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September 4, 2013/by admin

The Pitfalls of Accessing your Company Profits

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April 12, 2013/by admin

Company Loss Carry-Back Rules

Category: Business Valuations
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September 22, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Tips to Getting Paid Faster while Maintaining your Business Relationships

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September 12, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Things to Remember when Valuing a Business

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July 28, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Important Things to Consider When Selling a Business

Category: Succession & Estate Planning
Image of a man holding a big magnifying glass over the word Trust
November 17, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Trust Explained

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September 15, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Guide to Creating a Succession Plan

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August 25, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

What is Family Succession?

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August 22, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

The Most Common Ways of Exiting a Business

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August 11, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

What is Non-Family Succession?

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July 7, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

What you Need to Know About Inheriting Property

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June 30, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

“Ignorance is not bliss” when it Comes to Succession Planning

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June 20, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Two SMSF Accounts May Benefit you More in your Retirement

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May 9, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Small Business Owners: Planning for Retirement

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February 15, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Planning your Retirement

Category: Superannuation & SMSF
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December 1, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

The ATO Reveals What Attracts Its Attention

Executives viewing a document during a meeting
August 15, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

New Tax and Legal Changes for Businesses Effective 1 July 2016

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May 23, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Understanding Taxation for Property Investors

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April 7, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Using your Self Managed Superannuation (SMSF) to Buy Property

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January 25, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

The Deadline for Superstream is Looming!

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January 21, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

The Reasons Why Self Managed Super Funds are Popular

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January 5, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

The Top Eight Myths about SMSFs that you Should Know

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December 14, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

Important Things to Know About Superannuation for New Business Owners

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November 30, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Excess Non-Concessional Superannuation Contributions Gets a Fairer Tax Treatment

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November 25, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

Important Things to Know About SMSF Property Issues

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May 21, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

2015 Budget Reforms for Families, Superannuation, Pension and Businesses

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April 15, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Status of Current Government Tax Reforms and How These Will Impact Business, Superannuation and Australian Individuals

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March 16, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Where Does Your Super Go When You Die?

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March 12, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Why Appoint a Corporate Trustee for a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF)

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November 17, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Free Webinars about SMSF’s (Self Managed Super Funds)

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November 10, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Newsletter for November 2014

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October 16, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Newsletter for October 2014

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November 7, 2013/by admin

The Hidden Danger of Salary Sacrifice Agreements

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September 26, 2013/by admin

What Does the New Government Mean To You?

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September 4, 2013/by admin

What changed on 1 July 2013

Category: Tax
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April 10, 2017/by Tracy Barnett

SMEs Set to Benefit from New Company Tax Relief

March 6, 2017/by Lisa Haberfield

What You Need to Know About Car Salary Packages, FBT and After-Tax Running Costs

March 2, 2017/by Tracy Barnett

Key Legal Implications of Having a Company Car

Man working on a laptop at home
December 12, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Substantiation Requirements for Home Office Deductions

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December 8, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Facts that Taxpayers Need to Know About Private Rulings

A hand holding a magnifying glass over a tax graph
December 1, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

The ATO Reveals What Attracts Its Attention

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September 1, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

ATO: Real-Time Checks for Tax Returns and the Dodgiest Work-Related Deductions

Executives viewing a document during a meeting
August 15, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

New Tax and Legal Changes for Businesses Effective 1 July 2016

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July 25, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Protect your Assets through Family Trust

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July 21, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

ATO Eyes Sharing Economy

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July 14, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

What Small Business Qualifies for the CGT Rollover Relief?

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July 11, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tips to Write Off Bad Small Business Debts

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July 7, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

What you Need to Know About Inheriting Property

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June 27, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Tax Changes for Small Business

June 23, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

An Overview of the Major Changes in Tax Time 2016

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June 20, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Two SMSF Accounts May Benefit you More in your Retirement

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June 9, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Tax Returns and Annual Reports Tips

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June 6, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

What You Need to Know About Small Business Tax

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May 26, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Learning About Capital Gains Tax

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May 23, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Understanding Taxation for Property Investors

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May 5, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

ATO Targets Rental Property Deductions

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April 28, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Checklist for Small Businesses at the End of Financial Year

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April 21, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Strategies to Minimise Taxes for Small Businesses

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April 4, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

The Basics of Fringe Benefits Tax

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March 21, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Are Tradies at Risk with the ATO?

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March 14, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

Guide to Home Office Deductions

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February 4, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

The Tax Issues Experienced by a Unit Trust as a Property Investment Medium

Creative work of business team
January 28, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Guide to Setting Up a Business in Australia

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January 14, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

Learn About Personal Service Income (PSI)

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January 11, 2016/by Tracy Barnett

New Vehicle Purchase: Novated Lease vs Bank Loan

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December 24, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

5 Important Things to Know About Health Insurance and Tax

Tax Reform
December 21, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Innovation Statement: Important Tax Information you have to be Aware of

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December 17, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Tax Deductions that are Commonly Overlooked

December 8, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

What you Can and Cannot Claim from Tax Depreciation

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December 3, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

The Latest ATO Tax Policies and Guidelines

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November 16, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

A Pair of Australian Taxpayers Evaluated Against Each Other

November 5, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

A Guide to Claiming your Rental Property Taxes

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November 2, 2015/by Lisa Haberfield

SME’s: Business Can Avoid Unnecessary Risks

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October 16, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Fringe Benefits Tax: Fact vs. Fiction

coins and calculator
May 21, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

2015 Budget Reforms for Families, Superannuation, Pension and Businesses

stethoscope and money
April 15, 2015/by Tracy Barnett

Status of Current Government Tax Reforms and How These Will Impact Business, Superannuation and Australian Individuals

Money and calculator
December 11, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Newsletter for December 2014

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October 16, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Newsletter for October 2014

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May 4, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid – Federal & State Regulators Ramp Up Audit Activity

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January 23, 2014/by Tracy Barnett

Tax Changes 2014 – Crystal Ball Gazing – What 2014 will Mean to You

driving
November 7, 2013/by admin

The Hidden Danger of Salary Sacrifice Agreements

government building
November 7, 2013/by admin

Never Ending Story – More Tax Changes from 1 January

government building
September 26, 2013/by admin

What Does the New Government Mean To You?

notebook
September 4, 2013/by admin

ATO Fires First Warning Shot

driving
September 4, 2013/by admin

Driving you crazy: FBT and cars

a business man writing using his pen
September 4, 2013/by admin

What changed on 1 July 2013

Woman using a calculator and pencil
September 4, 2013/by admin

Time to Start Thinking About Tax time

Pen, coins, calculator
September 4, 2013/by admin

The Pitfalls of Accessing your Company Profits

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April 19, 2013/by admin

On the Fringe: Top FBT Myths & Opportunities

senior couple
April 17, 2013/by admin

Pension Deeming Rates to be Reduced

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April 5, 2013/by admin

Help for taxpayers – Bushfires and floods

Category: Blog
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February 18, 2016/by Lisa Haberfield

The New Employer’s Guide to Superannuation

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December 7, 2013/by admin

Christmas crackers – Our favourite cracker jokes

Team
December 7, 2013/by admin

Santa ‘Clauses’ – 5 Festive Season Problem Areas

desktops
September 4, 2013/by admin

Gone Phishing – The Top Scams

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April 12, 2013/by admin

Baby Bonus Drops from $5,000 to $3,000

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