The “ 10 Steps To Get Ready For A Research And Development Project” assist accountants to have a professional discussion with clients who are keen to undertake research activities with a hope that they will be eligible for the Research and Development Incentive Rebate...
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Our Man In Manila
by Andrea Ives | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured Articles, Practice Management
About a year ago, our advisor (yes we’re an advisory firm that has an advisor!) suggested that we should consider offshoring! It was a challenging suggestion as he wanted us to do something we hadn’t done before and that was to use a telemarketer. I was sceptical! Not...
The Real Benefits of SMSF Audit Independence
by David Saul | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services, Latest News
In recent years - the smsf environment has taken enormous strides forward. These include all aspects, such as administration, strategies, technology and YES the audit. However I am still amazed by some practices who maintain the audit function (in-house) while...
Getting to Grips with Governance
by Peter Towers | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured Articles, Practice Management
Many of your clients operate companies. Do they understand the key governance issues relative to the operation of companies? This can include: Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) issues – is someone responsible for implementing appropriate procedures? Is the company...
Taking Business From Now To Next
by Steven Eager | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured Articles, Practice Management
The reality is that people, despite their best efforts, create mess and complexity across the various parts of their lives. Many attempt to ignore this mess, perhaps ignorant to the fact that, at some point, either they or somebody else will have to make sense of it...
Corporate Governance Training Funded By A Grant
by Peter Towers | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured Articles, Practice Management
I recently presented a training seminar, to a group of companies, on corporate governance, which was funded under the Business Growth Grant. All of the companies have turnovers in excess of $2M. They’re all gearing themselves up for new development opportunities....
GST And Digital Downloads – The So-Called ‘Netflix Tax’
by TaxBanter | Jun 18, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
In the lead up to the 2015 Federal Budget there was plenty of press given to two critical tax issues: combatting multinational tax avoidance (the so-called 'Google Tax') and closing the loophole of digital downloads, commonly referred to as the 'Netflix tax'. In this...