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"Keeping the busy professional informed" Welcome to the 2010 September edition of The Quintessential Brief. We've well and truly rolled into the new financial year, and it's good to see that we're also slowly rolling into warmer weather and sunnier days. Financially speaking, we are anticipating some changes within the industry in light of the recent election, though exactly what changes will be employed remains to be seen. In other financial news; we look at the Income Tax reforms invoked by the ATO over the recent months that may impact on your 2009/2010 Tax Return as well as examine the rules governing Payroll Tax and the associated grouping provisions.This quarter in legal news, we'll be looking at the laws involved in workplace bullying, and the protocol associated with receiving letters of statutory demand – specifically the course of action open to those who wish to dispute a statutory demand. Richard Carter, a telecommunications consultant from Business Connections gives some advice to Small Business owners on the major telephony options currently available, and how to make the right telecommunications decision for your business. We also examine how the Small Business sector has recovered from the GFC, and how the outlook for Small Business is shaping up for the next two years.Clarity Marketing has included some guidance on managing your domain name as part of your online marketing plan; which gives an insight into some of the aspects of online marketing that are often forgotten. We also discuss the advantages associated with direct mail outs and how they can assist you in achieving a number of your marketing goals. We hope that you find the information contained in The Quintessential Brief beneficial. If there are any legal, tax, accounting or small business issues that you would like us to address in future editions, please contact us on 1300 QUINNS (784 667) or visit our website www.quinns.com.au and submit an online enquiry. You can also register online to receive the latest legal, accounting and financial news updates via our Weekly Client Alerts.
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The Australian Tax Office has a number of recent initiatives that may impact on your 2009-2010 Tax return. Please read our full article on recent ATO Tax Initiatives and consider whether they may benefit or affect your tax return or entitlements. |
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The Basics of Payroll Tax and Grouping Provisions Many businesses are required to pay Payroll Tax to the Office of State Revenue (OSR). Payroll Tax is a state-based tax imposed on wages that are paid or payable in the relevant state. Wages includes most payments for services made by an employer to employees, directors and contract workers who are deemed to be employees. |
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Bullying is any type of behaviour, or series of behaviours, that unfairly or unreasonably puts down, belittles, undermines, controls, abuses, scares, intimidates, excludes, offends or embarrasses someone. It is often quietly withstood by the victim because they aren’t certain that the experience constitutes bullying, or they don’t know their legal rights. Some important facts to remember about workplace bullying are outlined in our article: |
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Setting Aside a Statutory Demand A statutory demand is a written demand made against a debtor company to pay its debt to the issuing creditor. Section 459E of the Corporations Act 2001 provides that a creditor may serve a company with a statutory demand for a debt (or debts) due and payable (the total of which must exceed $2,000). It allows a creditor to exercise its right to demand payment without the need to commence legal proceedings. |
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Clarity Marketing While internet marketing has a lot to offer and is still new and exciting, it is important not to forget the tried and true traditional forms of marketing. Direct mail outs are a great form of advertising which can be personalised, making them much more appealing to individuals than a mass consumer piece. So, what can you do to create the perfect direct mail piece? |
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Clarity Marketing When organising their online presence, many people can forget about the management of their domain name. Though the design and content of your website and web presence are crucial elements of any online marketing plan; there are some facets of domain management that are widely ignored and yet immensely important. Some essential pieces of advice include: |
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More Choice - Lower Cost - More Complexity
Richard Carter There can be no disputing that over the past two decades the range of telecommunications services available to business has blossomed. At the same time, the cost of these services has plummeted. Whilst this is very good news for business, it also has its challenges. The complexity of the choices has grown and even one of the oldest forms of telecommunications – telephone lines – has a wide range of options available. The five major types of telephony service available are as follows: |
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One Year on from the GFC - How SME Owners are Feeling Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) were one of the hardest hit sectors during the Global Financial Crisis; and though there are signs of a solid return to growth and improved business performance, there is still a certain fragility attached to their confidence. Recently a number of reports have been released regarding the state of SMEs and business confidence, and some of the significant findings include: |
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FREE Tax Record Kit & Business Tax Checklist The new financial year brings with it significant changes to the tax system. With new exemptions being introduced, a multitude of perplexing figures and overwhelming paper work, it is understandable how tax time can become very confusing for tax payers. Generally speaking, anyone who earns over the tax free threshold during the course of a financial year, 1 July - 30 June, is required to submit an individual tax return to the Australian Tax Office. In order to simplify the tax system and the processes involved in completing your individual tax return, The Quinn Group has introduced the FREE Tax Record Kit. The easy step by step guide will help you to gather all of the information and documents required to prepare your tax return.Simply complete the tax record kit, send it back and for a fixed fee we will take care of the rest for you. Quinns has also catered to its business clients by introducing the FREE Business Checklist. This is a comprehensive checklist of all the things you need to take into account while preparing for your business’ tax return. It is a means of simplifying what quite often becomes a complicated, stressful and time consuming part of the year for many business owners. Here at The Quinn Group we work hard to ensure that our tax clients are aware of what they can and cannot claim on their returns and we work with you to legally minimise the amount of tax that you are required to pay. For more information or to claim your FREE Tax Record Kit or Business Checklist visit our website www.quinns.com.au to submit an online enquiry. Alternatively call us on 1300 QUINNS (784 667) to book an appointment. |
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Celebrations! This quarter at
Quinns we bid farewell to Steph, our marketing and client
services coordinator and Ella from accounts. The team gathered
to say goodbye at The Grand Hotel, just around the corner from
our City office. We enjoyed drinks, a few laughs and some
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