Tax Audits – What are They?

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is responsible to the government and the community for collecting the revenue and ensuring that everyone pays the correct amount of tax.  A tax enquiry or audit is an examination of your tax affairs by the ATO to see if you have...

Workers Compensation & Your Business

Workers compensation provides protection to workers and their employers in the event of a work related injury or disease. Through the workers compensation system, injured workers may have an entitlement to weekly payments, lump sums for permanent impairment, payment...

Genuine Redundancy Payments

A genuine redundancy payment is a lump sum payment received by an employee who is dismissed from employment because the employee’s position is genuinely redundant. A payment cannot be both a genuine redundancy payment and an early retirement scheme payment due to the...

Changes to the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)

The Home Building Act 1989 requires builders and trades people to be licensed for the work that they do, and to have proper contracts and insurance in place for most jobs. In February 2012 changes were made to the Home Building Act. These changes: •  The statutory...