by Quinns_News | Dec 5, 2012 | Legal News
Understanding Intellectual Property In broad terms Intellectual Property concerns the “property of the mind”. In today’s world of freely available information from multiple sources it is imperative that information or ideas, which have been created by your mind, are...
by Quinns_News | Dec 5, 2012 | Legal News
If you find yourself in a situation where you are required to attend court, it is recommended that you prepare by speaking with someone to get support, as well as seek information about the court system and the court process. Here are some basics things you need to...
by Quinns_News | Dec 5, 2012 | Accounting News
A Special Disability Trust is established by parents, immediate family members and carers to plan for the future care and accommodation needs of a person with a severe disability. The benefits of a Special Disability Trust are: •that a gifting concession of up to...
by Quinns_News | Dec 5, 2012 | Newsletter Features
Christmas is a great time to show appreciation to your staff for all of their hard work and efforts over the past year. Below are a few great ideas for rewarding your staff. Activities & Events • Organise a comedian to perform in-house. • Take staff for a big...
by Quinns_News | Dec 5, 2012 | Newsletter Features
Pinterest has emerged as one of the fastest growing social networking sites on the internet. Its simple functionality of organising and sharing images has contributed to its popularity and wide usage. Pinterest allows you to “pin” images and pictures to virtual...
by Quinns_News | Nov 28, 2012 | Small Business News
Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUAs) now make it easier to access finance for environmental improvements to existing commercial, industrial, strata scheme and large multi-unit residential buildings in NSW. Under this agreement, a finance provider lends funds to a...
by Quinns_News | Nov 28, 2012 | Legal News
Has a family member or friend asked you to be a ‘co-borrower’ or guarantee a loan for them? Being a guarantor means that you are legally bound to pay back the borrower’s loan if they can not or will not. Before you say yes, think carefully – you could lose not...
by Quinns_News | Nov 21, 2012 | Accounting News
A salary sacrifice arrangement is also commonly referred to as salary packaging or total remuneration packaging. It is an arrangement between you and your employer, whereby you agree to forgo part of your future entitlement to salary or wages in return for your...
by Quinns_News | Nov 21, 2012 | Accounting News
Who What When? The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is the new national regulator of charities. Coming into effect early December 2012, the ACNC will determine charitable status and register new organisations as charities. The ACNC will be...
by Quinns_News | Nov 14, 2012 | Accounting News
Changes have been made to the concessional tax treatment of fringe benefits tax (FBT) for living-away-from-home allowance (LAFHA) and benefits. If you are an employer and you provide any living-away-from-home allowances and/or benefits to your employees, or are...
