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Carrying Forward Losses Explained

Corporate entities are afforded a lot of tax benefits and flexibility in the way that they manage their tax affairs, particularly in their treatment of available tax losses. One such benefit is the ability to carry forward losses accumulated in one income year for...

Is Land Tax applicable to you?

Land tax is a tax levied on the owners of land in NSW as at midnight on 31 December of each year. In general, your principal place of residence (your home) or land used for primary production (a farm) is exempt from land tax. Landowners are generally liable for land...

Maximising your share portfolio

When we consider purchasing shares we generally think about capital growth.  That is, whether the share price has gone up or conversely, gone down. If you are considering investments that provide steady income, Australian Industrial Shares may be a solution. The...

Tips on keeping good records for your Business

Keeping good records requires more than just knowing which records to keep and for how long. It also includes setting up systems and maintaining records in a way that makes it easier for you to monitor the progress of your business to track business is improvement,...

ATO Compliance Focus for 2011/12

The Australian Taxation Office recently released its Compliance Focus for the new financial year. The Compliance program expresses the ATO’s particular concerns and their plans to combat them, with a focus on tax and superannuation compliance. A number of their...

Land Taxes Levied 31 December

Land tax is a tax levied on the owners of land in NSW as at midnight on 31 December of each year. In general, your principal place of residence (your home) or land used for primary production (a farm) is exempt from land tax. If you own property other than your...

Due Diligence in Occupational Health and Safety

Under Section 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (OHS), all employers have a duty of care to their employees. The most effective way of meeting this duty of care is to integrate health and safety concerns into your planning and implementation strategies....

What Does Bankruptcy Really Mean?

In the September quarter of the year alone, Australia saw 5,677 new bankruptcies. Bankruptcy occurs when an individual does not have enough money or assets to pay their debts, and is entered into by a formal process. Only individuals can be declared bankrupt – when a...