by Quinns_News | Jan 25, 2012 | Legal News
Under the National Employment Standards (NES), an employer who is defined as a small business employer is not required to provide redundancy pay. However, an employer may have redundancy pay obligations under an industrial instrument or contract of employment. A small...
by Quinns_News | Jan 19, 2012 | Consumer News
The passing of a loved one is a particularly emotional and devastating time. This can be made all the more horrific if there is any kind of dispute against the Will of the deceased. Disputes often arise when parties that are associated with the deceased person...
by Quinns_News | Jan 11, 2012 | Accounting News
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...
by Quinns_News | Jan 11, 2012 | Accounting News
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...
by Quinns_News | Dec 21, 2011 | Accounting News
From 12 December 2011, the Australian Tax Office will send default assessment warning letters to some clients of tax agents with overdue income tax returns where the Tax Office has evidence these taxpayers received taxable income in the relevant financial years. These...
by Quinns_News | Dec 21, 2011 | Accounting News
Statistics indicate that the majority of the Australian public are under-insured. These statistics also indicate that in the event of the premature death of a parent, most Australian families would require at least ten years current annual income to ensure their...
by Quinns_News | Dec 14, 2011 | Consumer News
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...
by Quinns_News | Dec 14, 2011 | Accounting News
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,...
by Quinns_News | Dec 7, 2011 | Accounting News
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...
by Quinns_News | Dec 7, 2011 | Consumer News
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...