by Quinns_News | Nov 2, 2011 | Small Business News
What is Copyright? Copyright is a type of property that is founded on a person’s creative skill and labour. It is designed to prevent the unauthorised use by others of a work, that is, the original form in which an idea or information has been expressed by the...
by Quinns_News | Oct 26, 2011 | Accounting News
Bankruptcy occurs when an individual does not have enough money/assets to pay creditors or debt that is owed. If you find that you are unable to repay your debts, you can not just say that you are bankrupt. You must go through a formal process and be deemed eligible,...
by Quinns_News | Oct 26, 2011 | Small Business News
Building and renovating are complex tasks. Most of your clients will be extremely unfamiliar with the technical requirements and dimensions of your work. They may ask you many questions during the time you work for them and the way you respond to these inquiries...
by Quinns_News | Oct 19, 2011 | Accounting News
A business name is simply a name or title under which a person, or other legal entity, trades. It not only identifies you to your customers, but also allows you to differentiate yourself from your competitors and enables your customers to make an emotional connection...
by Quinns_News | Oct 19, 2011 | Tax Advice and Updates
The new financial year brings with it significant changes to the tax system. With new exemptions and tax deductions being introduced such as the recent changes regarding the Family Tax Benefit and the Education Tax Refund and also the Flood Levy which will need to be...
by Quinns_News | Oct 12, 2011 | Small Business News
It’s remarkable how much we can accumulate over a period of 12 months – from old brochures and fliers that we will never read, to reports that are gathering dust, miscellaneous paperwork and receipts scattered haphazardly across your cabinets – what better time to...
by Quinns_News | Oct 12, 2011 | Financial Planning News
The ATO’s view on Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements (LRBA) within Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF’s) has been clarified with the release of the Draft Self Managed Superannuation Funds Ruling (SMSFR 2011/D1) on 14 September 2011. Money borrowed under a...
by Quinns_News | Oct 5, 2011 | Accounting News
Investing in overseas property is more risky than investing in property in Australia. It is much more difficult to make sure the investment suits your needs if you don’t have local knowledge and you can’t regularly inspect the property. ASIC has recently...
by Quinns_News | Oct 5, 2011 | Tax Advice and Updates
The Research and development (R&D) tax incentive provides a tax offset for eligible R&D activities and is targeted towards innovation that benefits Australia. The incentive came into effect on 1 July 2011 and replaced the R&D tax concession. There are...
by Quinns_News | Sep 28, 2011 | Accounting News
Many of you may have noticed that a lot of receipts these days are printed on thermal paper (particularly receipts that come from cash registers.) The two main problems with thermal paper is that the text can fade over time, and also the entire receipt can turn black...
