by Quinns_News | Dec 15, 2010 | Consumer News
As we are now well and truly into summer our backyard pools are becoming more and more tempting. As a result it is important to be aware of your legal obligations when it comes to swimming pools. These laws are in place to protect you and your loved ones. There are...
by Quinns_News | Dec 13, 2010 | Accounting News
The ATO provides Goods and Services Tax (GST) concessions to eligible charities. A charity is an institution or fund established and operated for altruistic purposes that the law regards as charitable. Charities include a wide variety of organisations, such as aged...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Accounting News
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) 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. Small business...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Legal News
Paid Parental Leave Details This historic decision to commit $731 million over five years to Australia’s first comprehensive, statutory Paid Parental Leave Scheme will be available to parents for births and adoptions that occur on or after 1 January 2011. This...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Consumer News
Is your Will Valid? A Will is one of the most important documents that you will sign in your lifetime. Creating a valid Will is not as simple as most people think, and as a result we advise that it is not wise to utilise the ‘home-made’ or ‘newsagents’ Will. This...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Newsletter Features
When considering launching a new advertising campaign or promotion for your business, it’s important to put together a carefully thought-out advertising brief for both yourself and the designer. Taking the time to plan and design the brief properly gives you a greater...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Newsletter Features
Team building events can be a lot of fun and rejuvenate relationships with co-workers. Not only can they help reduce tensions between employees, they also allow colleagues the opportunity to open up and get to know each other outside of the work environment. There are...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Newsletter Features
Often when organisations set up a new workplace, they implement the Information Technology (IT) required to meet their staff and client needs at that point in time. As they continue to expand and evolve their business, they will likely add more IT equipment and...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Legal News
End of year parties present an occasion for employees and clients to mingle and relax but it is important that employers remain aware of the legal obligations they have. As attendance is considered to be “in the course of employment”, employers are considered legally...
by Quinns_News | Dec 8, 2010 | Newsletter Features
Though the success of a small business can be qualified in many different ways and across a multitude of fields, there are certain characteristics that tend to exist amongst successful small business owners. These characteristics set them aside as individuals with a...
