by Quinns_News | Apr 30, 2014 | Accounting News
Workers Compensation covers employees and employers in the event of a work related injury or disease. Through this system, injured workers have an entitlement to payments either weekly, lump sums or payment of medical bills and rehabilitation in some cases. Having a...
by Quinns_News | Apr 23, 2014 | Consumer News
In the past it has been challenging for small businesses to offer easy ways for customers to pay without being out of pocket themselves. With the technological advancements today, faster and simpler payment methods are available which benefit both the customer and...
by Quinns_News | Apr 23, 2014 | Consumer News
Taking a look at your books and cutting needless costs is a great way to minimise losses. However, cutting costs that leads to under resourcing is not. Instead of saving costs by cutting marketing, staff, or perhaps carrying less stock, why not look at how you can...
by Quinns_News | Apr 16, 2014 | Small Business News
You often hear that people are natural born leaders, but don’t hear about how much help they had along the way. It can be hard to manage staff, so here are some tips to help you out. Lead by Example. Even though your role is different from your employees, behave as...
by Quinns_News | Apr 16, 2014 | Consumer News
The small business fair dismissal code came into effect on 1 July 2009 and applies to employers with fewer than 15 employees. As an employer you need to abide by the rules set out in the fair dismissal code to avoid legal action. Here is all the information you need...
by Quinns_News | Apr 9, 2014 | Accounting News
If you are running a business as a sole trader, partnership, company or trust and your business has an aggregated turnover of less than $2 million, there are five CGT related tax concessions that may be relevant to you. These exemptions, and the records that you need...
by Quinns_News | Apr 2, 2014 | Consumer News
There are two methods allowed by the ATO, that you can use when claiming depreciation on fixtures and fittings within your investment properties. The first is diminishing value, and the second is the prime cost method. You may only choose one of these when claiming...
by Quinns_News | Apr 2, 2014 | Accounting News
A fringe benefit is a payment made to an employee or their associates (e.g. a family member) during the course of employment that is not in the form of salary or wages. The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is the tax associated with these different forms of payment, with the...
by Quinns_News | Mar 26, 2014 | Consumer News
Your business can always benefit from an increase in efficiency and productivity, and the means of getting such increase have never been so available. Having the right apps on your phone, tablet and even desktop computer can help your business grow by making you more...
by Quinns_News | Mar 26, 2014 | Accounting News
What does this incentive mean for you? Replacing the research and development tax concession, the Government introduced the research and development (R&D) tax incentive in 2011 with the aim of boosting competitiveness and improving productivity across the...
