by Quinns_News | Oct 2, 2013 | Consumer News
Best Strategy for You Many business owners struggle with whether to hold their business assets as an individual or as a company. However, for many reasons, holding assets in a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) can be a better strategy. This strategy suits...
by Quinns_News | Oct 2, 2013 | Financial Planning News
As a small business owner, setting goals provides your business with a structured framework. Without clearly constructed business goals, a business is likely to have little direction and quite possibly fail. Goal setting helps the company gauge the efforts that need...
by Quinns_News | Sep 25, 2013 | Accounting News
The ATO’s compliance in focus program for 2013-2014 is a document that sets out what the ATO is doing to manage the risks and maintain the integrity of Australia’s taxation and superannuation system for the next 12 months. The Compliance in focus in not an exhaustive...
by Quinns_News | Sep 18, 2013 | Consumer News
Using your money to try to make more money or gain assets is called investing. Profits or returns you make on your investments usually become part of your income for tax purposes. Many expenses relating to your investment are tax deductible – for example,...
by Quinns_News | Sep 18, 2013 | Financial Planning News
When the decision is made to put a business on the market, many small and medium enterprise owners often make the decision to sell fairly quickly. There are numerous reasons for this which includes the death of the main business operator, a divorce or the inability to...
by Quinns_News | Sep 11, 2013 | Accounting News
The Australian dollar has come under pressure since April this year. First, the Aussie dollar pushed through parity now the Australian dollar is currently trading at .91 US dollars at the time of posting. Falling commodity prices, a higher than expected budget deficit...
by Quinns_News | Sep 4, 2013 | Newsletter Features
If you are considering setting up a trust structure to better protect your assets, it’s worthwhile thinking about what type of structure will best suit you and your assets. Each structure has it’s advantages and disadvantages and if not correctly set up, can have...
by Quinns_News | Sep 4, 2013 | Newsletter Features
Whilst running your own business gives you the freedom to be your own boss and work your own hours, the ATO estimates that many find it difficult to meet their tax and superannuation obligations. The main reasons for this are because they lack time or resources, or...
by Quinns_News | Sep 4, 2013 | Newsletter Features
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is cracking down on businesses exploiting contractors for financial benefits, with many business owners potentially facing heavy penalties for engaging in ‘sham contracting.’ Sham contracting is when an employer tries to disguise...
by Quinns_News | Sep 4, 2013 | Newsletter Features
Public Relations (PR) is a field of marketing communications which concentrates on developing and maintaining a public image. Smart organisations have initiatives in place to encourage, maintain or restore their image in the public eye. In the past, creating a new PR...
