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...
