An employee may have a statutory right to volunteer as part of the national response to the bushfire relief effort and there are several types of leave available. Background The nation and the world have watched as Australia grapples with one of the worst natural disasters the country has ever seen. As part of the national relief effort, employers and employees should be aware of entitlements available to those volunteering

The Government has reintroduced legislation to create a new system to register company directors using a unique identification number and to modernise Australia’s broader business registers. The introduction of Director Identification Numbers (DIN) primarily targets phoenix activities, where company controllers shutdown an existing entity and transfer its assets to a new company as a means to avoid debts and liabilities, at significant cost to its creditors, employees and the Australian

Lawfirm McCullough Robertson have released their latest edition of Emerging Issues for the Queensland Agribusiness sector. Emerging Issues highlights the legislative and policy developments over the past 12 months which will significantly impact the Queensland agribusiness industry. It also highlights the increasingly important area of AgTech which will continue to drive innovation and development in the sector over the coming decade. You can read or download a copy here.

Jan 2020

Xero Checkup

Have you ever experienced something strange when using Xero, such as slowness or pages not loading, and wondered if it was at your end of theirs? Now you can check! Xero now provide a system checker that scans your computer, tests your internet connection, and reports any known issues with Xero’s servers: https://checkup.xero.com/ Take a moment to save the link to your favourites so that it’s easily accessible the next

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are important for any organisation and arguably more so for Not-for-Profit organisations. The main reason for this is that most Not-for-Profit organisations act on behalf of the public and rely on funds received from the public in the form of, for example, donations, subscriptions and membership fees, as well as grants from government organisations and distributions from philanthropic organisations. They are working with other people’s money. At shakespearecomms.com

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are important for any organisation and arguably more so for Not-for-Profit organisations. The main reason for this is that most Not-for-Profit organisations act on behalf of the public and rely on funds received from the public in the form of, for example, donations, subscriptions and membership fees, as well as grants from government organisations and distributions from philanthropic organisations. They are working with other people’s money. At shakespearecomms.com

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are important for any organisation and arguably more so for Not-for-Profit organisations. The main reason for this is that most Not-for-Profit organisations act on behalf of the public and rely on funds received from the public in the form of, for example, donations, subscriptions and membership fees, as well as grants from government organisations and distributions from philanthropic organisations. They are working with other people’s money. At shakespearecomms.com

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are important for any organisation and arguably more so for Not-for-Profit organisations. The main reason for this is that most Not-for-Profit organisations act on behalf of the public and rely on funds received from the public in the form of, for example, donations, subscriptions and membership fees, as well as grants from government organisations and distributions from philanthropic organisations. They are working with other people’s money. At shakespearecomms.com

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are important for any organisation and arguably more so for Not-for-Profit organisations. The main reason for this is that most Not-for-Profit organisations act on behalf of the public and rely on funds received from the public in the form of, for example, donations, subscriptions and membership fees, as well as grants from government organisations and distributions from philanthropic organisations. They are working with other people’s money. At shakespearecomms.com

The ATO recently released statistics showing small business is responsible for 12.5% ($11.1 billion) of the total estimated ‘tax gap’. These new figures give visibility to tax compliance issues within the small business sector and indicate where we can expect ATO resources to be focussed now and in the future. The tax gap estimates the difference between the tax collected and the amount that would have been collected if everyone