In a ground breaking win for property developers, a recent NSW Court of Appeal decision found that land held for future development but used for grazing, can be exempt from land tax. If you visit I Buy Pueblo Houses online or any other property developer, make sure that you investigate about it.
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Feb 2017
Small Business Entrepreneur Grants
Have you heard about the Queensland Government’s Small Business Entrepreneur Grants Program? The program is providing matched funds to newly started small businesses so they can access to professional planning and invest at business for sale beaumaris plus coaching and training. Such advice is critical in the early phases of establishing a business as having the right structure and processes in place from the start can often give a business
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Apr 2016
Changes to Xero pricing plans
Why change? Xero have channelled over $100 million into their cloud accounting platform over the last two years, made hundreds of product updates, and added powerful new features and integrations. Because Xero lives online, these updates and new features are delivered automatically (unlike the clunky and expensive upgrades required for desktop software), and so many of them may have gone unnoticed by many. And it’s not just talk – Forbes ranked Xero as the World’s
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Apr 2016
5 Easy Steps to Improve Your Profit Margin
As a business owner, if it is costing you more money to create your product than you are making when you sell it—you have problems. But how do you calculate your ideal profit margin? And once you do so, what are some ways to maximize it easily?
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Oct 2015
WorkCover Qld legislative changes
The Queensland Parliament passed the Amending Bill on 17 September 2015, which will make some significant changes to the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (WCRA).
Small-business owners invest blood, sweat and tears — not to mention time and money — into their companies. Putting a price tag on all that work may seem impossible. But in fact getting an accurate business valuation is essential to planning for your future, whether that means a succession plan, sale of your business or even your own retirement.
Here are some common misconceptions about deductions that many taxpayers commonly believe to be claimable, but are typically rejected by the Tax Office. While some are obviously not allowable, others may surprise – and all been genuinely been attempted to be claimed!
The length of time your business needs to retain documents depends on what they are. Some may even need to be retained indefinitely!
We have all, at one time or another, thought about how we will look after those we leave behind once our lives end. But have you ever spared a thought for your business, sitting lonely in the back row, grieving over your loss?