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NO MORE ZONE TAX OFFSET FOR FIFO WORKERS
The 2015 financial year will be the last year in which “Fly-In-Fly-Out” or “Drive-In-Drive-Out” employees...
Personal Property Securities Act
The Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA) What do you mean it’s not my property? The...
AUSTRALIAN TAX STRUCTURE TO BLAME
AUSTRALIAN TAX STRUCTURE TO BLAME NOT THE MULTINATIONALS! The world has changed significantly over the...
CENTRELINK ASSETS TESTING – winners & losers
CENTRELINK ASSETS TESTING  WINNERS AND LOSERS Following the recent Federal Budget announcement the Government has...
CHANGES TO PAYROLL TAX
The Office of State Revenue (OSR) has discreetly made a significant changes to Payroll Tax...
ATO TARGETS LOW COST SMSF AUDITS
The latest SMSF news from the regulator is that the ATO will be targeting low-cost...
THE $20,000 INSTANT ASSET WRITE OFF – SHOULD IT BE AN OPTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
THE $20,000 INSTANT ASSET WRITE OFF This shouldn’t be news to any Small Business owners,...
STARTING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Starting your small business – Starting a business is a big decision, and needs careful...
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR OPPORTUNITY PIPELINE
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR OPPORTUNITY PIPELINE My role as an audit partner means I...
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES With the resources boom slowly coming to an end in the last 12...
IT’S A MAN’S WORLD BUT IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE
It’s a man’s world but it doesn’t need to be – Some simple facts of...
UBER – THE APP AND GST IMPLICATIONS
The world has changed so dramatically in the last 20 years that at times it...

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Key Dates – December 2024
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Key Dates – November 2024
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Optima Partners Midland – Grand Opening
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The small business sector is the backbone of the Australian economy, representing over 95% of...