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Articles by McKinley Plowman

Every Detail Counts When Buying Your First Home

April 9th, 2015

In the article attached, you can find out what some of the industry experts say and explain why every single detail is important when buying your first home and that this is what first buyers should remember. Additional costs should be taken into account, such as furniture, insurance, moving expenses, settlement agent costs and stampread more

Is my business capable of being franchised?

April 7th, 2015

Recently one of our directors, Alec Blacklaw was invited to speak at a Specialist Franchise Seminar along with Mark Fernandez of BDA and Joe Lazzara of Borrello Legal. The attendees found that the key takeaways were an increased knowledge of what is involved in setting up as a Franchise while others learned about the keyread more

2015 Tax Planning Starts now!

March 25th, 2015

There’s 3 key things that all business owners MUST consider. The Tax, Business Improvement and Wealth Creations teams at MP+ will work with you to deliver significant results. Please read on! 30 June is not far away. It's not a long time at all. Let’s use all of this time to effectively minimise your tax,read more

The Gallipoli Centenary Watch by Haigh and Hastings – For a Great Cause

March 19th, 2015

They say time is gold and so, in support of the Returned and Services League Australia, our client Haigh and Hastings has launched the Special Edition M2 Diver Watch which commemorates the Gallipoli Centenary. The M2 Diver Watch, made from 316L-grade stainless steel and scratch resistant sapphire, features the following: a screw-down crown unidirectional timingread more

BAS Facts

March 12th, 2015

Personalised Business Activity Statements (BAS) are provided by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to businesses in order for them to report their taxation obligations such as: goods and services tax (GST), luxury car tax (LCT), fuel tax credits, wine equalisation tax (WET), pay-as-you-go (PAYG) withholding and instalments, fringe benefits tax (FBT) instalments and deferred companyread more

FBT Rate Increases Coming Soon – Take Action!

January 22nd, 2015

Effective 1 April 2015, Fringe Benefits Tax will increase from 47% to 49%. In order to prevent individuals who earn more than $180,000 from self-sacrificing into fringe benefits to avoid extra tax, the temporary budget repair levy of another 2% has been imposed. In order to entice the best staff, minimise turnover and increase efficiency,read more

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