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5 Reasons Why You Need an Accountant for Your Business
July 6th, 2016Entrepreneurs are often lauded for their "jack-of-all-trades" approach to starting their business - doing what they can themselves in the early stages to keep costs down and stamp their mark on their new business venture. One service in particular that is overlooked, however, is that of an accountant. Aside from needing someone to take careread more
Access to Working Capital Without Assets as Security with MPM Finance
July 5th, 2016We know the challenges of small business’ can vary. However, we also know one universal barrier to business growth is access to finance. Whether you require funding to boost business development, upgrade office equipment or even bridge the gap to meet quarterly tax repayments, we make accessing business loans easy with unsecured loan from $5k-$250k.read more
New Pay-By-The-Month Fee Payment Option with McKinley Plowman
July 1st, 2016As accountants, we are acutely aware that cash flow management can be one of the most difficult aspects of running a business. We are constantly looking for innovative ways to assist our clients and have been looking at options for more flexible fee payments. With this in mind, we have recently partnered with Fee Synergy,read more
Extra Time to Become SuperStream Compliant
June 28th, 2016To support small business clients, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has just announced they are offering extra time for you to become SuperStream compliant. You now have until 28 October 2016. Solutions you can use to become compliant include upgrading your payroll software, using a super fund’s online system, a messaging portal, or using aread more
New Law Applies GST to Imported Intangibles
June 24th, 2016GST (Goods and Services Tax) on imported intangibles has been a topic of conversation in recent years as the market for online goods and services continues to grow. Currently, imports not categorised as goods or real property are generally not subject to GST. From 1 July 2017 a new law applying GST to international salesread more
New Withholding Rules for Property Sales
June 21st, 2016Please note we have released an update on this in 2025 - read that here. New rules apply from 1 July 2016 to prevent foreign residents avoiding tax when they sell Australian property. However, the new rules will affect everyone (both residents and non-residents) buying or selling property with a market value of $2read more
Rental Property Owners Encouraged to Understand Obligations
June 17th, 2016With just days away from Tax Time, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging owners of rental properties to learn more about their tax obligations to be able to lodge and claim their deductions correctly. Assistant Commissioner Gramham acknowledges that lodging taxes can be "tricky" for rental property owners. That's why it is important forread more
Legislation Provides Small Businesses CGT Rollover Relief
June 16th, 2016Since the release of a draft legislation late last year (November 2015), there have been talks about the amendment of this bill now allowing small business to change its legal structure without acquiring capital tax gains (CGT) liability. Now that the Tax Amendment has been passed, small businesses now have the flexibility to change asread more
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