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The Status of the WA Real Estate Market

April 17th, 2015

According to the measurements of Westpac – Melbourne Institute, 2014 finished out with a record dive in consumer confidence in WA. Reiwa Market Update tags 2014 as a year of softening activity in Perth’s established housing market. House and multi-residential sales in Perth have slowed and listings have increased during the December quarter of 2014.read more

Over 50 and Setting Up a Business?

April 14th, 2015

There is a noticeable increase in the number of people who are aged 50 and over who are now going into Business. There is an increase of the "Grey Entrepreneurs", the employee who is almost ready to retire or those looking for a new challenge for themselves and their family. There is a host ofread more

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

Opportunities – NHS and Public Sector Pension Transfers to Australia – You Need to Act Now!

March 16th, 2015

The UK Government have issued a notice that with effect from 6th April 2015,  it will no longer be possible to transfer pension benefits retained within an unfunded public sector final salary scheme.  This affects the majority of public sector schemes but not all of them. At the time of writing, the legislation required to enactread 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