Articles

18 Nov 2013

Tax questions – Can I claim my business trip and take a holiday too?

It is very important to understand the rules for claiming travel expenses when your trip combines both business and a holiday. Airfares: If the predominant reason for the…

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18 Nov 2013

Tax questions – Can I claim my car for work?

Yes, a tax deduction is possible if you use your car to produce assessable income. There are two different methods for calculating your expenses: Cents per kilometre Log…

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18 Nov 2013

Tax questions – Can I claim my home as an office?

Claiming home office expenses is available if you carry on a business or use your home for undertaking employment duties. As part of employment Generally, where an employee…

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08 Nov 2013

Asset protection – Something for us all to consider

In 1968, US senator Robert Kennedy stated that GDP "measures everything... except that which makes life worthwhile." As accountants our focus is often on measuring things - taxable…

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22 Sep 2013

Protect with internal governance

Broadly speaking, corporate governance is the systems or processes adopted to direct and manage an organisation. It extends to all processes used to ensure proper accountability, probity and…

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04 Sep 2013

Protecting your business

A fundamental component of running a successful business is risk management. When providing services or goods to a customer, there is always the risk that they will unexpectedly…

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13 Aug 2013

The super gender gap

Men and women are different; we don't have to tell you that. But what is becoming increasingly apparent is that there is a significant gap that exists between…

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24 Jun 2013

Opinion – The power of a conversation

I have been struck recently by the power of a conversation. We live in a world where we absorb news in 30 second grabs, we speed read, we…

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17 Jun 2013

Opportunities for experienced leaders

Uncertain and turbulent economic conditions frequently result in organisations reducing headcounts, deferring training and staff development expenditure, cancelling celebratory events and failing to prioritise strategy retreats and staff…

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