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Business Portal

I’ve had a few enquiries about this recently so figured it was time for a blog post about the business portal. Basically, the business portal is a method of contact with the ATO without having to actually telephone them. For those of you who have had the experience of telephoning the ATO, you’ll realise thatContinue reading “Business Portal”

The TFT – an update

I was having a conversation with one of my staff the other day and I realised that for an outsider listening to us, it would have almost sounded like we were speaking another language. There are hundreds of acronyms used in the tax/accounting world and TFT stands for tax free threshold. A bit of historyContinue reading “The TFT – an update”

DIY Bookkeeping – Need help?

In the next month or so, we’ll be offering in office training refreshers for Quickbooks and Myob. The sessions will be run in small groups of 4 – 6 people at a cost of $75 per person. The refresher course will suit you if you have been using your program and after a refresher to learnContinue reading “DIY Bookkeeping – Need help?”

Last Tuesday……

Last Tuesday was an exciting day……any guesses why? I’m sure you are sitting there yelling at the screen “state budget day!!!” and as such you are absolutely correct. For those who may have missed it, I thought I’d do a brief recap of a few of the announcements. Are you a first home buyer orContinue reading “Last Tuesday……”

Audits and pink tutus

I try and keep a positive mindset but this year I realised that doom and gloom was a reality that I was likely to soon be faced with. Let me explain…… I annually attend a seminar called Tax Schools, imagine 400 accountants in a room together for 2 days – it’s a thrill let meContinue reading “Audits and pink tutus”

Take the time and save!

I’ve been trying to get all of my office housekeeping in order over the last couple of weeks. It won’t come as a surprise that I’m a list maker, I love the achievement of being able to cross each task off my list as I complete them. Unfortunately there has been one lurking item thatContinue reading “Take the time and save!”

Beep Beep Finance

Buying a car is fun – you get to choose make, model, colour and all the other things you want. The not so fun part is paying for it. Most cars are financed these days and I get lots of questions about the various types of finance available and the differences between each one. WhetherContinue reading “Beep Beep Finance”

Office gossip

There’s lots happening around here and I wanted to fill everyone in on all the office gossip. Newsletters, the Blog, Facebook and Twitter We are really enjoying this blog and being able to share hints, tips and information about topical issues. I’m proud to have kept to my new financial years resolution to date andContinue reading “Office gossip”