Use Cloud Services to Boost Productivity

Use Cloud Services to Boost Productivity

New businesses use cloud services to boost productivity & revenue. According to a recent survey by Google, nearly 80% of new  businesses across the Asia-Pacific region are using cloud services to save time, boost productivity, and achieve rapid growth....
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Private Health Insurance Rebate Changes

From 1 July 2012, the Government introduced three new “Private Health Insurance Tiers”. Private Health fund members will no longer be guaranteed the minimum 30% rebate. In addition, the Medicare Levy Surcharge will also be progressively increased based on annual...
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Federal Budget 2014-2015

On Tuesday 13 May 2014 Joe Hockey and the Liberal party released their first budget in power. As expected the Liberals started on their pursuit of reducing the deficit created by the Labor party. Their plan is to reduce the deficit to $2.8billion by 2017/18 compared...
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Changes to the Privacy Act

From 12 March 2014 changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth)came in to effect.  Who does this apply to? The Privacy Act protects personal information handled by government agencies and departments, and private sector organisations (with an annual...
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Time To Check That Odometer Reading!

With the end of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year rapidly approaching, the time has come to check the odometer readings for all vehicles held within associated entities. This odometer reading must be documented for each vehicle, as at 31 March 2014 (this Monday). The...
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Non-Profit Organisations Targeted

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have recently directed their audit attention to the non-profit sector. The organisations that the ATO have been targeting are predominantly those who have not lodged an income tax return for a number of financial years, on the...