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Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Altima Interactive provides web business consulting, web design and web development to help people grow their business online. Read more

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Upclose & Virtual provides professional, cost effective, secretarial services for businesses and individuals throughout Australia to reduce the bur... Read more

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Tonto Digital helps small businesses use the internet, in all its glory, to attract new customers and grow their business. Read more

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Presentation Studio offers a complete presentation design service, from PowerPoint Templates and Design, and Training to Public Speaker coaching. T... Read more

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Nominal Accounting Software develops, sell and supports a micro business management software. Read more

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill helps her clients achieve their goals by communicating as well as possible with the people who matter to them. This can be done by ... Read more

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Golden Days Images preserves old photos and places them on DVD and CD. They are also branching out into capturing small events involving filming an... Read more

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim helps small business owners start, grow and lead their business, so that they can create the life they want. Read more

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Lightbulb Coaching helps people find solutions to problems that are keeping them from shining brightly through face-to-face and phone coaching sess... Read more

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing assists people in purchasing their dream home by finding them the best home loan. Read more

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Slidemaster is a PowerPoint specialist company offering comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation designs and solutions, which leave lasting impression... Read more

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Function5 Web Design creates and manages an online presence for small businesses, from basic information websites through to feature rich shopping ... Read more

Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping

Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping

Amanda Pearce is an Australian MYOB bookkeeper and virtual assistant who works with small companies. Read more

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell is a virtual secretary who does administration and back office work from secretarial to bookkeeping. Read more

Paula Durrant, Durrant’s Accounting Services Pty Ltd

Paula Durrant, Durrant’s Accounting Services Pty Ltd

Paula Durrant is a tax accountant for small to medium businesses, and high income individuals. Read more

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton helps people make their events exciting and memorable with performances of the mysteries of the mind. Read more

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

OzKidsActivities is an online directory for kids activities, classes, entertainment, events and birthday party venues. Read more

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones provides property maintenance services within Ringwood, Ringwood North and Warranwood. Read more

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Bubbling With Energy provides entertainment and amusements for corporate events and private parties including jumping castles, mechanical bulls, su... Read more

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Akitso Web Design is a web design company that sells fully-featured professional websites to small businesses. They make getting a website for your... Read more

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual
Troy Dean, Tonto Digital
Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio
Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting
Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy
Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images
Deb Pilgrim
Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching
Tom Mewing, Aussie
Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design
Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design
Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping
Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration
Paula Durrant, Durrant’s Accounting Services Pty Ltd
Simon Paxton
Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd
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Finance | Business tax tips

Dealing with business tax and understanding tax minimisation is a crucial part of running any small business. Tax time seems to come around very quickly each year, so it is wise not to leave everything until the last minute!

This section provides plenty of business tax help, including how to reduce tax by maximising tax deductions, donations and other tax deductions, the differences between legal control and beneficial ownership as well as the benefits of do-it-yourself superannuation.

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Tax invoices too taxing?

06 Aug 11 | Michael Quinn

Tax invoices are an inevitable part of doing business in Australia, but many business owners aren’t clear about what needs to be listed on them to ensure they’re valid. Read more

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Tax time tips

25 Jun 11 | Richard Stewart

When it comes to the end of the financial year, you need to make the most of any tax benefits, and to do what you can to minimise your tax liability for the current year. Here are some useful tax time tips. Read more

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Capital gains tax (CGT) FAQs

01 Jun 11 | Michael Quinn

Confused about capital gains tax (CGT)? You’re not alone – it’s an area of taxation many people find hard to come to grips with. This overview should help. Read more

Comments: 2

Tax compliance and the micro business sector

03 Dec 10 | Richard Stewart

There are 2.7 million micro businesses in Australia, collectively accounting for nearly two-thirds of the country’s tax debt at any one point in time, so tax compliance is an important issue for the micro business sector. Read more

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Should you register for GST?

04 Jun 10 | Heather Smith

One of the first decisions to be made when starting a new business is whether you should register for GST. Here I’ll discuss the key issues you need to consider. Read more

Comments: 14

Who is preparing your business activity statement (BAS)?

21 May 10 | Ingrid Louise

If you pay someone to complete your business activity statement (BAS), or if you provide such a service yourself, you may be affected by recent legislative changes. Read more

Comments: 11

GST for small business

08 Apr 10 | Ingrid Louise

If GST causes you stress, here are some simple concepts you need to understand, and some strategies for bringing GST for small business under control. Read more

Comments: 7

Beneficial ownership: Saving through the other deductible rule

19 Nov 06 | Tony Melvin

The Other Deductible Rule can save you time and money by allowing you to pay for expenses directly from your business' earnings. This article discusses the differences between legal control and beneficial ownership. Read more

Comments: 7

Donations and other tax deductions

08 Jun 06 | Jeremy Britton

If you’re thinking about your taxes for this financial year, t's not too late to save on tax by spending on tax deductible items. Here are some suggestions about donations and other tax deductions. Read more

Comments: 3

DIY Super: The benefits of do-it-yourself superannuation

09 May 06 | Jeremy Britton

If you have ever wanted to take control of your financial destiny, do-it-yourself superannation (DIY super) is perhaps one of the best ways to do it. Read more

Comments: 18

Reducing tax by maximising tax deductions

13 Apr 06 | Tony Melvin

All soloists want to learn how to minimise their tax obligations and maximise tax deductions. This article helps you grasp the fundamentals of reducing your tax via legitimate deductions. Read more

Comments: 10

 

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