Ticking Things off your Bucket List

Ticking Things off your Bucket List

We all have things we want to do before our time runs out on this planet.  They are different for all of us and can include holidays, experiences or adventures. For me, one of the things on my bucket list is to take all the family (wife and 3 children) to Canada for a...
6 End of Year Tax Tips

6 End of Year Tax Tips

  It is that time of year again where business owners start thinking of legitimate ways of reducing their tax before 30 June.  Here are 6 end of year tax tips $20,000 instant asset write off As for 2015, the federal governments instant asset write-off is again a...
The Importance of a Business Plan

The Importance of a Business Plan

In 1992 a British psychologist conducted a study on elderly patients in a Scottish hospital, all of whom were having hip or knee replacments.  Back then (not sure if it is different now), recovery from a hip replacement was painful and hard work.  The patients had to...
Beware the ATO Scam

Beware the ATO Scam

We have received several phone calls in the last month from clients who have received rather disturbing phone calls.  The caller on the end of the phone say they are from the Australian Taxation Office.  They then proceed to say one of several things, examples of...