This year’s highly anticipated Budget sets in motion key aspects of the economic recovery plan through a mixture of tax cuts, business concessions and bold measures to stimulate spending and investment.
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2020-21 Federal Budget: “all about jobs” plus record deficit, big spending, backdated tax cuts and more
On Tuesday, 6 October 2020, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the 2020-21 Federal Budget, his second Budget.
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Pre-Budget business tax concessions announced
Ahead of the 2020-21 Federal Budget, the Government has announced a range of new tax concessions for small and medium sized businesses.
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Time to review long-held practices for directors’ fees
The changing requirements for reporting directors’ fees have intersected with COVID-19 economic stimulus measures, activity statement reporting and Services Australia increasing potential compliance risks. Several issues have arisen which demand attention.
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Building a coaching culture in tax & accounting organisations
Sarah Elliott, co-founder of Intend2Lead, says her work as a coach allows her to teach & cultivate more evolved leaders in tax & accounting.
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Are you on top of the basics? Five lessons for when your client calls
Ready for some straight talk? If you’re a tax practitioner, you need to be across these five topics and if you’re not, you need help, warns tax expert Ray Cummings.…
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Supporting Clients Through COVID-19
With massive government stimulus measures on offer to help Australian businesses ride the COVID-19 fallout, CPA Australia’s Gavin Ord, manager of business and investment policy, warns that taking advantage of these offers without professional advice could be a costly mistake. Whether it’s to fast-track access to payments or to alert clients to potential traps, never has good advice been more valuable.
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Here’s to turning a negative into a positive: 5 tips for accountants
Wine! Now that I’ve got your attention, I wanted to share my experience of buying a few bottles recently and highlight the valuable lesson for accountants to get customer service…
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Three ways for accounting practices to build relationships that grow revenue
Technological change is transforming the business models of firms in the tax world, allowing accountants to move from a singular focus on compliance to a broader adviser role – and…
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