by mbrownlee | Oct 5, 2016 | News
Fifty-eight per cent of successful business owners surveyed by Xero said spending time with family in the evening was crucial to their success.Twenty-eight per cent per cent said they turned off their phones and laptops after business hours.According to the study,...
by mbrownlee | Oct 4, 2016 | News
David Court partner Holley Nethercote says most accountants won’t be able to provide class of product advice for insurance, but those who have chosen to obtain full ASFLs need to be aware of the common issues with insurance advice.In the past few years, a contentious...
by mbrownlee | Oct 3, 2016 | News
Solicitor Jaime Lumsden Kelly from the Fold said it is very important that the client understands what financial advice is being provided when they receive advice services, because misunderstandings around this has the potential to lead to disputes.An important step...
by mbrownlee | Sep 30, 2016 | News
Planet Consulting principal consultant Rob Pillans said technology has given rise to a whole new set of risks for accountants to be aware of.While these risks affect the business community at large, accounting firms he said could be targeting by hackers in particular...
by mbrownlee | Sep 29, 2016 | News
DBA Lawyers director Bryce Figot explained that under the current law, if someone died with assets in an SMSF that were carrying an unrealised capital gain of $2 million, so long as the assets were supporting a pension upon death, the pension exemption would generally...
