Businesses face being slugged with package tax

Businesses face being slugged with package tax

Fairfax Media has reported that it obtained documents from the Department of Home Affairs proposing a tax on packages coming to Australia from overseas, with the aim of recouping the cost of customs and security in scanning packages for illicit goods.Read the full...
10 ways to identify a failing business

10 ways to identify a failing business

In a matter of just weeks, Aussie Farmers Direct, Doughnut Time, Zachary The Label and Kangaroo Tent City & BBQs have all gone under, while there have been concerns around the viability of ASX-listed companies Retail Food Group and Myer. Read the full article on...
Businesses at risk as half of leaders forgo a will

Businesses at risk as half of leaders forgo a will

HLB Mann Judd’s Georgina Ridhalgh said that business owners have become increasingly nervous about their ability to protect themselves and their family from risk, with the firm’s SME Research Report 2017/18 finding the issue has rapidly overtaken other traditional...
‘Big business needs tax cuts to support small business’

‘Big business needs tax cuts to support small business’

“We need to see the tax cuts brought in for larger businesses over the next 10 years because we know a lot of small and medium-sized businesses depend so much on the success of larger businesses,” James Pearson, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry...