Solomon Islands: small businesses, big potential
Micro, small, and medium enterprises are the engine of many economies. In the Solomon Islands, they hold the key to a more prosperous future.
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How can Australians feel more empowered?
How can Australians feel more empowered?
One of the frustrations I seem to encounter both in my personal life and in my work, is the frequency of disempowerment. When I experience...
Accountants who embrace change will flourish
Accountants who embrace change will flourish
Remember Kodak? That’s right, that very successful American company that had been around since 1888 that thought they sold film. Well, they did...
What an SMSF auditor can do to avoid litigation
What an SMSF auditor can do to avoid litigation
In both instances, the trustees of the SMSF invested with a trusted friend or adviser, who also owned a percentage of the firm preparing the...
How the ATO will close the tax gap?
How the ATO will close the tax gap?
The tax gap project arose from our desire to build a broad suite of effectiveness measures to assess our performance as the administrator of the...
Impact of the GDPR on Australian businesses
Impact of the GDPR on Australian businesses
Even if you merely monitor your clients’ behaviour when they are travelling in the EU, you’ll need to comply with the GDPR. The GDPR expands the...
The changing nature of depreciation
The changing nature of depreciation
Depreciation claims still strong despite changes During the 2015-16 financial year, just under 3 million property investors claimed deductions...
Understanding your strengths
Understanding your strengths
The best leaders, the best business units and the best organisations employ a strengths-based focus. Here, I talk about how you can do that for...
Six networking tips to supercharge your business in 2019
Six networking tips to supercharge your business in 2019
There comes a time when you need to generate new business outside of your current clients. How you do this is partly dependent on the level of...
Improving compliance on tax deductions for work-related expenses
Improving compliance on tax deductions for work-related expenses
Recent unpublished ATO research has found that many taxpayers think it is wrong to over-claim work-related expenses and intend to do their best...
Why ASIC is putting a stop to ICOs
Why ASIC is putting a stop to ICOs
ASIC’s two key concerns – misleading and deceptive information in the materials used to market the ICOs and breaches of the financial services...
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