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Getting out: succession vs exit plans for accountants
Getting out: succession vs exit plans for accountants
The terms ‘succession’ and ‘exit plan’ in business carry two different meanings or perceptions, says Joanna Oakey, Managing Partner of Aspect...
Nine steps to prepare your business for the export market
Nine steps to prepare your business for the export market
Key points Export businesses are typically more productive than those who stay on home soil.  There are many grants and other support services...
Close to the bone: what insolvency accountants wish every SME owner knew
Close to the bone: what insolvency accountants wish every SME owner knew
The construction industry accounted for nearly a third of businesses that entered external administration in 2022-23. Over the past few years,...
Email template
Email template
Note: Adapt this template to suit your clients and business – in particular, update the section that prompts your contacts to reach out to you...
How did the budget deal with international ties this year?
How did the budget deal with international ties this year?
Compared to the last Budget where all multinationals were in the spotlight with a broad focus on tax avoidance and inappropriate profit shifting,...
A super balancing act
A super balancing act
For several years, superannuation has been a political football, trapped in the short-term budgetary cycle. But arguably, since the Costello...
Taxing the supplies of low-value imported goods
Taxing the supplies of low-value imported goods
As with many technical issues on the reform agenda at the moment, there is a likelihood of changes after the time of writing. However,...
Tax withholding on property purchases
Tax withholding on property purchases
It impacts upon purchasers of direct interests in property but is also relevant for purchasers of shares in non-listed property-rich companies...
Time to get moving on limited AFSL
Time to get moving on limited AFSL
The so-called accountants’ exemption regarding the giving of SMSF advice ends on 1 July 2016. Currently, accountants are allowed to provide...
Tax-efficient investing
Tax-efficient investing
In a complex and busy world, we need to remind ourselves that sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest di fference. Let’s say we...
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