How to avoid ‘death by PowerPoint’
Many of us have sat through slide presentations that are boring and lifeless, but with a bit more thought, you can save your audience from tedium.
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Selling your services
Selling your services
The accounting, medicine, law and engineering professions are realising they can no longer rely – or survive - on referrals and reputation alone....
Golden rules for advertising
Golden rules for advertising
Truth in advertising is not just a slogan - it's the law. The Australian Consumer Law ensures businesses compete on a level playing field in...
Taking the corporate approach
Taking the corporate approach
SMSFs with sole-purpose corporate trustees - that is, acting in no other capacities - have been touted as superior for many years. While the...
Dividend washing gets an airing
Dividend washing gets an airing
Taxation Determination TD 2014/10 deals with what is known as 'dividend washing. ln the ATO's view, dividend washing occurs when shareholders...
Owners corporation fees: find the balance
Owners corporation fees: find the balance
The saying goes you get what you pay for. Yet when it comes to owners corporation fees, investors are concerned that they are being hit with...
Alienation alert
Alienation alert
Tax is ever changing, but some things never change. The concern with alienation of personal exertion income through trusts is one of those...
Disclosure overload, tackled at last
Disclosure overload, tackled at last
As preparers were turning their minds to reporting season, the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) published atimely staff paper, To...
Making audits measure up
Making audits measure up
Auditors have a critical role in ensuring that Australian investors can be confident and informed in making their investment decisions....
Accounting rainmakers need new sales skills
Accounting rainmakers need new sales skills
While marketing (such as events, sponsorships and brochures) and advertising can stimulate awareness and interest, these activities are not...
7 things you must not reveal on social media
7 things you must not reveal on social media
No longer are we depended on old media outlets to display out thoughts and opinions.Increasingly and alarmingly, the things we do in our lives...
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