REMINDER: THE SA STATE BUDGET AND BUYING OR SELLING BUSINESS
Now is the time to buy a business. As part of the South Australian State Budget 2015-16, a range of taxes and duties affecting business transactions have been abolished or will be phased out. Stamp duty on items such as non-fixed equipment, assets and intellectual...
PROTECTING YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: TRADE SECRETS
In business, sometimes the most valuable asset an organisation has is its creative ideas, managerial processes, unique expressions and branding. These may be things that ultimately provide a business with the competitive advantage that it needs to be successful. We...
LOST TRUST DEEDS
I've lost the trust deed governing my family trust or SMSF – what are my options? Discretionary trusts and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) are often used as wealth management tools for businesses, families and individuals. Every trust and self-managed...
AVOIDING MISLEADING & DECEPTIVE CONDUCT IN YOUR BUSINESS: THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD
It is a basic moral principle that telling lies (or generally being conniving, misleading and deceptive) is the wrong thing to do. We try to justify the telling of untruths or even attempt to pass off some lies (white lies) as not so bad as others but deep down, we...
COMPANY NAME, ACN AND ABN COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Do you know the consequences of non-compliance in the display of your company name, ACN or ABN requirements? The consequences of not complying with Australian Company Number (ACN) or Australian Business Number (ABN) requirements under the Corporations Act of 2001 can...
AGRIBUSINESS – HOW TO INCREASE YOUR PROFITABILITY WITHOUT BUYING MORE LAND.
Are you a farmer looking to improve your profitability? Well, what farmer wouldn’t! An obvious option is to increase the amount of land you farm. Statistics indicate that overhead costs per hectare generally reduce as the amount of farm land increases; so the more...
DUTIES OF AN EXECUTOR
If you’ve been appointed as an Executor of someone’s estate, do you know what your duties are? The task of being the Executor is not always straightforward, and coupled with the emotions of having lost a family member or friend; the task can seem even more...
THE NEW ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVES
Prior to 1 July 2014, the provisions under the Guardianship and Administration Act (SA) 1993 enabled you to appoint a person to act as your guardian, pursuant to an Enduring Power of Guardianship document. Once appointed, your guardian was then able to make personal...
HOW TO AVOID SPAM
One of my tasks as Practice Manager is to monitor and review incoming emails addressed to the “generic” business inbox and every now and then I find an email that really distresses me. In fact just last week I opened one such email. What was the cause of my distress...
THE SAFE OPTION: TIPS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS COMPLY WITH AUSTRALIA’S PRODUCT SAFETY LAWS
Does your business sell products to Australian consumers? Do you know whether products sold by your business comply with Australia’s product safety laws? What do I need to know about Australia’s Product Safety Laws? Most products that are sold to Australian consumers...
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