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Turn your small business into a big one

Feb 16, 2015

Tags: 101 Ways, Financial Planning, Small Business, Starting a Business

Many business owners start out with the idea of turning their fledgling enterprise into a big business, but only a handful achieve this.

The super co-contribution: Still amongst the best deals in town

Feb 06, 2015

Tags: 101 Ways, Deductions, Financial Planning, Personal tax, SMSF, Super

If you were walking down the street and saw $500 lying on the ground, what would you do?

Transfer pricing rules the ‘core’ of the problem: Deakin tax expert

Jan 28, 2015

Tags: 101 Ways, CGT, Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Deductions, FBT, Financial Planning

A Deakin University tax expert has called on the Government to strengthen existing double tax treaty agreements to curtail the practice of foreign companies siphoning untaxed profits from Australia.

Raftery Back to School Tips for 2015

Jan 21, 2015

Tags: 101 Ways, Chartered Accountant, Children, Education, Family, Financial Planning

Deakin’s financial planning expert shares back to school savings tips

Financial planners are 50 years behind accountants in education standards

Jan 12, 2015

Tags: 101 Ways, Education, Employees, Employers, Financial Planning, SMSF

Financial planners still lag decades behind accountants in terms of educational requirements for those who practice within the two sectors, according to the head of one of Australia’s largest financial planning university programs.
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