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FPA offers to ‘give’ FPEC to the profession in a bid to raise education standards

Sep 15, 2014

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

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has offered to step back from the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) to give the council a chance to be recognised as the peak education standard-setting body for the whole financial planning industry.

Understanding the alphabet soup of financial planning’s new education standards

Aug 29, 2014

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

The financial planning industry is awash in an alphabet soup of accreditations, certifications, designations and qualifications.

Paying a tax agent? One in three use ATO’S DIY option

Aug 23, 2014

Tags: 101 Ways, Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Deductions, Employees, Employers, Family, Personal tax

ONE in three Australians are choosing the do-it-yourself option at tax time and bypassing the need for an accountant to file their returns.

Essential accounting tips for small business owners

Aug 22, 2014

Tags: Chartered Accountant, Company tax, Small Business, Starting a Business

When starting up a new business, it's easy to get caught up in the marketing and sales aspects of the operation. Yet it's important to implement an organized accounting system right from the start, both to keep finances in line and to minimize confusion when tax deadlines roll around.

The dangers of DIY tax

Aug 03, 2014

Tags: 101 Ways, Accountant Sydney, Deductions, Employees, Family, Personal tax

MILLIONS of taxpayers who do their own tax returns are being warned to watch out for the traps that can be costly at this time of the year.
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