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Money is NOT important and most things are NOT urgent

Jun 13, 2009

Tags: Family

It may seem strange that an accountant would say that money is not important. But I was lucky in that I was never brought up to be materialistic.

Those annoying banks & their meaningless letters

Jun 05, 2009

Tags: Family

Here are multi-billion companies, with all the latest technology, smartest people, etc in the world. Yet when it comes to approving a piddly little loan, of say $10,000, for a good customer (with a great credit history and track record) that they can’t make a decision themselves UNLESS they have a letter from the customer's accountant saying what the purpose of the loan is.

Mr Taxman's top twenty tax tips for 2009

May 25, 2009

Tags: Children, Education, Employees, Family, Small Business, Super

Times are tough so every dollar saved counts. Last week I provided the first ten of my top twenty tax tips for this financial year. This week I now provide you with my Top Ten Tax Tips for 2009. Remember that tax planning should be 365 days per year not just one month. These strategies are just as useful on 1 July.
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