Parliament, the FWO, unions, employees and employers alike grappled with the ever-complex Fair Work Act in 2023.  . The Fair Work Ombudsman has had a very busy year. Its 2023 annual report detailed $509 million in unpaid wages recovered for 2...

  There are three main areas of significant change: Transition from stamp duty to annual property tax for commercial and industrial property. This will apply to commercial and industrial properties acquired on or after 1 July 2024. (exis...

The latest CreditorWatch data shows small businesses are being hardest hit by rising prices and interest rates.   . The average value of invoices has dropped by a third in the past 12 months and external administrations are up 81 per cent,...

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Come back each day and click on the next date for more inspirational and Christmas quotes. The Christmas and New Year holiday period is upon us again and we hope all our clients have a chance to relax and recover from a pretty torrid twelve months. ...

UPDATED: The end of LMITO and revised WFH rules have taken billions out of refunds, ATO figures reveal. . Tax refunds have plunged by an average of more than $580 this year for the millions who filed their returns by the October 31 deadline, ...

Today, data is an important product for all types of organisations. . Businesses often rely on email marketing and promotions to provide their customers with information about new products or to reach out to new customers and expand their rea...

UPDATED: Hardworking Australians deserve higher wages, the Treasurer says. . A 4.0 per cent surge in wages for the year to September – the fastest rate for 14 years – and a record 1.3 per cent spurt for the quarter was the welcome result of g...

  The Australian Government is assisting older Australians to work, if they are able and wish to do so, by allowing them to keep more of their pension when they have income from work.     Seniors may have substantial work income from an...

Many small business-owners experience this feeling when they look at their books.  You work hard, money comes in but it all just seems to disappear.  Why?   . An accountant will often say this ‘problem’ is hard to explain and understand, but ...