How To Prepare A BAS Statement
How to prepare a BAS statement is a question that many small business owners want answers to. You can save much stress and heartache by outsourced bookkeeping No matter what accounting software system...
View ArticleGold Coast Bookkeeping: When BAS Is Due On Weekend / Public Holiday
We’ve been asked what happens when the BAS is due on a weekend or Public Holiday, as is the case for the December quarter (normally due 28 February) The ATO website advised that: “Lodgment and/or...
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Bookkeeping: ATO Searching Facebook
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is searching Facebook as well as other social networking sites to chase offshore investors According to tax expert Tony Anamourlis, who’s a lecturer at Latrobe...
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Free Accounting Software To Replace ATO E-Record?
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) announced that their E-Record system will not be available from July 2010. Check out this free accounting software system that may suit your needs So where does...
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Taxing Time For Accountants and Bookkeepers
August is always a busy month for bookkkeepers – with clients keen to lodge their tax returns for the previous financial year We’ve been getting a number of enquiries from people asking us to lodge...
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How To Spot An ATO Refund Hoax
We’ve been getting heaps of spam emails with subject headings “ATO Refund“, “TAXE Refound“, “Please confirm your refund” and they are all hoax emails apparently from the Australian Taxation Office...
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Q1 BAS due 28 October 2010
Gold Coast businesses reporting quarterly would have received notification from the ATO that the Q1 BAS is due for lodgement before 28 October 2010 Many Gold Coast business owners struggle with getting...
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Financial Window Dressing Or Cooking The Books?
You may have heard of financial window dressing, or cooking the books. It seems to be a skill that governments have mastered at all levels, from local through to Federal governments Financial window...
View ArticleWhirlpool Forum Sending Ripples Into Big Pond
We’ve always been concerned about the amount of information that companies “require” when there’s every likelihood of such incidents as the Whirlpool forum sending ripples into Big Pond on Friday. A...
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WARNING: Hoax – ATO Email Tax Agent Report – Delayed Tax Returns
WARNING: We’ve been receiving emails with the subject heading [click image for larger picture] Tax Agent Report – Delayed Tax Returns we believe it to be a hoax – there’s an attached file that they...
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