ATO here to help as new compliance program begins
Tax office boss vows empathetic approach to small businesses struggling under uncertain economic conditions, as new compliance program begins
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Small biz face major employment barriers
A shortage of skilled and motivated employees is a major barrier to employment for Queensland small business, a new survey
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ASIC reporting requirements streamlined
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission's (ASIC) reporting requirements for small business will be streamlined.
Financial Services and Regulation Minister Joe
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Gov't to consider SME impact of policies
Under changes announced today, federal government departments will be required to consider the impact on small business of any policy
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Boost to online info services for small biz
Small businesses will be able to play a greater role in major projects through an enhancement of the ISONET (Industrial
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Govt tables small biz IR amendments
The federal government has introduced into Parliament a series of reforms aimed at ensuring the industrial-relations system better meets the
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Half of all small biz's inadequately insured
Almost half (47%) of all small businesses admit they are inadequately insured, a national report commissioned by NRMA Insurance has
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Labor unveil limited small biz concessions
Small businesses will be given the option of paying GST on the basis of a Tax Office-supplied ratio, similar to
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Exposed : Howard's 'tricky' CGT breaks
If you're planning to book a tidy profit on an asset sale courtesy of John Howard's supposedly generous capital gains
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‘Abuse of market power' clarified by court
In an important decision regarding the misuse of market power, the Federal Court late yesterday decided unanimously that Boral Besser
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Medium & large firms join sml biz decline
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (ACCI) latest survey shows it is not only small businesses who are experiencing
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ACCC visits regional Aust'lia via satellite
This Wednesday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will convene a national satellite link-up that will allow small business
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68% of small biz lift prices 10% or more
Around 20% of small businesses across Australia changed their prices on July 1 this year under the belief they were
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Telstra + Samsung open SME telco centre
Small and medium-sized businesses in Brisbane now have the opportunity to explore the latest developments in telecommunications services and products
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Reith re-introduces four key IR reforms
The federal government has signalled its intention to again present in the Senate amending legislation that aims to exclude new
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Aussie, NAB, CBA + Citibank lift i/rates
Aussie Homes Loans today became the latest lender to lift rates on key business loans in the wake of last
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Warning about Wobbler virus is a hoax
Warnings of a powerful new virus known as 'Wobbler' are a hoax, according to virus software company Vet.
The warning -
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Tax Office clarifies PAYG l/ment dates
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed that PAYG (pay as you go) payments that fall due on a non-business
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NAB, CBA + ANZ lift key biz loan rates
The National, Commonwealth and ANZ banks today unveiled sizeable increases in their key business lending rates.
The National has bumped up
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CBA, BoQ + St.George change biz rates
A number of banks have unveiled further alterations to rates charged on a variety of business loans over the past
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