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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Business confidence slump ‘worse than GFC’
New Sensis data shows Australia has experienced a record fall in business confidence during the June quarter
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QLD BUDGET ‘10-11: Business investment remains tight, tipped to grow
Early uncertainty over the economic outlook doubled with tight credit conditions is expected to reduce Queensland business investment by 16.5 percent in 2009-10
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Business conditions dip for Aussie SMEs: NAB survey
New data shows business conditions, profit growth and cash flow of Australia’s SMEs slipped in the March quarter
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Small business bankruptcy to hit record levels
Australia’s small businesses are feeling the summer heat, with insolvencies at record levels
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Small biz gets a look in on TPA review
The effect of the competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act on small business will be part of a major
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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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Family businesses are bracing for downturn
Family businesses are preparing for recession, with nearly 60% of respondents to the latest industry survey believing Australia faces a
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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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Super, not GST, family biz election issue
Pressure is mounting on the federal government to abolish or phase out the unpopular Superannuation Surcharge, with last weekend's West
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Biz coming to terms with GST burden
Businesses are starting to come to terms with the GST's compliance requirements, the latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations
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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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Odds firm for no interest-rate change
The Reserve Bank (RBA) board is meeting this morning to decide whether the Australian economy needs a further stimulus in
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SA Budget delivers business-tax cuts
South Australia has followed the lead of New South Wales and Victoria and unveiled a range of business tax cuts
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Macfarlane blasts Labor's ‘BAS rip-off'
Labor's promised simplification of the GST reporting and reconciliation process will result in some small businesses paying too much GST
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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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New taxes lead to increased bankruptcy #s
Bankruptcy figures for the two years to March 2001 clearly show the "first casualties of the new taxation system", and
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