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Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... legislation aiming to reduce the harshness of the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC), claiming it is burdensome on small businesses. Cbus chief executive, David Atkin, said the non-payment of super is growing with estimates indicating it already exceeds ...

Crowe Horwath progressing growth ambitions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... executive for the Sydney office, Mark Duke, is now looking to consolidate its financial advice business through small businesses and individuals in both metropolitan and regional Australia. "We want to look at opportunities to provide some more value ...

IFAs to benefit from ASIC SME focus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... registration space. Speaking at the National Council of Small Business Australia Conference in Sydney, Tanzer noted that small businesses, with fewer than 20 employees, represent ASIC's "largest customer," saying that they represented 96% of Australian ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... issues AVCAL wants addressed include moving to quarterly research and development (R&D) tax refunds for eligible small businesses; continuing to improve proposed new employee share scheme rules for startups; and implementing the Board of Taxation's recent ...

AIA launches business life insurance benefit

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... for a flexible way to top up cover at key stages in the life cycle of their business. "With over two million small businesses operating across the country it makes sense for us to look at ways to better service the SME market," she said. "The Business ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... consumer discretionary (up 1.2%). How can these sectors not be happy little vegemites with Budget 2015/16 handing small businesses - primarily, retailers - tax cuts and accelerated depreciation on their investment spend. But as is always the case, there's ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... 15.5 cents higher at $7.885. Retail stocks are benefitting from Tuesday night's budget announcement to allow small businesses to claim a tax deduction for the full value of assets worth up to $20,000 in a single year, rather than over five years as had ...

Budget projections risk being too optimistic, economists warn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... to economic growth." Referring to the $5 billion infrastructure plan for northern Australia and tax cuts for small businesses, the analysts noted that "these measures are fairly small in size, and are unlikely to materially boost investment."

IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Financial Planning Association general manager for policy and conduct Dante De Gori said the budget proposals for small businesses were "very good". "This year's budget, they have concentrated on small business, so there are two aspects there. I think ...

Hockey defends budget backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... opportunities in the future. We are focusing on partnerships with Japan, China and India to give Australia's small businesses the chance to export in the same way that iron ore miners have been able to export," he said.