What are individual tax deductions? If you’re an employee who is paid a salary or wages by your employer, you are classed as an individual by the ATO. Each year you are required to submit an individual tax return and the expenses you can claim on your return are called individual tax deductions. As an […]
Emotional Intelligence: Your key to better business
Q: What do many of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world have in common? A: A high level of Emotional Intelligence So, What is Emotional Intelligence? Now included in many management courses, emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions and those of the people around you. People with a […]
Business Record Keeping – The lifeline of your business!
If you’re not keeping your business record keeping up to date? You could be seriously damaging the future of your business! When you’re a small business owner time is scarce. It’s easy to get buried in the responsibilities of looking after customers, staff and providers. Add to this the associated admin needs that require immediate attention […]
Teacher tax deductions
The first thing you need to know about teacher tax deductions is: there are a lot of them! Tax deductions for teachers are numerous, so if you know what you’re entitled to claim you could see a nice increase in your tax refund when you do your next tax return. Let’s be honest though, the […]
Claim Charity Donations: Will Your Good Will Earn You a Tax Deduction?
Did you know that you might be able to claim charity donations as a tax deduction on your tax return. If the charity you have donated to is registered as a Deductible Gift Recipient you can usually claim charity donations on your tax return. Read on to see what you can and can’t claim: What is […]
Tax Deductions for Nurses and Health Professionals
Do you know what the most common tax deductions for nurses and other health professional are? Nurses and health professionals do an important job that keeps the rest of us fit and well, but if you’re in the medical profession and you’re not looking after your finances as well as you look after your patients, you […]
Your Native Language: An asset to your business
Australian small business owners make up a rich melting pot of culture and language As a consultant or service provider, your language could be a valuable asset. Our own network of over 1000 finance professionals has a fantastic selection of people from all over the world. Each of them bring languages and backgrounds that contribute to Etax Local’s […]
How the $20,000 tax break for small business will help YOU!
Archived content – visit out blog for more tax resources Australia’s Small Businesses were looked upon favourably in the 2015 Budget. Treasurer, Joe Hockey, no stranger to Small Business himself, announced tax cuts and tax breaks for the 96% of businesses that fall into the Small Business category. The $5.5 billion Jobs and Small Business […]
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