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Welcome to the final edition of our online newsletter for 2006. We hope that you have enjoyed reading our newsletter over the past year and hope that you have found it to be both informative and useful. We look forward to continuing to bring you this and many other great services that we offer in the New Year.
From all of us here at Alexanders, we thank you for your continued loyalty and support and would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year and look forward to working with you in the coming year.
Sheriff Iskander and the team at Alexanders.
Are you making the most of the festive season?
The time of gift-giving and Christmas parties is now upon us and the business expenses are adding up. But effective management of your holiday budget can help to minimise your expenses.
With the Australian Tax Office (ATO) recently announcing an increase of its Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) audit activities, it is important to get the best advice for your business in order to limit your exposure to future audit activities.
There is no separate FBT category, and you may encounter many different circumstances when providing these to your staff. The following article will help you to determine whether there are FBT implications arising from your office Christmas Party or gift giving. Read more...
Last month the Minister for Small Business announced that the Government will introduce new legislation to standardise the eligibility criteria for small business concessions. This will take effect from the 1st of July 2007 and will affect small businesses that turn over less than $2 million per annum. Read more...
Since its completion in mid December last year many of you will have driven along the M7 motorway. It is Australia’s largest infrastructure project to date, since the construction of the M7 there has been a massive increase in both the volume of land traded and the price of land neighbouring the M7. Read more...
You don’t need a crystal ball to build wealth in investment markets. You can make money by simply investing a fixed amount at regular intervals over a period of time. You can also take the guesswork of trying to pick the right time to buy and sell, and not have to worry about putting all your money in the market at one time. This strategy is called ‘dollar cost averaging’ and it can turn the ups and downs of investment markets to your advantage. Read more...
Maintaining an up-to-date back-up file can save your business. Data is a vital business asset; however it is also a fragile one. A hard drive crash, a computer virus or a natural disaster could instantly result in the loss of all your customer lists and financial records. Unfortunately, most businesses don’t think about making a back-up copy of their business data until after such a disaster strikes. The risk is even greater during the Christmas period as your office may be unattended and if disaster strikes it will not be discovered until it’s too late. Read more...
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