December Newsletter
Your Legacy
Last month I had the privilege of attending a family function in Geelong with “the in-laws”. It was a terrific evening on a number of fronts but one thing that stood out to me was the “passing of the baton” from a grandfather to his grandsons.
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Changes to Industrial Relations Laws
What has changed?
The Federal Government introduced legislative changes that will impact on most employees between July 2009 and January 2010. Those changes include:
- The introduction of the Fair Work Act and its associated National Employment Standards
- Award modernisation aimed at simplifying the current state and federal award systems
- Changes to enterprise-based and individual workplace agreement arrangements.
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Difference between mark-up and margin
Do you really know the difference between mark-up and margin? Do you also understand the impact of discounting? Our experience tells us that many business people get them confused and the consequences of getting them wrong can be profound!
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Christmas parties and gifts - Fringe Benefits Tax and Deductibility
With Christmas less than two months away, most businesses will be planning their annual Christmas party. Now is an important time to consider the tax issues involved in providing a Christmas party and gifts to employees.
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Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009 - Medical Professionals
The ‘Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009’ is currently before the House of Representatives. This Bill is intended to give effect to the Increased MBS Compliance Audits (IMCA) initiative. The IMCA initiative was announced in the 2008-09 Budget. It aims to ensure the integrity of the Medicare scheme by:
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mta optima has expanded to Queensland
We’re thrilled to announce that we have established a Queensland office of mta optima!
We are have commenced our operation in Noosa on the the Sunshine Coast region, providing excellent, personalised service to the clients in south-eastern Queensland. We see it as a fantastic opportunity for our business. There are some wonderful opportunities for businesses to work with us to minimise their tax, maximise their growth and plan for and implement strategies that will see them create wealth.
Our staff in Queensland are all Victorian trained and supported and we’ll regularly have people from our Victorian office up there to work with our Queensland-based staff and customers.
We look forward to a fantastic future in the Sunshine State!
New Computer System
Many of our clients may be aware that we had severe problems with our server last month. Due to fatal errors with our hardware we were basically unable to work for an entire week. Luckily our backups were performed nightly and our data loss was kept to a minimum.
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Funny - Tax judgement accepts the bare facts
A nudist accountant has succeeded in claiming a tax deduction for trees that he planted on his property as a privacy screen. Anthony Russell, a “naturist”, planned to turn his property, located in the hinterland near Sarina in central Queensland, into a nudist retreat.
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Merry Christmas from all the staff at mta optima
Finally, all the staff from mta optima would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, as well as a happy and safe New Year. Thank you for your continued support through out 2009 and we look forward to working with you in 2010 and beyond.
Office Hours:
Closed at 12.00pm on the 23rd December 2009.
Re-open at 8.30am on the 4th January 2010.
For any urgent enquires please call 0419 333 799.
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