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3 Advantages of Digital Signing for Businesses

Digital signing, versus the traditional “wet” signature, has become increasingly popular in recent years.  More and more countries across the globe have endorsed the legal validity of digital signing, enabling businesses to digitize entire workflows and further optimize management processes. Whether you’re preparing an employee work agreement, finalizing a new client contract, or submitting an

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Business

Why giving back is good for your business

If your business hasn’t made it a habit to support a good cause, here’s why you should: giving back does more than make a difference in your community. Participating in charitable activities can have a positive impact on your staff, your customers and your bottom line. Customers want to support companies that demonstrate a commitment

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Business

Strengthening your balance sheet

Your balance sheet (now more correctly called a Statement of Financial Position) reveals a great deal about your business, including the total value of your assets – the things you own; how much you owe to others – your liabilities; and the level of your solvency. These three aspects will be studied carefully by lenders

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Business

What to Look For In A Payment Management System

Quick and efficient payment options benefit both small business owners and their customers. Consumers are used to flexibility – cash, check or charge? – when buying from large retailers. If you’re a cash-or-check only operation, consider how many sales you may be losing – and how your business would grow if your customers could pay

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Business

Bookkeeping Basics for Small Business Owners

On average, small business owners spend 10 hours each week recording, organizing, and processing financial transactions – everything from accounts receivable and payable, to employee payments, expense receipts and supplier invoices. While the process may be time-consuming (and tedious!), effective bookkeeping is the foundation of sound financial management – which in turn, is the lifeblood

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Taxation

New Small Business Restructure Rollover

The Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Restructure Rollover) Act 2016 was officially sanctioned and came into effect on 1 July 2016. The new Small Business Restructure Rollover forms part of the Growing Jobs and Small Business package.

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Taxation

Update on the ATO Data Matching Program for Lifestyle assets and Property transactions

The ATO is increasing data matching activities to identify discrepancies amongst individual taxpayers such as undeclared income and incorrect claims. These activities include online selling (eBay) transactions as well as information regarding visa holders in Australia. In addition, Lifestyle assets and historic property transactions will be reviewed. Lifestyle Assets The ATO published their Lifestyle assets

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Business

Protect Your Small Business from Cyber Attack

Many small business owners assume that cyber attacks only happen to big companies, banks or governments. But the truth is, limited knowledge of digital security and lack of defences make small businesses particularly vulnerable to attack. Research shows that 71% of all cyber attacks happen to businesses with less than 100 employees – and yet

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