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Oldest Buildings in the World.
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What Drives Your Business Growth and Profits?
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Why employee v contractor comes down to fine print
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Sharing economy reporting regime for platform operators
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Countries producing the most solar power by gigawatt hours
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Illegal access nets $637 million
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Accessing superannuation benefits.
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Does your business have a company Power of Attorney?
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Labor tweaks stage 3 tax cuts to make room for ‘middle Australia’
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GrantConnect
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2 in 3 SMEs benefit from instant asset write-off, survey reveals
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Updated guidance on R&D claims
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Do you know how to recover debts?
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Wheat Production by Country
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What is a Commercial Lease?
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The year of workplace law upheaval
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In case you missed it – The company tax Bill that did pass Parliament.
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GST spotlight headed to smaller end of town
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Superannuation Amnesty – Maybe! Maybe Not!
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ATO drills in car-sharing focus this tax time
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What is Bankruptcy?
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Update of Australia's vital statistics
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ATO speaks on risk factors, surveillance triggers for FY19
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ATO’s corporate residency guidance cops backlash
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ATO dispels top tax time myths to clients as clampdown rolls out
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Tools for budgeting, cash flow, Super and more ….
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Guidance for SMSFs on transfer balance reporting
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ATO issues alert on super, tax scams
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Salary sacrifice integrity
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Understanding the evolution of blockchain and cryptocurrencies
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Update to Australia's vital statistics
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Tax Time Checklists- Individual, Company, Trust, Partnership and Super Funds
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SMSFs - Our 'hardest' jobs
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Tax Office reveals adventurous, dubious claims ahead of tax time
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ATO reveals top tax time mistakes, set to contact 1 million taxpayers
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Watch out for charges with incoming GST laws.
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Super savings gap for women stuck at 30%
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‘Wipe the slate clean’: Clients, accountants urged to use new amnesty period
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