Acquisitions are rampant in the SME universe, and even the credit squeeze has not cooled the acquisitive fires. AMANDA GOME runs through the…
Acquisitions are rampant in the SME universe, and even the credit squeeze has not cooled the acquisitive fires. AMANDA GOME runs through the…
After months of shadow boxing between the major parties, yesterday’s events revealed two things: first, that we face six weeks of intense …
Lobbying by business groups will intensify as the 24 November 2007 election date nears. What are they asking for? Council of Small Business…
Retailers are likely to see a downturn in business over the next six weeks as consumers delay purchasing decisions until after the federal e…
Business and professional associations are big business, with annual revenue of close to $3.8 billion and steady growth forecast for the nex…
An unexpected surge in tax revenue has helped the Victorian budget to a $1.365 billion surplus for 2006-07. Budget documents released yester…
Business loves it when Labor talks tax incentives. And shadow treasurer Wayne Swan did not disappoint yesterday. While there is still no tax…
The Workplace Ombudsman has initiated a second prosecution against the Chilis chain of restaurants over allegations of unlawful treatment of…
The deliberate use of trading entities, or phoenix arrangements, that seek to evade tax are in the taxman’s sights. By TERRY HAYES of Thom…
Directors of failing companies are sometimes making their predicament even worse by breaking laws that require them to provide business info…
SMEs in the export sector will be a key focus of a tax office crackdown on the use of offshore tax havens to minimise income taxable in Aust…
The Federal Government’s WorkChoices is such a mess, it is making the much maligned award structure look a better choice. Are awards bett…
