Are You Safe?
By David Prattent MarketWatch has been doing a lot of glaring and cursing lately; glaring at an unresponsive computer screen and swearing at the NBN. Or the non-NBN more to the point. So while he tries to calm himself and get his blood pressure back to something approaching normal, he has been pondering on his […]
It’s the Most WONDERFUL Time of the Year…!
By Alisa Sainoski It is getting closer and closer to the most wonderful time of the year. Now most of you will be lucky enough to be invited to Christmas parties and receive Christmas gifts but what about the people throwing these exciting parties and giving you those lovely gifts, how does that affect them? […]
7 Must-Do Actions for Every Small Business
So you’ve been in business a while, and whilst it’s ticking along nicely, it’s not quite kicking the goals you had in mind when you first started out. Perhaps you’re continually struggling for cash or you have a high turnover but your profit isn’t as high as you would like it to be or perhaps […]
MarketWatch October ’19
By David Prattent Marketwatch and his dear spouse have just returned from a short break in Singapore. A fascinating place but, in common with other export-oriented countries, its economy is faltering. World economic conditions, cooling demand and the US-China trade war are taking their toll everywhere it seems. We have been chatting for a couple […]
Ride-Sourcing
By Alisa Sainoski It is no secret that the Australian Taxation Office (‘ATO’) has declared ride-sourcing drivers such as Uber and Ola are to be treated as taxi drivers under Australian Tax Law. In 2017 the courts found in favour of the Tax Commissioner and his definition of the word ‘taxi’ to have it’s “ordinary” […]
The Sharing Economy in the New World
By Alisa Sainoski The sharing economy is economic activity through a digital platform (such as a website or an app) where people share assets or services for a fee. New sharing economy arrangements are coming onto the market regularly and at a rapid pace. A share economy includes the renting out of all or part […]
Subdivision of Land
By Alisa Sainoski It is becoming increasingly popular for people who own a large block of land to subdivide and either sell the subdivided land or build a house on each of the subdivided blocks and then sell one or both houses. The attraction of doing so can be the often large profits which can […]
Rentals: Are They Worth the Hype and Effort?
By Alisa Sainoski Rental properties. Long considered a wonderful tax-saving plan and contribution towards retirement. However, in times of falling property markets, increasing rental vacancy rates and tighter restrictions on borrowing, are they really worth the effort? In the first instance, when deciding whether to purchase or make an existing home into an income-generating asset, […]
Raising Capital for Growth
Last month we had a look at structuring a business for growth, this month we’re going to take a quick look at how a business goes about raising funds to help facilitate that growth. Depending on how quickly a business is growing, capital from within the business may suffice in facilitating growth. More often however, […]
MarketWatch September ’19
By David Prattent Marketwatch has put the financial press aside for a couple of days. It’s all making his head hurt. And worse, the volume of the news has meant he hasn’t had the chance to study his September wine catalogue. The yield curve has inverted! Man the lifeboats! Hide your savings under the bed, […]