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Key lodgement dates for May and June 2013

Posted on May 21, 2013 under Tax

All the key dates you need to be aware of for May and June 2013

Are you entitled to lost superannuation?

Posted on May 21, 2013 under Superannuation

Approximately $16.8 billion of superannuation is currently ‘lost’ and waiting to be collected by its rightful owner. Most of the steps to check if you have any lost super are free, easy to do and can be done from the comfort of your own home. Furthermore there are also no time limits on claiming t...

Changes to the Director Penalty Notice 2013

Posted on May 21, 2013 under Tax

Law changes now make directors personally liable for any unpaid PAYG withholding and superannuation guarantee (SG) that is more than 3 months outstanding.

Client Snapshot: CAPITAL-e

Posted on May 20, 2013 under Client Snapshot

This month’s Client Snapshot introduces the savvy services offered by CAPITAL-e. CAPITAL-e Marketing and Events is run by Andrew Everingham, a passionate ex-marketer who has a wealth of experience in event planning

Message from our Managing Partner, Michael Derin - Budget Review

Posted on May 15, 2013 under Budget

Michael Derin reviews the major changes in the Federal Budget 2013-14 which will impact on SMEs.

The Federal Budget 2013-14: International businesses and foreign investors in Australia

Posted on May 15, 2013 under Budget

The Federal Budget Announcement last night did not do much to settle concerns of the SME business owner. This blog post explores the major changes that will effect international businesses and foreign investors in Australia.

The Federal Budget 2013-14: Big business with turnover of over $20 million

Posted on May 15, 2013 under Budget

The Federal Budget Announcement last night did not do much to settle concerns of the SME business owner. This blog post explores the major changes that will effect businesses with a turnover of over $20 million.

The Federal Budget 2013-14: Impact on Retirement and Superannuation

Posted on May 15, 2013 under Budget

The Federal Budget Announcement last night did not do much to settle concerns of the SME business owner. This blog post explores the major changes that will effect your retirement and superannuation plans.

The Federal Budget 2013-14: What it means for SMEs and high net worth individuals

Posted on May 15, 2013 under Budget

The Federal Budget Announcement last night did not do much to settle concerns of the SME business owner. This blog post explores the major changes that will effect SMEs and high net worth individuals.

2013 National Joint Annual Inspection Guide for Foreign Investment Enterprises

Posted on May 13, 2013 under China

According to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China, Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administration of Registration of Companies and Regulations of Annual Inspection for Enterprises, Administrative authorities in each province or municipal city shall take annual inspectio...

A guide to setting up a business in Australia Part 1: Registration of a Corporate Structure

Posted on May 13, 2013 under China

This is Part 1 of a series of posts regarding how to set up a business in Australia. In this post we look at the registration of a corporate structure.

Why filing your Australian tax return may still be important and necessary

Posted on May 13, 2013 under China

Many Australian expatriates residing overseas may regard themselves as no longer Australian residents for tax purposes. Many believe they have nothing to do with the Australian Taxation Office anymore or at least for the period they are residing overseas. Unfortunately this school of thought can get...

Insurance inside or outside super?

Posted on May 09, 2013 under Wealth

Personal insurance is an effective way to provide and instant asset that protects your quality of life, provides support for your loved ones if you die, or can’t work if you get sick, injured or suffer a major traumatic event.

Take control of your super with a self-managed super fund (SMSF)

Posted on May 09, 2013 under Wealth

A self-managed super fund (SMSF) is a super fund you manage “yourself “– providing greater control over your super and more flexibility than with a traditional super fund arrangement.

Q&A: How to handle high staff turnover

Posted on April 23, 2013 under Business Growth

Experiecning a high staff turnover is more common in certain industiries, but across the board it is an issue best kept under control. It can be costly to the company and also damaging to staff morale. We have put together some strategies to help your business aviod this common HR issue.  Ho...

Should you have insurance in super?

Posted on April 23, 2013 under Superannuation

We hope you enjoyed the launch of our Wealth newsletter this month and we are working away to ensure that the monthly publication delivered to your inbox is jam packed with the latest wealth news , insights and tools. For those of you happy to stick to the one stop read with Azure Group News, we wil...

What is a Virtual CFO? An educational campaign underway

Posted on April 22, 2013 under CFO

Our Virtual CFO service is one of our most sought after services here at Azure Group. We have a strong network of highly skilled CFO’s that can take your business to a commercial level that you’ve previously only dreamed of. We are finding, though, that the general public is a little hazy on what a ...

Tax tips for expats living in China

Posted on April 22, 2013 under China

Our Managing Director, Michael Derin, has just returned from a whirlwind trip to China where he presented as a keynote speaker at AustCham’s Money Sense event. Michael presented on the complex tax issues being faced by expatriates in China, and how to combat this. With a large Australian expat...

Client Snapshot: Redback Conferencing

Posted on April 22, 2013 under Client Snapshot

Azure Group has worked with Redback Conferencing since 2011 and we also use their superior conferencing products within our office – making communication between our Sydney, Gold Coast and Shanghai offices a breeze. We are using Redback Conferencing  in our client snapshot feature this month to intr...

Key lodgement dates for April and May 2013

Posted on April 16, 2013 under Tax

All the upcoming lodgement dates you need to be aware of for April and May 2013   Date Type Obligation 21 April 2013 PAYG instalment Quarterly PAYG instalment activity statement, quarter 3, 2012-13 for head companies of consolidated groups - due date for lo...