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NOT-FOR-PROFITS REPORTING AND REGULATORY UPDATE

The Not-for-Profit sector is continuing to face significant levels of change. It is important for you to stay on top of the latest requirements and understand how they will impact your organisation.

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Interest rates up to 2.60%

Now at 2.60%. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has delivered a further 0.25% rate rise today, with the official cash rate now reaching 2.60%.  For many people, this will make it difficult to meet their repayments, with interest rates reaching 5-7%, and possibly more increases to come.  

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How to ensure your funds reach the causes that matter to you

Ensuring you are able to contribute to the causes that are close to your heart, can be done effectively through setting up a Private Ancillary Fund. Moore Australia's Family Office team are experts in providing the right advice to do this. 

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Responsible Investing: Meeting ESG goals and investment returns

Responsible investing does not mean compromising on your investment returns and objectives. By using a framework to assess companies on their ESG performance, it is possible to deliver positive investment returns. The Moore Wealth Management team can guide you through this process and provide sound advice to meet your goals.

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Business Lifecycle Series

Great ideas can lead to great innovations and thriving businesses.  Our team of business advisors have developed a series of articles on the Business Lifecycle covering everything from an idea to succession or sale of your business.  Over the course of the next months we will be addressing some of the key milestones in business. 

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What’s the difference between a budget and cashflow, and when to use them?

In this edition of our Business Lifecycle Series, Kerry Bebendorf, Partner and business advisor at Moore Australia (QLD/NNSW) explains the difference between a budget and cashflow, and what affects each of them.

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How to choose the right graduate program to start your career?

Look out for these things when choosing your graduate  training program. Accounting, business and finance graduates, make sure you ask the right questions during your interview. 

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Queensland land tax - changes to be aware of

Queensland land tax assessments will be changing from 30 June 2023 onwards and property owners will need to consider this as their land tax assessments may increase next year.

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Effects of continued interest rate rises

Banks are responding to the Reserve Bank Australia (RBA) rate increases, with customers feeling the effects of rising monthly repayments.  While there are many reasons for the rates increasing, the important thing to understand is how it will affect you. With rates rising and any further increases likely to be passed directly on to you (the consumer), this can have a big impact on your monthly outgoing payments.

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Basics you need to know about running a food business

If you are thinking of starting a food business, these are some of the basics to consider. 

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GST and the Financial Acquisitions Threshold - what you need to know

IPO’s, capital raisings and mergers and acquisitions: have you considered GST & the Financial Acquisitions Threshold (the FAT)?     There are specific GST rules for making financial supplies, including IPO’s, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and dealings in shares. While financial supplies are usually input-taxed and therefore do not attract a liability to remit GST, they generally have no GST recovery on expenses relating to these supplies.

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Working from home deductions: Changes in the 2023 Financial Year

With the commencement of the 2023 financial year, the way in which employees may claim a tax deduction for their home office costs have changed. The 'shortcut method' allowed taxpayers in certain circumstances to claim a deduction for specified working from home costs based on an hourly rate of 80 cents per hour. This provision was widely used by taxpayers as a simple method of claiming tax deductions while working from home during periods of lockdown and company workplace policy. Effective from 1 July 2022, the 'shortcut method' is no longer available.