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New Broker of the Year Finalist

New Broker of the Year Finalist

Shakespeare is very proud to announce that Jacob Lay of Shakespeare Leasing and Mortgage Solutions has been named as a finalist in the Better Business Awards 2023 for New Broker of the Year. The 10th annual Better Business Awards 2023 recognises the leading...
Lessons from a data breach

Lessons from a data breach

The Optus data breach is top of mind for many Australians, particularly those who have had their data breached. For business, the breach is a timely warning on the importance of understanding what data is held on your customers (and should you hold it?), how it is...
Register your .au domain

Register your .au domain

23:59 UTC on 20 September 2022 is the cut-off to register for your .au direct domain. The .au domain is the new, general-purpose, shorter Australian domain name option. If you do not register the direct match of your existing domain for the direct .au domain, you risk...
120% deduction for skills training and technology costs

120% deduction for skills training and technology costs

The Government has reinvigorated the 120% skills training and technology costs deduction for small and medium business. An election ago, the 2022-23 Budget proposed a 120% tax deduction for expenditure by small and medium businesses on technology, or skills and...
ATO Refocus on Debt Collection

ATO Refocus on Debt Collection

The ATO has not pursued many business tax debts during the pandemic and allowed tax refunds to flow through even if the business had a tax debt.  That position has now changed and the ATO has resumed debt collection and offsetting tax debts against refunds. If...