ATO lift levy for SMSFs For those preparing or lodging the 2012/2013 SMSF tax return you may get a rude shock when you discover the ATO has hit your SMSF with a $321 supervisory levy for the year. The $321 ATO supervisory for the 2012/2013 year is a combination of the $191 levy payable for […]

Business registration numbers – what you need to know When starting a new Australian business there is a large list of government issued numbers which your new business may need to apply for or be allocated. These include: -       Business Name -       Australian Company Number -       Australian Business Number -       Tax File Number -       Goods […]

Update on issues affecting SMSFs ASIC has warned the real estate industry that agents recommending investors use a SMSF to invest in property must ensure they are appropriately licensed to provide such advice. Real estate agents may not realise they are providing ‘financial product advice’ and need an Australian financial services (AFS) licence when making […]

Back to your content plan Your content plan is crucial to your page’s success, so spend the time to make it and actually use it. You don’t need to write everything that you post on your wall: you simple don’t have the time to keep that up. Find resources on the web that are in […]

Should you allow your fans to post on your page? Why do some big brands and well-known celebrities not allow you to post on their Facebook wall? Apart from the annoying activity of others posting spam messages and plugs for their own business or activities, I can’t see a real reason – it doesn’t seem […]

Facebook Spam Filters, Comments and Scheduling Content Spam filters Facebook has introduced spam filters, but they can sometime be a little overzealous, so get into the habit of regularly checking what has been filtered from your page. You will find the spam filter in your activity log. From there you can decide what is actually […]

Sponsored Stories Another type of ad is sponsored stories, which is simple the promotion of a post gone by. Both sponsored stories and regular ads have the option of being seen in the newsfeed or just down  the right side of a regular computer screen: you choose when you set them up. When they are […]

Setting Up Your Personal Profile on LinkedIn Don’t underestimate how many people will be checking you out online, and LinkedIn is definitely the easiest place to start looking. Whether you are meeting a new prospect for the first time, or have sent a connection request to someone, you can bet your bottom dollar that they […]

Your Website Details and Public Profile Address on LinkedIn Your website details LinkedIn gives you three hot links: areas that when clicked go through to another site that they have been pointed to. Those three links need to be put to good use. Often you will see a person’s profile making use of only one […]