Are you planning to build a new home, renovate or extend your present property by yourself? If the answer is yes, then you are classified as an owner builder. The construction must be in accordance with all applicable national and state / territory specific laws and you will need the appropriate insurance to make sure you…
An insurance company is defined as a business that provides its clients with financial protection in case of an accident or an unforeseen event, such as the loss or damage of something. Our homes, our cars, our businesses, even our lives can be insured. But have you ever really stopped to think about how insurance…
NIBA has announced the launch of a guide for at-risk communities, designed to help them better understand strata insurance. The consumer guide aims to help strata committees and unit owners a better understanding of the sometimes complex coverage and gives brokers a way of providing accessible advice to those at risk. Acting NIBA CEO, Linda…
As a result of fuel tax indexation, the fuel tax credit rate for fuel purchased for on-road use in eligible heavy vehicles increased from 12.76 cents per litre to 13.06 cents per litre on 1 August 2015. The fuel tax credit rate for powering auxiliary equipment also increased, from 38.9 cents per litre to 39.2…
Australia’s 49,000 trucking operators, including 45,000 small businesses, will all benefit from the Government’s decision to extend its current freeze on the rate of fuel tax they pay. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, announced the decision yesterday. Trucking businesses currently pay 26.14 cents per litre in fuel…
More than 45,000 trucking businesses will benefit from the small business tax changes announced in this week’s Budget, ATA CEO Chris Melham (left) said. The Budget confirms the Government will reduce the company tax rate for small businesses with a turnover of less than $2 million per year from 30 per cent to 28.5 per…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned small businesses to watch their online habits in the wake of increased cyber risk activity. With Fraud Week underway, the ACCC has released its annual study into the latest scams affecting Australian businesses entitled The Targeting Scams Report and has found that the online threat to…