Online Strategy Advice for Small Business
Aug 14
End-of-Year Tax Strategies To Maximise Your Profit
When it comes to tax time, different accountants may employ different tax strategies in a bid to reduce your taxable income as much as they can. There are a lot of options when it comes to getting your taxable income down, so it is important to speak to a professional financial advisor consider your options if you have had a good year and are facing a solid tax bill. Some of the most common tax minimisation strategies include:
Think about tax time all year:
The best thing that you can do is make sure that you are thinking about your tax obligations throughout the year, rather than just at the end. This is especially true if you are a small business owner, as you might get stuck with a bigger than expected tax bill if your records aren’t up to scratch.
If you have had trouble in the past, then you should think about using a decent accountant to keep your tax affairs in order for the entire year. They should be able to advise you on logical financial decisions for your business, should pick up on problems before they become major, and should be able to help you keep your taxable income down at an acceptable level.
Consider spending or future spending:
If it looks like you are having a better than average year and are going to have a decent chunk of profit at the end of it, then you should consider offsetting some of it with tax deductions. Think about what sort of costs you are going to have over the next year or two. If you are going to need materials or physical things to run your business, see if you can but them before the end of the current financial year. Doing this will help reduce your taxable income. In the same way, if you have had a poor year, consider deferring costs until the following year, where you may have a larger taxable income.
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Aug 6
7 Benefits Of Epoxy Flake Floors
It is a near certainty that at some point in the last few weeks most people reading this will have walked on an epoxy flake floor coatings. Now, you most probably did not realise you were at the time, but the fact is there are literally thousands of businesses and domestic settings that have epoxy flake floors.
If you were to ask anyone why they have flake floors, they might offer you some generic reply about them ‘looking good’ or being ‘tough’. (That is the floors we are referring to, not the people being asked the question). However, there are actually several benefits that epoxy floors can offer, and if you are considering a new floor, you should consider them all carefully during your new construction, renovation or shop fit out.
It Is an Economical Choice
Having an epoxy flake floor installed is likely to be a lot more affordable than you might expect. Obviously, if you are having a huge business complex done, it is going to cost a fair bit, but in relative terms, whether you are doing it a large scale, or just one room, compared to many other flooring options, it is very cost-effective.
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Jul 20
Changes Proposed For 2021 To The Partner Visa
If you have applied for or are considering applying for a partner visa then it is important that you know there are changes due to be introduced in 2021. These have been in the pipeline for some time, but it is only recently that specific details about the changes and when they are going to be implemented have been published by the federal government.
Given that the regulations and legislation surrounding visas is so complex it has taken some time for many of the specifics to become known. Even now, at the time of writing, the changes have not reached the point at which they can be fully implemented. The current timeframe is for them to go live in November 2021, but that could still change. As for the main changes, these are outlined below.
Partner Visa Numbers To Be Increased
It is often the assumption that when a government announces changes to any policies relating to immigration that they are going to be bad news for those wishing to obtain visas to live there. However, we are actually going to start with some good news, and that is the fact that the government has announced an increase in the allocation of partner visas.
In truth, it may not necessarily mean any more people being granted visas overall, as the increase has come about as a result of two other issues that exist. One reason is that there will be fewer skilled visas being granted, and the fact that there is a massive backlog of partner visas in the processing system is another.
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Jul 14
Tips On Getting Rid Of Water Stains From A Carpet
While water is essential for all types of cleaning, including carpet cleaning, it can also give you cause to have to clean up stains. Whether it is in your home or your office building, water stains can affect all sorts of items such as clothing, office desks, and of course, carpets.
The ways that water can get onto a carpet are almost limitless, with some examples being spillages from drinks tumblers, office employees, puppies urinating, drips from raincoats or umbrellas when you come in from the rain, and more seriously, from flooding.
You might think that it would be impossible for water to stain a carpet given that it is a clear liquid, but it can, albeit indirectly. What happens is that any dirt which is already hiding in the carpet is absorbed by moisture, including water, and this then appears on the surface of the carpets as a stain.
As with any stain, you will obviously want to remove it, but the question is how? Well professional commercial cleaners, Gleam have provided some tips to remove water stains from your carpets.
Make Sure You Have the Correct Cleaning Materials / Solutions
No matter what you are cleaning, and the type of stain you wish to remove, it is imperative that you use the correct cleaning materials or cleaning solutions. Countless items have been ruined or destroyed, including carpets, due to their owners simply not reading the manufacturer’s instructions, and then using something which they shouldn’t have.
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Jul 1
7 Benefits Of Dental Implants
If, unfortunately, you have lost a tooth, or worse, several teeth, then it is possible that you will want to replace them as soon as possible. Thankfully, there is no shortage of possibilities in terms on how you replace them, and if you are looking for one which is as close to permanent as there is, then dental implants is the option you should choose.
Admittedly, it is one that is likely to cost the most, but, as you are about to discover, with the longevity of dental implants, the cost over time is comparable with many of the other solutions available to you. To give you an indication of how good dental implants are, here are 7 benefits that they provide those who choose them as the replacement for their missing teeth.
Extremely Comfortable
This is often cited by many people who have switched to dental implants rom dentures and bridges as the biggest difference that they have found. Although there may be some tenderness in the days after the procedure to fit dental implants, once that has gone, you will literally not notice that you have dental implants fitted. Compare that to dentures which tend to move and in doing so can rub against your gums, making them tender.
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Jun 25
Why You Should Avoid DIY Bathroom Renovations
Because average bathroom renovations can cost thousands of dollars, it’s only natural to want to save money. You might think that you save money by using your DIY skills to carry out much of the renovation yourself.
While some skilled people may be able to pull this off, not everyone will. What’s more, there are far more reasons why this isn’t a good idea than reasons for it being a good idea. Read on to learn why bathroom renovations are best left in the capable hands of experts.
You May Not Get the Planning Right
A lot of planning can go into the average bathroom renovation. This is because several tradespeople, such as electricians, plumbers, tilers, and builders, are required to tackle the job. Planning also involves ensuring you order suitable materials and that the showers, toilets, vanities, and baths you pick out are the right size for the space.
If you don’t plan, so many things can go wrong. You may spend more on a DIY bathroom than you would if you hired someone to complete the project.
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Apr 14
Online Strategy Advice for Small Business
When you have a small business and decide to take it online, it is a good idea to have a plan in place first. A website can accomplish a number of things and the first thing you need to decide is exactly what you want yours to accomplish. This should be decided before you even start because it can affect what type of web design or what kind of website you get and even who you choose as your host, as well as many other things.
For instance, are you going to use your website just as an online advertisement, or as a place customers can come to buy? If it’s the latter, you will need business hosting with a shopping cart and several ways for the customer to pay. Not all shopping carts accept credit cards, but many potential customers prefer to pay that way. You need to make sure your shopping cart is suitable for your needs.
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Mar 27
How Email Marketing can Help Your Business
Your digital marketing plan for your website should allow you to get the email addresses of people interested in your product or service, you can then market to them via email. This is worth the time and effort it takes because those leads are considered ‘hot’ or at least ‘warm’. That is, they are interested in what you have to offer, so are more likely to buy.
That said, you don’t want to continually shove your offerings at them. First of all you should send them a welcome email – you can set this up to be done automatically. Then you can send them even more information than was on your website in the next email. After that, you can send them more information and a link to purchase the product.
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Mar 8
The Healing Power of Tea: Exploring the Health Benefits
Tea has been used as a warm, inviting beverage and natural medicine for thousands of years to support and improve health. Tea has something to offer everyone with such wide delicious varieties, whether used as a relaxing afternoon pick-me-up or a powerful restorative remedy. We’ll be exploring the many healing powers of tea, uncovering the scientific evidence behind its health benefits, and looking at how different varieties of tea can be used to support well-being. From green tea to herbal infusions, each type of tea has its unique properties, and by understanding why we drink tea, we can make the most of its medicinal qualities.
Tea’s popularity is increasing as more and more people discover the benefits of this beverage. We will analyse the different types of tea and explore the health benefits each type offers. We will look at traditional black and green teas, organic varieties, herbal teas, and loose-leaf tea. With so many different types of tea available, the possibilities for improving health and well-being are endless.
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Feb 10
Tricks of the SEO Trade
According to the Pro’s at SEO Perth Pro, SEO is now a focus of most online businesses as they compete to have their content shown on top of the search engine results and work towards converting the visitors to paying customers.
Here are some necessities for successful Search Engine Optimization:
- Name Your Blog Appropriately
The name of your blog is, in itself, an opportunity to make it SEO friendly. Blogs that have very long or even extremely short titles are near useless. Blog titles should effectively convey to the reader what will be discussed and simultaneously entice them into reading the post.
Ask yourself these simple questions to help you come up with a good title:
- Who are my target audience?
- What is the recurring theme of this blog?
- How can I describe this blog considering the industry it is focused on?
- Is there a possibility of using the SEO keywords in the name or title?
A good, descriptive yet short, title focused on a particular theme will cause an increase in organic traffic. For example, a travel website has a “Must Visit Destinations 2018” blog that discusses the best places, as suggested by travelers, on their website.
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