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Best Practice deserves an A+
By Tina Zawila A few weeks ago we were contacted by the ATO to participate in a review of our processes and quality control systems as...
UHY Haines Norton
Oct 21, 20222 min read


Land Tax Changes – depends on your State of Origin
By Steve Marsten The Queensland Government has passed a Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld) (the Bill). The Bill was passed on...
UHY Haines Norton
Sep 29, 20222 min read


The only way is up!
By Tina Zawila I’m sure by now you have heard that the RBA lifted the official cash rate to 0.85% on Tuesday 7 June 2022. This comes on...
UHY Haines Norton
Jun 8, 20222 min read


Are Directors Bonuses still a viable Tax Planning option?
By Steve Marsten For many years it was standard practice and not an uncommon strategy for companies to resolve to pay directors fees or...
UHY Haines Norton
Jun 2, 20222 min read


Upcoming Superannuation Changes
By Renee Ballinger From 1 July 2022 there are a number of changes to superannuation legislation that will come into effect that both...
UHY Haines Norton
May 13, 20222 min read


Insuring your Business – The right way
By Steve Marsten When we first go into business – our focus is getting the business up and running. You don’t focus on what could go...
UHY Haines Norton
May 6, 20222 min read


The Sleeping Giant is awake!
By Tina Zawila After lying low during COVID-19, the ATO, aka the Sleeping Giant, is awake and back on the debt collection trail. Acting...
UHY Haines Norton
Apr 14, 20222 min read


An Election Year Budget!
By Joe Smith The 2022 federal budget issued by the government and the budget response from the opposition has been all over the news this...
UHY Haines Norton
Apr 8, 20222 min read


Trading out of the pandemic
By Renee Ballinger As we navigate global conflict, natural disasters and the new normal post COVID-19, business and economic recovery is...
UHY Haines Norton
Mar 25, 20222 min read


A 20-year Overnight Success
By Tina Zawila Throughout last week’s International Women’s Day celebrations, I had the privilege of listening to some inspiring stories...
UHY Haines Norton
Mar 15, 20222 min read


Work-from-home claims scrutinised by ATO
By Steve Marsten Recently the ATO announced that they will be looking carefully at dubious claims for work from home (WFH) expenses. A...
UHY Haines Norton
Mar 9, 20222 min read


Disasters, Pandemics and Business
By Joe Smith I wrote an article in 2020 not long after the bushfires which were then followed with major floods. Next came COVID-19 and...
UHY Haines Norton
Mar 2, 20222 min read


Getting it right from the Start
By Tina Zawila Just in the last week I have spoken to five new clients who all have existing business structures that are no longer ideal...
UHY Haines Norton
Feb 23, 20222 min read


What’s your Whistleblower policy?
By Steve Marsten Running a business is hard enough without distractions however one thing that often provides anxiety to business...
UHY Haines Norton
Feb 10, 20222 min read


Networking, Business Relationships and Connections!
By Joe Smith As a Director of UHY Haines Norton CQ and as President of the Gladstone Chamber of Commerce and Industry I cannot emphasise...
UHY Haines Norton
Feb 2, 20222 min read


What is BAU – Business as Usual – in 2022?
By Tina Zawila Happy New Year and welcome to 2022 – the year where we start to “live with COVID” and return to BAU (Business As Usual). ...
UHY Haines Norton
Jan 17, 20222 min read


Where’s your Cash?
By Tina Zawila One of the most common questions we are asked by clients is “You say I’ve made a profit, but where is it?”. Often...
UHY Haines Norton
Oct 27, 20212 min read


Prepare for the New Normal!
By Joe Smith In recent years not only have Australian businesses had to deal with a global pandemic we have also had raging bushfires,...
UHY Haines Norton
Oct 8, 20212 min read


Innovate Adapt and Grow!
By Tina Zawila Over the last six weeks Joe Smith and I have delivered a series of workshops for Gladstone Engineering Alliance, sponsored...
UHY Haines Norton
Sep 30, 20212 min read


Adapting your business to COVID
By Steve Marsten We often get told that it will be quite some time before we understand the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. But if...
UHY Haines Norton
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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