We, at Fortuna hosted clients, well-wishers and members of the Stirling Business Community at our new extended office premises at Balcatta on Thursday 24th August. The aim was simple: Mix, Mingle, Network. Dinesh Aggarwal, Founder & MD of Fortuna thanked guests for their presence and reached out to clients for their long standing relationship with Fortuna over the years.
Fortuna in collaboration with the Stirling Business Association organised a much awaited breakfast workshop with Darrel Griffin. Darrel is a LinkedIn Guru and is among the most revered social media experts in the state of WA. Through organised leadership and coaching, he helps small businesses develop and implement successful LinkedIn strategies and use them to generate more business. The event witnessed a massive turnout from members of the Stirling business community.
Paying an accountant to handle all of your financial reporting can be expensive, but if you have several different sources and deductions or if you own a small business, it can be worth it. Accountants know many little tricks to saving you money that you might not, plus they understand the tax codes and the paperwork that has to be filed. If you’re still not certain about the expense, here are some ways you can get the best value from your accountant.
The Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No 1) Bill 2015 and the Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No 2) Bill 2015 have been passed by the House of Representatives.
The outlook for 2017 is in places easy, in other places hard and in one particular area, near impossible.
Let’s start with the impossible. I am often asked for my view on the Australian dollar against the US, Euro and Pound sterling. I think I have got this right about once in my 35 years in the money industry. Ironically, this was a few years ago when I was doing a series of talks with AMP’s Shane Oliver. The Aussie dollar was buying around $US1.10. All the predictions were for it to go higher. My comment was that this was as high as I had seen it. It has been as low as US 50 cents to our dollar, and my view was that at a $US1.10 for an Aussie dollar, I would at least buy enough US dollars to pay for 5 years of holidays that linked to the US dollar. This, with hindsight, was pure genius. Can I not mention the other times I was completely wrong?
