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Employer group calls for payroll tax change to help small business
Victorian businesses which pay less than $850,000 in wages a year should be exempt from paying payroll tax, according to Victoria's peak business group.
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New financial year the best time for SMEs to make resolutions
David Henderson, CEO of ROCG Asia Pacific believes that the promise of a new financial year is the best time of year to make new resolutions.
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Business cautions against ‘dull’ budget from Abbott Government
Business groups say Australia needs the federal budget to be bold, not dull as the Prime Minister forecast last week.
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Small manufacturers need NSW govt to ease tax, regulation burdens: engineering firm
The founder of Smithfield’s Ox Engineering has suggested that the NSW government rethink a few policies.
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Senate votes down change to R&D tax break
The Senate has voted down a Government budget proposal that would have reduced research and development tax breaks by 1.5 per cent.
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Labor to target multinationals in tax crackdown
The Labor Opposition says its plan to crackdown on tax avoidance by multinationals would save at least $1.9 billion over four years.
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Leading WA business lobby says reform essential for manufacturing sector
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia has made a set of recommendations for increasing the state’s manufacturing competitiveness.
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CSL chooses high-cost Switzerland over Australia for new plant
Biotherapies company CSL has decided to build a new, $500 million plant in Switzerland due to factors including a lower corporate tax rate.
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Budget should hit industry assistance: report
Budget cuts should target industry assistance as well as help to exporters and the tourism sector, according to a report commissioned by the government.
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CAT faces court of dodgy tax dealings claims
Caterpillar fronts court over claims it paid millions to circumvent paying billions in US taxes.
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The contracting quandary
The perennial issue of whether a person is or should be engaged as a contractor or employee continues to baffle...
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Tax breaks, not grants, would help advanced manufacturers: Cook Medical
Cook Medical has spoken of what it sees as a need for tax reform to encourage the development of Australian IP locally.
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Rio will not sell its aluminium asset
Mining giant Rio Tinto will not sell its underperforming Pacific Aluminium, its Australasian aluminium assets amid the mining slowdown.
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Australia needs a carbon budget: report
The best way Australia can ensure that it does its fair share in achieving climate change goals is to implement a long-term climate budget.
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AMWU: local politicians need to contribute to Orange Electrolux factory review
The AMWU has met Electrolux’s Orange plant’s management and said that the union will be following a six-month review closely.
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R&D Incentives and Government Grants – Maximising your return on R&D investment
Investing in R&D is an important part of operations for many manufacturing companies and can drive the achievement of long term success, Deloitte's Andrew Leung & Jason Crawford explain.
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Change in tax laws draws fire from industry
Larger businesses have hit out against the federal government’s changes in tax laws which switch corporate tax payments from quarterly to monthly instalments. Several industry leaders feel this is another blow to Australia's manufacturing industry which is already facing severe problems.
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