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Sep 16
3 min

Oops, I've been Grouped

Audit coming up? This article looks at Payroll Tax and the ability of the Office of State Revue to deem business part of a group.

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Banks Take Security - So Should Business Owners

de Jonge Read

Aug 13
4 min

Banks Take Security - So Should Business Owners

In this month’s case study, we examine the effect of security interests in an insolvency scenario.

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Jul 22
3 min

Secrets of Asset Protection

In this month’s case study we are going to look at that all important priority – protecting the family home!

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What do you mean I lost my operating license?

de Jonge Read

Jun 18
5 min

What do you mean I lost my operating license?

Our client, Andrew, operated a successful bus company. Prior to Covid-19 the business has been embroiled in a dispute with a Government bod

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Oh no, I'm in lockdown with rental commitments!

de Jonge Read

May 26
4 min

Oh no, I'm in lockdown with rental commitments!

Next minute – the pandemic. The café was reduced to take away service only. Surrounding office buildings emptied as businesses transitioned

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Getting in shape for the past COVID-19 economy

de Jonge Read

Apr 22
3 min

Getting in shape for the past COVID-19 economy

Right now, it seems like a lot of life and business is on hold. There has been a reprieve of sorts and everybody seems to have taken a deep

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DPNs for GST liabilities - are you serious?

de Jonge Read

Mar 26
4 min

DPNs for GST liabilities - are you serious?

IT'S TIME TO ACT NOW! We all warmly welcome the stimulus packages and are hopeful that these will give some assistance to small local...

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My creditors want to bankrupt me! Now I have no choice!

de Jonge Read

Mar 3
4 min

My creditors want to bankrupt me! Now I have no choice!

When people are facing bankruptcy, the most important asset unsurprisingly, is the family home. Now the forced sale of a family home can

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I know what I'm doing! It will all be fine.

de Jonge Read

Jan 31
3 min

I know what I'm doing! It will all be fine.

In this month’s Case Study we look at some of the pitfalls experienced by a client, who, against his Accountants advice, managed the exit...

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Phil Hamenko

Dec 18, 2019
2 min

'Tis the Season To Be Jolly

Many businesses traditionally close over the Christmas period. However, not everything goes on Christmas holidays.

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Comprehensive Credit Reporting - There’s No Sticking Your Head In The Sand!

de Jonge Read

Nov 28, 2019
5 min

Comprehensive Credit Reporting - There’s No Sticking Your Head In The Sand!

Our Case Study this month looks at the changes in credit reporting in Australia, and the impact that this had on our client, Allan. These...

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How Unsecured Company Debt Turned Into a Secured Personal Debt

Phil Hamenko

Oct 30, 2019
4 min

How Unsecured Company Debt Turned Into a Secured Personal Debt

This month we look at one of the early warning signs that a business may need pre-insolvency advice – fintech lending. In this instance w...

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Phil Hamenko

Oct 4, 2019
3 min

Turmoil in Travel Industry

There has probably never been a few weeks like this for travel agents. First, Thomas Cook, an icon of the industry with a 140-year histor...

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ATO Garnishee Notice – Nothing to Worry About. Guess Again.

de Jonge Read

Aug 20, 2019
5 min

ATO Garnishee Notice – Nothing to Worry About. Guess Again.

This month’s case study looks at the ATO’s ability to issue Garnishee Notices. Garnishees can be powerful and should be taken very seriou...

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de Jonge Read

Jul 31, 2019
4 min

Well That Escalated Quickly!

This month’s case study looks at the importance of identifying warning signs and how quickly things can change. This case involves a situ...

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Phil Hamenko

Jul 1, 2019
2 min

No 1 Year Bankruptcies For Now

At the most recent instalment of the de Jonge Read Seminar Series we discussed the Bankruptcy Amendment (Enterprise Incentives) Bill 2017...

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Client reviews - not a problem now, but what about the future?

Phil Hamenko

May 22, 2019
3 min

Client reviews - not a problem now, but what about the future?

Well, it’s coming to that time again. The end of the financial year. Over the coming months many accountants and professional advisors wi...

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Okay, I put the company into liquidation – now what?

Phil Hamenko

Apr 18, 2019
5 min

Okay, I put the company into liquidation – now what?

This month’s case study looks at a recent situation where the director had already put the company into liquidation on his former account...

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April Fool’s Day – But this is no joke.
Changes to reporting timeframes for superannuation coming in

Phil Hamenko

Mar 28, 2019
2 min

April Fool’s Day – But this is no joke. Changes to reporting timeframes for superannuation coming in

The new law eliminates the three-month from due date rule for superannuation reporting. This means that the superannuation obligation must b

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I need $300,000 for the business so I can get out!!!

Phil Hamenko

Mar 19, 2019
4 min

I need $300,000 for the business so I can get out!!!

Business owners can often feel trapped in their businesses. They owe so much that the money from the sale of the business would not cover...

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Oops, I've been Grouped

Banks Take Security - So Should Business Owners

Secrets of Asset Protection

What do you mean I lost my operating license?

Oh no, I'm in lockdown with rental commitments!

Getting in shape for the past COVID-19 economy

DPNs for GST liabilities - are you serious?

My creditors want to bankrupt me! Now I have no choice!

I know what I'm doing! It will all be fine.

'Tis the Season To Be Jolly

Comprehensive Credit Reporting - There’s No Sticking Your Head In The Sand!

How Unsecured Company Debt Turned Into a Secured Personal Debt

Turmoil in Travel Industry

ATO Garnishee Notice – Nothing to Worry About. Guess Again.

Well That Escalated Quickly!

No 1 Year Bankruptcies For Now

Client reviews - not a problem now, but what about the future?

Okay, I put the company into liquidation – now what?

April Fool’s Day – But this is no joke. Changes to reporting timeframes for superannuation coming in

I need $300,000 for the business so I can get out!!!