News/Media Announcements: December 2023
Pintxos, Picos, Autovias, Albarino & the Santa Maria
What country has something for everybody? A country with amazing & unique foods and wines. A rapid road system of engineering excellence. A visible history with links to all civilizations. Mountains, seaside, city vistas that keep photographers …
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Holiday Streaming 2023
With so many streaming services, what do you watch?
Well, the Alp McNamara team got together to create our “Holiday Streaming List”. You have probably seen a few of these but it is still worth knowing what might be good. Chris’s rating …
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Advisory Boards. Are they worth the effort?
A friend of mine was descending the long path from the Acropolis back to the centre of Athens. It was a hot day, and the path was dusty. A rather large gentleman with a heavy camera around his neck was struggling up the hill towards Tony. His sweaty …
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Pioneering Disabled Skiing
I just wanted to be on the slopes with my friends.
‘Experts’ said this photo was a fake. It was impossible to do this.
Back in 1985, disabled people who wanted to accompany their friends on the ski slopes were restricted to equipment …
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New “30% Tax” on super? New strategies may arise.
The media has called the forthcoming (but still not finalised) tax on super balances over $3 million as a 30% tax. In fact, it is two taxes of 15% that work differently.
For those 85,000 or so taxpayers who are fortunate enough to have their …
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A Practical Guide to Post-Business-Exit Planning
Imagine the excitement that accompanies the sale of business process.
You have worked so hard to build your business to become Investment Ready. Years of preparing the succession and sale. Then the sales program. Negotiating with the would …
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Riding Shotgun in Targa Tasmania
Airborne at 220 kph. That was never the plan.
There is nothing in the world like Targa Tasmania. Six days of some of the best tarmac rally roads in the world.
And I got to be the navigator. In the main competitive section of the event. In a …
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The best tax break in years? Just maybe!
Fringe Benefits Tax squashed the excesses of the 1980s.
Business owners once buried the costs of their big lunches, expense accounts, holidays, and private motor vehicle costs into the costs of their business. Those expenses were all pre-tax …
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When Cash is NOT King
An old saying in business:
Growth is Vanity | Profit is Sanity | Cash is King
We reiterated this saying many times over the years. However, that concept of ‘cash’ does not relate to the folding stuff under the counter.
We have come …
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Tax tips from Andrea
Awesome Tax Deduction disappears in just 3 months.
We forget that one of the great Covid initiatives was ability to write off 100% of all depreciable capital equipment acquired during the financial year. All in one hit.
Furthermore, if that …
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