On behalf of John, George and the staff at Aubrey Paton, we wish all our clients a happy, safe and eventful festive season. and a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year in 2010.

Thank you for your support over the past year and we look forward to serving and assisting you in your endeavours next year.

To keep you interested in the coming weeks we have a few articles for your information.

Smart Business has been busy, we bring you their take on How Divorce Can destroy Your Business (Link Here), and a great 49 page book on 101 Tips for Your Business in 2010(Link Here).

From ReckonEspreon Common Mistakes By SMSF Trustees(Link Here), Old vs New Property for SMSF's(Link Here), and Traps with Salary Sacrificing in to Super(Link Here).

The ATO has published a handy booklet on GST and Integrity of Business System Risks(Link Here), which we would like to draw to your attention. We bring you directly a notice from the ATO concerning declaring offshore income(Link Here).

The Taxation Institute Of Australia has produced it's own newsletter(Link Here). The information contained therein was important enough that we bring you the whole letter as published.

Please read the advice given in these articles carefully and as with any questions, we would be glad to help.

George And John

Aubrey Paton & Associates

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In case you missed out on the previous issues;

September 2009 News Had; Link Here

• Applying for a Loan. CPA Australia : Link Here
• Small Business and Dealing with Debt. CPA Australia : Link Here
• 25 more ways to cut costs. James Thomson, Smartcompany : Link Here
• How to get a Government Loan. James Thomson, Smartcompany : Link Here
• Time to review your super balance. ReconEspreon : Link Here
• Riding out the super fund slump. Shane Oliver, Smartcompany : Link Here
• Why many fund managers aren't worth the fees you pay. Tony Boyd, Smartcompany : Link Here
• Tax Break Tips. Terry Hayes, Smartcompany : Link Here
• New Tax Laws will make it easier for SME's to use Tax Losses. Patrick Stanford, Smartcompany : Link Here
• ATO targets salary sacrifice super contributions. Patrick Stanford, Smartcompany : Link Here
• ATO set to launch crackdown on Trusts. James Thomson, Smartcompany : Link Here

June 2009 News Had; Link Here

• 14 Tax Tactices for SMEs, Michael Laurence, Smartcompany : Link Here
• 15 More Tax Tips from the Experts, Patrick Stanford, Smartcompany : Link Here
• Seven Unforgivable Tax Sins, CPA Australia : Link Here
• Business Tips: Beware Dodgy Tax Schemes, Small Business Victoria : Link Here
• ATO puts sales and marketing staff and the wealthy at the top of the hit list, James Thompson, Smartcompany : Link Here
• How the ATO will help small business with tax debts, Terry Hayes, Smartcompany : Link Here
• MYOB Tip, Handling Rostered Days Off in MYOB, Aubrey Paton & Associates: Link Here

March 2009 News Had; Link Here

• Trap for Main Residence Exemption and First Home Owners Grant, Courtesy of Macpherson + Kelly Lawyers : Link Here
• ATO loses Test Case on Investments in Agribusiness Managed Investment Scheme,Courtesy Of Macpherson + Kelly Lawyers : Link Here
• Education Tax Refund Helps with School Costs, ATO : Link Here
• Fuel Tax Credit Rates as at1 January 2009, ATO : Link Here
• Proactive Debt Management, Viewpoint Financial Services : Link Here
• Cash is Still King, Viewpoint Financial Services : Link Here
• The 10 Riskiest Industries for 2009, James Thomson, Smart Company : Link Here

December 2008 News Had; Link Here

• The Economic Downturn - Possible Issues for Business:    Link Here
•                    Courtesy of Macpherson + Kelly Lawyers
• How and Why the Financial Crisis Unfolded:            Link Here
•                    By Stuart Fagg, Ninemas Money

 September 2008 News Had; Link Here

• Self Managed Super Funds Link Here
• ATO compliance crackdown should be a wake up call  Link Here 

July 2008 News included; Link Here

• The most common errors in Taxation Returns.
• Bookkeeping and Record Keeping in light of Australian Taxation Office obligations.
• Here we have some very important information for Clients with Rental Properties - Link Here
• We also update our tax return check lists
• 2008 Individual Tax Return,
• 2008 Superannuation Fund Tax Return Checklist
• 2008 Company, Trust or Partnership Tax Return Checklist
• We continue the link to our News Letters
• July 2008 Newsletter Click Here
• June 2008 Newsletter Click Here