Did you know that over half of the domestic waste going to landfill is compostable? Backyard composting of certain food scraps and yard trimmings can significantly reduce the amount of waste going to ...
By Boh Burima Technical analysis is arguably the oldest tool used to help analyse the market. Its history originates back to Charles H. Dow in the Wall Street Journal between 1900 and 1902. However e...
Make sure you always repair leaky plumbing fixtures, such as taps and toilets. A dripping tap can waste 30 – 200 litres of water a day, while a continuously dribbling tap can waste up to 600 litres pe...
Autumn 2012 New Faces Recently, we have had several additions to our Wealth Experience team. Louise Bonsey is based in our Roma office, working as an administration officer and receptionist. Boh Bu...
By Paul Hilton Things are better than what you read! We approach another end to a financial year that really is not much different to last year in regards to uncertainty in world economies. However,...
Did you know that the lids of plastic milk, juice, soft drink and detergent bottles are NOT recyclable? Many people make the mistake of assuming that because the bottle is recyclable the lid is as wel...
Winter 2012 For the six months between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2012, the Power Tynan Charitable Trust has been raising funds to support their chosen charities – Toowoomba Hospice, Granite Belt Sup...
By Craig Uys Believe it or not, life insurance has been around since Roman times, and has been continually changing and better developing itself to adapt with the times. Ancient Romans had ‘burial cl...
By Chelsea Brunckhorst Income PAYG payment summaries from employers or pension funds (ensure that any FBT or Reportable Superannuation Contributions are included); Interest received on all bank acc...
By Amanda Kenafake We hope that you won’t need Tax Audit Insurance, however the ATO have been advising that they are increasing their audit activity. It may be inevitable that you will be chosen for ...
Winter 2012 BRW Triathlon On Saturday 5 May, Wealth Experience participated in the BRW Triathlon at the Gold Coast, which consisted of a 400m swim, 10km bike ride and 4km run. This is the 10th year...
By Scott Patterson As the majority of small to medium sized businesses are owned by people 50 years of age or older, it is likely that many of these businesses may be offered for sale some time in th...
By Philip Saal The political environment at all levels at the moment is looking very volatile. We have at the Federal level conflict over who should be leader, at the State level which party should l...
Autumn 2012 The Wealth Experience Charitable Trust recently made donations to three very worthy charities from the funds raised during the last six months. A cheque for $3 300.00 was presented...
By Mark Silvester The focus of this article is on ‘concessional contributions’ – those superannuation contributions for which a tax deduction is claimed either by an employer, or by a self-employed i...
By Dan Cuthbert Some lenders are currently prepared to finance 95% or more of the value of a home but is it really a good idea to borrow that much of a property’s value? At the moment major and non-...
By Gilda Brisotto If you are an employer (or group of employers) who pays $1,000,000 or more a year in taxable wages, you must pay payroll tax. You may however have to register for payroll tax even i...
By Elizabeth O'Shea The Clean Energy Act 2011 and eighteen associated Acts became legislation on 8 November 2011. The cornerstone of this legislation is the concept of a carbon price and from 1 July ...
If you are looking for ‘greener’ alternatives to a certain product and are not sure where to start, go to www.ecobuy.org.au. There is a function to search by keyword or category to help you find suppl...
By Kymberlee Naumann The recent Budget announcements by our current government may have happened in the blink of an eye, but can serve to have far reaching consequences on many. Overall the Federal B...
