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AMENDMENTS TO THE VICTORIAN STAMP DUTIES ACT

29/03/2012

From 1 April 2012 the State Taxation Acts Further Amendment Bill 2011 (Vic) will come into effect with an important amendment to Section 16 of the Duties Act 2000 (Vic) reducing the time limit for payment of stamp duty on dutiable transactions.

LOAN UNJUST, BUT LOAN BROKER NOT WORKING FOR LENDER

29/03/2012

If you go to a loan broker to get a loan is he working for you or for the lender?

ACCOUNTANT'S SECRET TO SUCCESS

05/03/2012

A young accountant spends a week at his new office with the retiring accountant he is replacing.

THE NEW PPSA - YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

02/03/2012

With the new Personal Property Securities Act 2010 (PPSA) coming into force on 30 January 2012, businesses now will need to tread warily to ensure they don't breach the PPSA or, more accurately, that they comply with the PPSA so they can maximise any priority they may have in securities they take over personal and corporate property.

FOFA 2 SAYS GOODBYE TO THE MAN ON THE CLAPHAM OMNIBUS

02/03/2012

The new draft FOFA legislation relies very heavily on the concept of "reasonableness" - but how do you measure it?