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North Queensland Offices
Birch Books & BAS (Cairns)
14 Spence Street
CAIRNS, QLD 4870
0412 401 787
tony@birchbooks.com.au
Birch Books & BAS (Atherton)
5 Bell Close
ATHERTON, QLD 4883
0407 188 850
gill@birchbooks.com.au
South Queensland Offices
Birch Books & BAS (Gold Coast)
18/12 Coolgardie Street, Elanora
GOLD COAST, QLD 4221
0431 162 501
matthew@birchbooks.com.au
Birch Books & BAS (Sunshine Coast)
8 Giblin Rd
CROHAMHURST, QLD 4519
0498 827 004
roley@birchbooks.com.au
Pivot tables or SUMIFS in reporting
/in Business Bulletin /by Roley SykesLike many people I both love and hate pivot tables with a passion. They are so useful in analysing data on a one off basis, but when the requirement is to get a series of complex reports out every month with basically the same structure from one set of data, a number of pivot tables […]
Business Planning
/in Business Bulletin /by Tony BirchWell the 2018 financial year has begun. At this point you should know your profit for 2017, and also have an idea of the profit that you will earn in 2018. If you do not have these figures in mind, then you need to work it out. We cannot emphasise enough how important it is […]
Tax – Year End Savers
/in Business Bulletin /by Australian Bookkeepers NetworkWith 30 June looming, this article offers some contemporary tax planning tips to optimize your 2015/2016 tax position: Flu Shots! As we move into Winter and flu season, have you considered paying for your employees to have flu vaccinations? As well as decreasing workforce absences (which in the case of the flu can be anything up […]
Tax – FBT Checklist
/in Business Bulletin /by Australian Bookkeepers Network31 March signals the end of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year. One of the major causes of FBT non-compliance is the failure of employers to identity benefits that have been provided throughout the year to employees and their associates (e.g. spouses). In identifying taxable or exempt benefits that have been provided, the best place to […]