"Ensure you are relying on up-to-date information with this handbook for accountants that covers all accounting essentials as well as a range of bookkeeping, taxation and GST issues. Up to date as at 1 January 2020."-- Wolters Kluwer CCH Website.
Expanding on key topics and legislation from the Australian Master Tax Guide, this title guides students through the operation of tax law by way of over 220 case study type examples, updated to the 2018/19 tax year, that relate to situations they can expect to encounter in practice.KEY FEATURESEach example covers the type of day-to-day situation that clients often present to their adviser, delivered in a case study type format with an 'Issue' and a 'Solution' along with cross-references to paragraphs in the Australian Master Tax Guide enabling a particular taxation issue to be explored in detail. The examples cover the 12 following topics:Administration and AssessmentAssessable incomeCapital gains taxCompanies and distributionsDeductionsDepreciationFringe benefits taxGoods and services taxIndividualsPartnershipsTrading StockTrustsOxford University Press Australia & New Zealand is the non-exclusive distributor of this title.
Trusts and estates practice is being increasingly recognised as an occupation within the legal, accounting, tax and financial services professions. Estate planning remains the strategic advisory component within this practice. An essential resource for practitioners and students involved in trusts and estates practice, this easy-to-use, practical and comprehensive guide will enable you to understand and deliver effective estate planning services using the principles, precedents, practice points, case notes and discussion questions contained in this book. Included in this edition are the legislative changes enacted since the first edition, such as changes to wills and estate law arising from the commencement of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW) on 1 March 2008 as well as changes to income tax and superannuation laws since 2005.
The nation's top federal tax resource, the U.S. Master Tax Guide (2022), has been updated to provide complete and reliable guidance on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Relief Acts, as well as pertinent federal taxation changes that affect 2021 returns. By having access to the most sought-after resource on the market, you will gain a complete understanding of updated tax law, including regulations and administrative guidance.
Get up and running with Xero in a flash Xero is fast emerging as the leader of online accounting software around the world, representing a serious challenge to MYOB, Sage and Quickbooks. Xero For Dummies provides you with all the information you need to set up your own Xero account from scratch, convert to Xero from another accounting software provider or start using Xero to its full potential. Easy to use and deceptively powerful, Xero is so much more than a spreadsheet – it can help you streamline reporting; manage inventory; simplify accounts; and organise suppliers, customers and more. Automatic imports, intuitive coding and seamless synching across multiple business platforms gets the paperwork done quickly so you can get back to running your business. This new fourth edition includes updates to the interface and coverage of the newest features, including updates on generating reports, working with fixed assets and managing contacts, sales and payables so you can optimise your system to help your business thrive. Fine-tune your set-up, or convert from another accounting program Manage daily activities with contacts, accounts, sales and payables Master weekly and monthly reporting routines Track inventory, monitor your business and get the most out of Xero You didn't start your business in order to become an accountant, but bookkeeping is critically important to the short- and long-term health of your company. Xero simplifies the process and saves you time, and Xero For Dummies helps you leverage every feature Xero has to offer.
"Australian Master Bookkeepers Guide - 8th Edition has been written to meet the needs of today's bookkeepers, BAS agents and bookkeeping students. Bookkeepers are an integral part of every business, large or small, and are the ones entrusted with the responsibility of entering transactions and preparing the management accounts for their clients. For this reason, it is essential that all bookkeepers have a basic understanding of taxation law and accompanying tax issues faced by their clients, such as GST, FBT, income tax, payroll and superannuation, depreciation, PAYG withholding and PAYG instalments."-- Wolters Kluwer CCH Website.
This definitive guide is a first point of reference for work health and safety best practice and strategy. It provides key information and practical guidance on how to meet the current safety challenges facing organisations in Australia and New Zealand.
Practical guidance to optimize the benefits of your accounting degree—no matter what stage of your career! Originally conceived and designed to provide helpful advice to college and university accounting majors and early-career professionals, this book evolved into a valuable resource for those groups as well as others who may be further along in their accounting careers. It contains many practical examples and real-life experiences from a long and successful career in the profession that you won't find in any accounting, auditing, or tax textbook. And it is written in a fun and engaging style with a simple goal in mind: to share lessons learned and insights that will help accountants of all ages optimize their career opportunities! Jerry Maginnis, CPA, the former Office Managing Partner for the Philadelphia office of KPMG, one of the "Big Four" Accounting Firms, currently serves as the "Accounting Executive in Residence" at Rowan University in Southern New Jersey. In this role, he has counseled and mentored dozens of students and early career professionals. The book leverages Jerry's real-world experience and his advice and counsel is delivered in a fashion that will make you feel like you are having a one on one conversation with him! Readers will also enjoy: Advice delivered concisely: each chapter is succinct and provides essential takeaways and action plans for all points in a career A guidebook that is efficiently organized into three sections—for college and university students, for early-career professionals, for accountants of all ages and experience levels—allowing the reader to focus on the sections that are most applicable to them An excellent refresher or reminder of concepts or principles that are important to even the most successful and experienced accountants Loaded with "real world" tips and techniques, Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession is an ideal resource for accountants and auditors, tax and advisory professionals, and University professors and high school instructors teaching Accounting, undeclared business majors, underrepresented populations, and students aspiring to become CPAs.
"Written by a team of experienced tax, accounting and finance professionals and academics, the Australian Master Accountants Guide is an informative and practical guide. The book covers key topical business issues faced by accountants on a day-to-day basis when advising clients."--Provided by publisher.