Books 4 Keeps

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07/04/2018

Social media competitions are a great way to grab attention. But laws that control these competitions can catch you on the hop.

03/02/2018

08/06/2017

End of Year Workshop, getting prepared, are you ready?

07/06/2017

Base rates of pay to increase by 3.3%.

The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.3% increase to award wages and the national minimum wage.

The increase takes effect from the first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2017. The new national minimum wage will be $694.90 (up from $672.70) per week or $18.29 per hour (up from $17.70).

It usually takes the Commission 2-3 weeks to update the pay rates in each award.

Once they make these changes, we’ll update our pay tools with the new rates. Sign up to our email updates and we’ll notify you when the new rates are available in our pay tools.

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/news-and-media-releases/website-news/get-set-for-a-3-3-increase-to-minimum-wages-2017-annual-wage-review

20/10/2016

Do you use your phone for work, you might want to read this?

Do you use your personal phone or internet for work? You may be able to claim a tax deduction for the work-related portion of your expenses, so long as you haven’t been reimbursed by your employer.

Tip: You can claim up to $50 worth of work-related phone and internet expenses without the need to provide detailed records. If you need to claim more than this, you’re required to keep records for a four-week representative period in each financial year.

Learn more about claiming phone and internet expenses at https://ato.gov.au/phoneandinternet

03/10/2016

Have you updated your payroll yet? Click on the link to get access to the updated tax tables.

http://books4keeps.com.au/2016/10/03/ato-tax-tables-updated-from-1st-october-2016

Have you updated your payroll yet? Click on the link to get access to the updated tax tables.

31/05/2016

The Fair Work Commission has announced a 2.4% increase to award wages and the national minimum wage. The increase takes effect from the first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2016. The new national minimum wage will be $672.70 (up from $656.90) per week or $17.70 per hour (up from $17.29).

It usually takes the Commission 2-3 weeks to update the pay rates in each award. Once they make these changes, we’ll update our pay tools with the new rates. Sign up to our email updates and we’ll notify you when the new rates are available in our pay tools.
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/emailupdates

24/05/2016

Finally made my bookkeeping business official!

24/05/2016

Working from the Gold Coast today!