Posts by Robson Partners

How much will you pay for your children’s education? Parents everywhere are caught between the celebration and quiet distress of another school year. It’s no secret that education will be expensive.

This month’s client in focus is Genex. Genex is the amalgamation of a state of the art Air-conditioning and an Electrical/Energy efficiency business. Owners Brad Dowton and Andrew Pooley share with us their journey and what they see coming up in this exciting industry.

Another tough year on the markets have come to an end, it is now a time to reflect on the past year, understand the issues and plan for next financial year. To help us do that I have extracted the thoughts of an expert, Chris Caton, who is BT’s Chief Economist. Below are a summary of thoughts from his recent update.

This month’s Client in Focus is Suresearch Australia. We talk to owner Glen Wakelin and wife Bianca on the challenges they have faced and the successes of the business over the last 12 months.

Considering the performance of our superannuation over the last few years, many people are considering changing their super funds. There are certain benefits associated with changing their super funds.

Generation Y are lazy but ambitious. Generation X are plodders and Baby Boomers are ready to give it all away. Research suggests that there is less difference between the generations than is stereotyped when it comes to attitudes towards working and the great similarity between everyone is they rather work less.

Changes to the director penalty regime, originally proposed in the 2011/12 Federal Budget, are now in effect. The most recent changes received Royal Assent and have force from June 29. The following insight will give you a brief overview of the new director penalty regime – the what, when and how of calculation and recovery.

This month we talk to Mr James Heddo, CEO of Gosford Race Club on the future direction of the club for the residents of the Central Coast and the way the industry is evolving.

It is a legal obligation that you keep records relating to your business. That is why it is so important to make sure you have a useful record keeping system in place.