Roydon Snelgar

Travel to co-existing work location 

15 September 2020

Co-existing work locations travel involves travel which can be attributed to the employee having to work in more than one location. This is the case where: The travel is directly between work locations, or between home and an alternative work location, and It is reasonable to conclude that the travel is undertaken in performing the…

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Oman

8 September 2020

             Capital city:                Muscat      Currency:                    Rial (OMR)   Population:                4,424,000   Language:                  Arabic     GDP:  …

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Home unit companies have reduced annual return fees

1 September 2020

A home unit company is a proprietary company whose sole function is to act as the body corporate of a block of flats or units. The company operates as a body corporate to administer the property and to facilitate, protect and enforce the rights of company members concerning the exclusive occupation of the residential areas…

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The pros and cons of tendering

25 August 2020

Tendering is the process of choosing the best or cheapest company to supply goods or do a job by asking several companies to make offers for providing the products or doing the work. Tendering occurs in all parts of a business but is most familiar with government projects, construction, utilities, and infrastructure. Governments are heavily…

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‘Special demands travel’ from home to work can be tax deductible

18 August 2020

Where an employee undertakes 'special demands' travel between home and a regular work location, the trip will be deductible work-related travel where being conducted in performing the employee's work activities. Travel will be part of an employees work activities where: The work activities require the employee to undertake the trip. The employee is paid, directly…

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Increase sales with Sponsorship

11 August 2020

  Sponsorship can be defined as supporting a person or entity in one way or another as part of a business strategy.  Sponsorship can achieve the following business goals: Image enhancement. Customer loyalty. Brand awareness. Lead generation. Increased sales. Creating positive publicity and heightened visibility. Keys to successful sponsorship: Clearly define your objectives – what are…

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Northern Mariana Islands

4 August 2020

                        Capital city:                Saipan       Currency:                    United States dollar (USD)  Population:                53,833     Language:          …

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The benefits of providing service guarantees

28 July 2020

A service guarantee is a marketing tool used to reduce consumer risk perceptions, signal quality, and differentiate a service offering. By delivering service guarantees companies entitle customers to an easy-to-claim replacement, refund or credit, when service delivery fails. The benefits of providing service guarantees are: Forces companies to focus on customers' wants and expectations in…

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Nauru

21 July 2020

Capital city:                Yaren      Currency:                    Australian dollar (AUD)     Population:                10,084    Language:                  Nauruan and English     GDP:      …

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Cost vs benefit of a foundation as a business structure

14 July 2020

Foundations are legal structures set up by some not-for-profit organisations to raise funds, hold funds and distributing funds (following the rules of the foundation). The advantages of a foundation are: Having a separate entity solely focused on fundraising can increase your organisation’s capacity to access the private sector and government funds. A separate board of…

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