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How To Choose A Good Accountant: Personally + For Your Business

Like any other professional there are some things that are non-negotiable expectations, and others that make the accountant a good fit for you and your...
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Superannuation Update 2024: Everything You Need To Know!

We intend to regularly provide you with these updates as a way of helping you plan for your retirement...
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Reviewing Your Standard Agreements: Unfair Contract Terms

The very last thing our Canny business owners want to do is think about whether their standard terms and conditions are compliant with the latest...
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Does My Stepchild Have A Right To Claim On My Estate?

When making, altering or updating their Will, many people ask the question "Do I need to provide for my stepchild or stepchildren?"...
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What Do I Do If I’m Unhappy With My NDIS Plan?

Decisions, decisions... We all have to make them at some point, and we don’t always get it right. The National Disability Insurance Agency is no...
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Building A Successful NDIS Provider Business: Things To Consider

Setting up a NDIS Provider business can be an exciting endeavour. It offers an invaluable opportunity to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities....
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Everybody Retires… So Why Do I Need To Plan For Retirement?

We are all going to retire at some stage, some earlier than others and some may choose to keep working well into their 70’s and...
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Welcome To The New Year + Insight

Now we’re off to a fresh start for 2024, we’d like to welcome you to Canny Insight – legal support for your business without the...
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Who Gets Pet Custody In A Separation?

They are there for you when times get tough, and they provide you with unconditional love. What happens to pets when their owners go through...
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How To Make The Most Of Your Capital Supports

Capital supports is a bit of a unique and quite specific area of funding. Not everyone will have this category included in their NDIS plan...
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When Is It Time To Change From A Sole Trader To A Company?

When Is It Time To Change From A Sole Trader To A Company? Written by: Jamie Arrington l Accounting Team   Embarking on the entrepreneurial...

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Retirement Planning Milestones – Life Stages + Planning

Retirement Planning Milestones – Life Stages + Planning Written by: Jayden Scott l Canny Advisory   Retirement is a significant life milestone that we all...

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Unfair Contract Terms: What Do The New Laws Mean For You Or Your Business?

Unfair Contract Terms: What Do The New Laws Mean For You Or Your Business? Written by: Gabrielle Andersen l Insight Team   At Canny Group,...

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What Is An Intervention Order + How Do I Get One?

There are many names used by people to describe what is known in Victoria, as an Intervention Order (IVO for short)....
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What Happens If You Don’t Use All Of Your NDIS Funding?

NDIS Participants often hear the saying "use it or lose it", but when it comes to your NDIS Funding, it's not that simple...
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Let’s Talk… Divorce -VS- Separation

People are often hesitant to proceed with a separation and/or divorce as they are concerned as to the effects that it may have on their...
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Succession Planning

A business can understandably take up most of your focus, it's always important to keep one eye on the future!...
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What Is The Superannuation Guarantee?

Compulsory superannuation was introduced in Australia in 1992 at a rate of 3% and steadily increased in the years since then...

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