Edwina Wilkens - Canny Group

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Demystifying The NDIS

Initially, in force on 29 May 2013, the NDIS has been revised and amended 15 times over the past nine years, with the current version coming into force on 29 October 2021.

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Tax Planning (And Why You Should Care)

Accounting, Business Advice / Edwina Wilkens

Taxpayers contemplating even the most ordinary transactions should consider tax planning as part of the transaction to ensure that they do not suffer adverse tax consequences.

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Budgeting for Business

Accounting, Business Advice / Edwina Wilkens

Operating a successful business – whether it be large or small – is very much about managing cash flow, and this is where budgeting comes in.

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Fringe Benefits Tax

Accounting, Business Advice, Fringe Benefits Tax / Edwina Wilkens

FBT was originally conceived to target cars, travel and restaurant meals for executives, business owners should be of the obligations, opportunities, and the risks that FBT poses.

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Michelle Richmond attended the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town where she received her degree in Information Technology with a major in Project Management. She is also a credentialled Master Practitioner from The Coaching Institute of Australia. As an ardent feminist, a proud mum to a daughter and also a breast cancer survivor.

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Getting Your Business Structure Right

Accounting, Business Advice, Business Structures / Edwina Wilkens

Your choice of structure will depend on the size and type of business and also how you want to run it. Each structure may have an impact on key areas such as tax, asset protection and set-up costs.

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What Happens To An SMSF In A Divorce?

Advisory, Divorce, Family Law, Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSF), Superannuation / Edwina Wilkens

What Happens To A Self-Managed Super Fund In A Divorce? Written by: Canny Advisory According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2020 78,989 marriages were registered in Australia, representing a 31% decline compared to 2019 which indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on couples making it down the aisle

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What Are Powers of Attorney?

Legal, Wills, POA + Estate Planning / Edwina Wilkens

Put simply, Powers of Attorney are documents appointing a person or persons to act for you while you are alive

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A Guide To Australian Cryptocurrency Taxation

Accounting, Income Tax Returns / Edwina Wilkens

Inspired by the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the resulting loss of confidence in the banking industry, cryptocurrency is without a central governing body or agency.

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Property + Your Self-Managed Super Fund

Advisory, Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSF) / Edwina Wilkens

Did you know that with a self-managed super fund, you can purchase commercial or residential property inside the super fund and this can provide many tax benefits?

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Daisy Dreamers

Client Insider / Edwina Wilkens

Daisy Dreamers was dreamt up while Lauren, her partner and their young daughter were travelling around Australia in their caravan. Noticing a big gap in the market where travel families, people in lockdown, living interstate or too busy to stop at multiple places needed a one-stop-shop. Daisy Dreamers is a boho based online gift shop

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Don’t Need A CFO? How About a Virtual CFO!

Accounting, Business Advice, Virtual CFO + Management Reports / Edwina Wilkens

The Virtual CFO provides some of the services provided by a CFO, and the ability to provide the rest of the services when necessary or desired.

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