Spring is here, but the spring weather has not quite reached the Sapphire Coast with some very cold days in the past several weeks! As we get closer to the end of the year life can get pretty hectic and keeping track of your business can become a challenge. In this edition of Kothes Advantage...
As we start a new financial year, we’re starting a new feature in KOTHES ADVANTAGE introducing you to some of our staff members. We kick off the series with Paul English who works in our Audit & Assurance division. Paul has worked at KOTHES for 20 years and shares some of his tips for keeping...
Parliament has passed the Government’s Personal Income Tax plan, meaning that the first stage of the proposed income tax cuts took effect from 1 July 2018. The Government’s plan has three steps: The Government will introduce the Low and Middle Income Tax Offset (in addition to the Low Income Tax Offset) from 1 July 2018,...
Kothes has a strong focus on supporting young people in our region pursue careers in accounting and business. Bega High School students Jessie Hart and Renee Cooper are studying hard for their Higher School Certificate, with both excelling in Business Studies. They have been awarded the Kothes Business Studies Award and we wish them all...
When John Hukins retires from Kothes on June 30, 2018 it marks the end of a financial year and the end of an era for the 71-year old accounting firm. The fourth generation dairy farmer fell into an accounting career which spans more than 40 years. When he left school he wanted to be a...
Each year Kothes hosts a Biggest Morning Tea to raise money for Cancer Council Australia and this year we had the team from Surf2Summit Mortgage Centre – Sapphire Coast NSW and Caddey, Searl & Jarman Surveyors join us in our Kothes Merimbula office. We also had an event in Kothes Bega office. Merimbula’s inhouse bake-off...
A ‘clean slate’ for business The Federal Government has introduced new legislation for a one-off 12-month Superannuation Guarantee (SG) amnesty from May 24, 2018 to May 23, 2019. Subject to the legislation passing, employers now have the opportunity to wipe the slate clean by making up outstanding SG payments without attracting the full range of...
It is hard to believe the financial year is almost over. For all of us at Kothes the financial year end also marks the end of an era with our Director John Hukins retiring from the firm. John started working at Kothes in 1976 and in this edition of Kothes Advantage, he recounts some of...
University of Wollongong student Wendy Hodges has topped her studies for the second year in a row. Kothes has awarded Wendy a $500 prize for her outstanding results in her Bachelor of Commerce Accounting Degree. Wendy achieved the highest mark in her course. Kothes has also given Jade Ferrer a $500 prize for topping the...
It is hard to believe the financial year is almost over. Now could be a good time for you to think about reviewing your superannuation. In our latest newsletter, Kothes Advantage, our Director Gary Skelton gives some hints on how to take advantage of the generous tax environment that super offers. In this edition we...