Just wanted to wish all of my clients, supporters, family and friends all the best for a very Happy Easter!

Having had a couple of wonderfully productive days in Melbourne, I’m also spending Good Friday here – the home of the annual Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

As a young girl I became friends with a family who participated in the appeal by rattling tins up and down the streets and at all of the traffic lights in my home town – I soon became involved and always looked forward to the event with much anticipation.

These days I try to support the appeal with a financial contribution – and I encourage you all to do the same.  It really doesn’t matter how large or small, every cent counts (and if you keep your receipt you might be able to claim a tax deduction!)

On a final note, if you are travelling this weekend, please take extra care on the roads, I want you all in one piece!

I’ll be taking a break for the rest of the long weekend, see you back here on Wednesday!

Regards

I’m sure you all know I love a celebration (don’t worry, I’m not going to mention my birthday again…oops, I think I just did!) – but, can you believe The Tax Chic is one year old today?

That’s not what I want to talk to you about though…

Each year, every company must lodge an annual statement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).  This annual statement is due around the time of the company’s annual review date – which is usually the anniversary of the date of registration.

So in a way, lodging the annual statement (and paying the relevant fee to ASIC), is kind of like a birthday celebration for your company!

As a director of a company you should ensure you are familiar with the reporting and lodgement requirements to ASIC – if you happen to get it wrong, or lodge your documents late,  some significant financial penalties will be imposed.

Take a look at this link to the ASIC website (I’ve hi-lighted the page dedicated to the annual statement) – and remember to contact your professional advisor if you have any questions.

Regards

I apologise if this post is short and a little off topic, but I promise it will be sweet – I might be gushing too…

Yesterday my little brother and his gorgeous wife welcomed their first daughter – Peyton Jane.

For many years I have been “Aunty Bron” to the kids of my friends…but now I am an aunty for real!

(Here comes the gushing…) she is perfect! She has ten little fingers and ten little toes, a wave of dark hair and two very chubby cheeks – I am totally in love…

I’ve already been lucky enough to have many cuddles…and I look forward to spoiling this little girl, as only an aunty can.

Thanks for indulging me in this “Frivolous Monday”, we’ll be back to business on Wednesday – now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to visit my new favourite person…xo

Regards

Ok, so maybe I don’t have the qualifications to be called “professor”, but I thought I’d take this opportunity to fill you in on some of the other work I’ve been doing lately.

You may have read previously that I hold a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and I am pleased to say that this qualification has now taken me from TAFE to University.

For the past three weeks, and with another to complete in a couple of weeks time – I have been presenting the tutorial and lecture for a first year commerce subject at Deakin University Warrnambool – yep, my old stomping ground!

While I’ve previously spent some time in front of a class at my local TAFE, being at Deakin has been a bit of a surreal experience.  The lecture theatre is a grand room and there is greater emphasis on the use of technology in presentations.  But of particular pleasure has been working alongside those who taught me while I was at University (we try not to mention that this happened around 20 years ago…that would make us feel old!) – however seeing the familiar names and faces has certainly been comforting.

And while the Warrnambool campus of Deakin University has expanded and changed in many ways since I was a student, it’s good to see that some of the landmarks are still identifiable – do any of my former classmates remember G101??

On a final note, it is really pleasing and exciting to see these students just starting out with their studies and looking forward to their careers…oh to be young again!

Regards