Don't just survive tax time -- discover how your business can thrive through tax time!Operating a small business isn't easy. Each day business owners are challenged with everything from supervising staff and negotiating with suppliers to managing payroll and inventory -- and, ultimately, turning a profit.Thankfully, ensuring that your business is tax-compliant is no longer the ordeal it used to be. Tax for Small Business: A Survival Guide is a must-have reference f...

RE: Self Managed Superannuation Funds: A Survival GuideSelf managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are the fastestgrowing sector of the superannuation industry. It’s no wonder, given the almost unlimited investment options available with SMSFs — including investing in property, unlisted managed funds and collectables. So, is it time you joined the increasing number of Australians taking control of their fi nancial future with an SMSF?Self Managed Supe...

Extensively revised to reflect the dramatic shifts and consolidation of the financial markets, the seventh edition of this highly regarded book provides a clear and incisive guide to a complex world that even those who work in it often find hard to understand.With chapters on the markets that deal with money, foreign exchange, equities, bonds, commodities, financial futures, options and other derivatives, it looks at why these markets exist, how they work and who trades in them, an...

Forex Made Simple is the essential guide for anyone who wants to make money trading foreign exchange, without all the fussYou don't need to be a financial wizard or spend all day glued to a computer screen to trade forex profitably. Including the information you need to know (and nothing more), this book provides straightforward strategies anyone can use--no expensive broker required!Inside you'll find information on:currencies and ec...

This book is all about how companies are applying the key principles in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and shows this by use of extensive examples of UK company accounts.The book provides coverage of the key points of each standard and links that with actual practice. It is not a detailed guidance book as such, or a transistion book from UK standards to IFRS, but a quick reference for the busy accountant which shows how to apply the key points of each standard b...

Understanding Investments is the ultimate guide for Australians looking to take control of their finances.This new edition has been thoroughly updated for the modern investor, and includes essential information that will help you:Decipher the jargonChoose an investment strategyWork with a financial adviserStructure and diversify your portfolioAvoid costly tax pitfallsCovering investments ...

Stripping away the mystique from the world of investment and finance, How to Read the Financial Pages is a layman's guide to reading and understanding the financial press and the markets and events it covers. Assuming no financial knowledge, Michael Brett provides a valuable explanation of the workings of the financial world - from money markets to commodity markets, investment ratios to takeover bids. With an extensive glossary of financial terms, this book will help you through ...

An Introduction to Corporate Finance provides the reader with a complete overview of Corporate Finance from perspective of the investment Banker. The author, a corporate trainer and former investment banker clarifies the role of the investment banker in numerous corporate finance transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, IPO's, and valuation. Given today's corporate climate, every student studying corporate finance and those working in the field need this book to sharpen the...

A revised, fully updated 9th edition of this bestselling book about investing in stocks and shares.This book, first published in 1992, is one of the most enduring guides to investment in the stock market ever published. Now in a thoroughly revised, updated 9th edition this bestselling volume has been written and kept up to date by a professional long-term investor. It explains in plain English how the stock market works; what affects share prices;...

With over 5,500--including 150 new--accessible entries, this sixth edition of the bestselling Dictionary of Finance and Banking has been fully revised and updated to take into account the ever-developing financial landscape of the last five years. This comprehensive A-Z defines terms from all aspects of personal and international finance, including money markets, private investments and borrowing, central banking, foreign exchanges, monetary policy, and public and government finan...

Tax Power for the Self-Employed addresses the specific and particular tax laws and regulations facing a self-employed individual. Unlike other small businesses, it focuses on the individual who either runs a single-person small business (or one with an otherwise limited number of employees) or the person who does something to make extra money that he or she may consider a hobby or side job, but from which the IRS expects tax to be paid.Discussions of specific concern to the self-em...

A comparison of property versus shares and how to find the right mix for a profitable portfolioAlmost every investor eventually considers the question: which is the better investment, property or shares? The answer isn't as simple as one or the other, since both asset classes offer different benefits and risks. And if the best answer is a mix of the two, how do you strike the right balance for sustained returns? This book takes an unbiased look at these two asset c...