Author: Raymond Tan

Business Stamp Duty

This article is based on information provided by the State Revenue Department. person acquiring an existing business is required to pay Stamp Duty when goodwill and/or other certain property is acquired where: (a) the acquisition is evidenced by a written contract for sale of business between parties; or (b) there is no written agreement and […]

Public Notary

What is a Public Notary? by Dan Qing Yu A public notary is an officer whose job is to attest, witness and certify deeds, affidavits, statutory declarations, wills, contracts and other documents. In WA public notaries are divided into 2 categories – general public notaries and district public notaries. General notaries work in the suburbs/districts […]

Employee & Sub-Contractor

Sub-contractor or Employee? Frequently, in our practice, we encounter situations where employers have classified certain workers as sub-contractors, and arranged their affairs around this classification. This would include not arranging for workers’ compensation premiums, superannuation, and PAYE tax. If a worker has signed a document and agreed to be classified as a sub-contractor, does that […]

Purchasing a Business

Raymond discusses purchases of businesses and what to look out for (in English and Korean language).

Subpoena

What do you do when you are served with a subpoena? You are the star witness!!!. How to make sure you do not put your foot in your mouth. What is a subpoena? A subpoena is a court document ordering you to attend Court at a specified date and time to give evidence as a […]

Starting a Franchise

Franchising is one of the biggest income earners in Australia in respect of earnings by a franchisor and also in respect of assuring an income for a small business operator working as a franchisee. For the franchisor, the earning potential of a successful business can be increased substantially by duplicating a successful operation and selling […]

Guarantor of Loans

Do you want to be a guarantor of any loans? What are your duties as a guarantor and what are the risks?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcaWj_grIt8&t=94s