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Written by: Evan Lowenstein As the start of the year has well and truly commenced and the long hot summer holidays have drawn to a close, it is time to consider how recently graduated students from the arts schools might launch themselves in to their career. I am speaking mainly about the commercial and financial side […]

REGISTERING FOR AN ABN AND THE GST Following on from the last Fact Sheet that was published in the June 2017 Newsletter, the next step is to examine the issues of ABN or Australian Business Number and GST or Goods and Services Tax registrations. ABN – CARRYING ON AN ENTERPRISE The ABN is a unique […]

Due to deteriorating conditions in both States, the Governments of both have announced the following major assistance packages Basically the Federal Government will meet Income assistance and States will administer business assistance. Federal Government: The Federal government has announced it will up disaster relief payments by between $50 and $100, meaning eligible individuals will now […]

MELBOURNE LOCKDOWN NOT AGAIN?! We have been to this dance before as we enter Lockdown 4.0. In accordance with the governments regulations , we will be closing until 3 June 2021. While we are disappointed, we are supportive of the Government’s approach to managing the current COVID numbers and hopefully getting the state back to […]

For people in the music industry, remember Support Act offers financial assistance and mental health support. Contact https://supportact.org.au/ Helpline 1800 959 500 You might also be interested to read ABC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-01/music-industry-facing-mental-health-crisis-workers-say/13178834?utm_source

In addition to the large scale Federal Government initiatives announced progressively, it is great that State Governments have also come to the party as far as announcing wide scale State Tax changes. BELOW ARE THE MAIN ONES THAT WOULD AFFECT OUR CLIENTS: NSW The Office of State Revenue, Revenue NSW have announced that Payroll tax […]

Indigenous Literacy Day Wednesday 4 September 2019 Indigenous Literacy Day is a national celebration of Indigenous culture, stories, language and literacy. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation advocates for more equal access to literacy resources for remote communities. It encourages the rest of Australia to raise funds and advocate for more equal access to literacy resources for […]

Written by: Evan Lowenstein It is with some sense of satisfaction that the Government is appearing to be moving in the right direction with the announcement that the Prime Minister, himself will be taking charge of providing support to the Arts and Entertainment industry. Lowensteins have been at the forefront of some serious lobbying for this […]

With case numbers hitting zero two days in a row, we have finally seen some long needed relief from the restrictions we’ve been living with in Victoria. While the changes in restrictions haven’t allowed us to return to the office just yet, we wanted to reach out to all of you who can return to […]