Welcoming Business Name Registration to the Cleardocs line-up

Cassandra Townsend, Manager, Precedent Lawyer

We’ve received a fantastic response to our first new document package for the year – Business Name Registration.

Customers tell us they are delighted to be able to stay on our website and take advantage of this additional step in the business set up process.

Also, as a Cleardocs first, the product incorporates the time-saving feature of pre-population of company name holder details from previous Cleardocs orders – making the document creation process faster and easier.

The following resources are now available on our site to assist you in the exciting step of starting a business:

1.     A real-time check against ASIC’s database of business name availability when you enter your proposed business name in the online question interface.

2.     If you’re stuck for business name, you may like to read our case study on the Cleardocs business name. It outlines the process that Cleardocs founder, Christopher Balmford, went through to choose a business name and relevant considerations.

3.     We’ve prepared a checklist of information you will require to complete your business name registration through Cleardocs.

4.     As you will need to specify the ABN of the business name holder in your order, we’ve provided an ABN & TFN checklist showing the questions you will be asked when applying for your ABN.

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2014 Budget Report: How will Australia's largest annual economic event affect you and your clients?

By Denice Fraser, Senior Marketing Executive


Thomson Reuters' experienced tax writing team will again be at Parliament House on #Budget2014 night (13 May) preparing their detailed Weekly Tax Bulletin Federal Budget Report.

The Report will comprise coverage and analysis across a wide range of issues including personal, corporate, business and international tax, compliance, superannuation, GST, and social security. 

Like last year, we’ll make this report available to Cleardocs users free of charge on the day following the Budget announcement.  

Visit the Thomson Reuters website at http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/browse/budget/ to learn more.


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A remarkably helpful ATO

Danni Kirwan, Marketing Executive

While researching a topic for my blog this week, I stumbled across a new page on the ATO website – Small business support.

Now I’m sure that when many of us think of the tax office, our thoughts are less than complimentary... But after a peek around this new section of the site, I must say I was pleasantly surprised by what’s on offer.

On the Cleardocs helpline, we regularly get calls from customers registering new companies, excited about the prospect of starting their own business and pursuing their passion. But whether your passion is painting houses, baking cakes or grooming dogs, chances are you’ll be paying tax.

So although you’re almost certainly an expert at what your business does, you may not be quite on top of the tax obligations you will have to consider as a small business owner. Even if you employ an accountant to take care of these issues, it’s still a good idea to know the basics about what’s required of you.

The Small business support page, which can be found here, links to a number of pages with useful information about the types of things you will need to consider as a small business owner. Topics covered include “starting your small business”, “complying with your tax obligations” and “reporting and paying tax”. Each topic covers issues that you may come across as a business owner, why they may affect you, and additional information to help you find out more.

So wether you’re thinking about starting your own business, or you’re about to wind one up (there’s info about that too) you may find something on the site that’s useful to you. Cleardocs is proud to be a part of your journey as a business owner, but we also recognise the fact that what we help you with is just the beginning of a long path – so remember there’s tools and resources out there that can help you along the way.