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If you run a small or medium size business and you want to know your rights, obligations, and you need to protect your interests; or you are treated unfairly as a consumer and need to know how businesses should act when selling goods and services, how to make a complain, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) can help you. ACCC administrates the Trade Practices Act 1974 providing consumer protection and requiring businesses to adhere to principles of competition and engaging in fair trading practices. ACCC plays a watchdog role that investigates and monitors costs, prices and profits within particular industry.

AustLII is a free legal database; you can find information for two types of law: statute law, delegated legislation and precedent (common law). The website provides free access to primary material: legislation (commonwealth and state law) and common law also known as case law (treaties, court judgments, decisions of tribunals); secondary legal materials for public access-commentaries and summaries on the law (Australian Indigenous Law Library, the Australasian Law Reform Library, the Australasian Law Journals Library and others). Databases include intellectual property law, military la­w, privacy law, taxation law, family law, workplace law and other. Legislation news and database additions from all Australian jurisdictions are also available.

Whether you already carry on business, plan to start a new one, want to close or sell your business and you have some questions and need help, the government website business.gov.au provides all essential information and services. You will find material about applying for ABN, contracts, insurance, taxation, registration and licences, market research, statistics, tenders, e-business, employing people, environmental management, fair trading, franchising, grants and assistance, home-based business, importing, exporting, , intellectual property, occupational health and safety.

Do you want to know salary range or average for specific occupation? You may employ people and unaware how much to pay. Or you employed and feel like underpaid. The most recent salary surveys and guides for different positions are available on Hays Recruitment. Hays Recruitment is the largest recruitment agency in Australia for people looking for job and staff. The website is also useful for international businesses and carriers – looking for work overseas or coming to Australia -you can search jobs around the world.

The income tax system is administrated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
ATO website provides a tax database and tools for individuals, businesses, non-profit organisations, tax agents and superannuation funds. You can find tax information about taxpayers’ rights and obligations, legislation and regulations, tax related case law, rulings, determinations and other advice.

Ninemsn money provides the most recent updates for Australian and overseas share markets, Australian business news, stocks on the move, recommendations on shares (buy, sell, and hold), shares and funds analysis, latest recommendation updates by highly experienced analysts. Superannuation, insurance, financial planning, loans and property guides and tools are also available. Do you need to calculate how much to save to achieve your dream ? Mortgage repayments calculators, value of your assets calculators, currency exchange rates and more . The site helps to find insurance that best suits your needs and budget.

If you invest in shares and want to know whether Australian share market will be up or down today, try CNNMoney. Latest business, financial and economic news from USA including commodity prices up to date, charts, Dow Jones, Nasdaq Composit Index, the Standard and Poor’s index, bonds, news from Wall Street, world markets.

The Australian Financial Review is considered as essential reading for investors and businesses in Australia. Besides investment, business and finance news, national and around the world, the website provides you with comprehensive market data and research tools including investment guides, technical analysis, charts, daily and weekly share tables. You can search commodities, government bonds, exchange traded options, equities, options, warrants, futures, managed funds top performers, commercial and residential property listings.

The guide explains features of different business structures helping you to choose the right one. It explains how to keep good business records and legal requirements. You can find information about capital gains, GST, PAYG, FBT and superannuation obligations, essential things to consider as an employer and when your business grows, selling or ceasing your business. Tax rates tables are available also here. If you operate a small business with less than 2 million turnovers you can be eligible for different small business entity concessions.

Various calculators & rates including fuel tax credits, excise rates, JPDA, sea, fringe benefit tax, capital gains, GST, income tax and other superannuation.

The effective life of a depreciating asset is used to work out the asset’s decline in value.

PAYG withholding tax tables: weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly. If you calculate wages yourself without using bookkeeping software, these tables can help you.