End Of Finacial Year – Too Late Now

EOFY is closed and now it’s too late to be thinking of buying those extra things you need so you can claim it in this years accounts

But you have another 364 days until next year closes…

Maybe it will be continued next year also?

As widely known, the Government elected to keep the $20,000 instant tax deduction in place for one more year, and with the end of financial year approaching many businesses may take advantage of the policy.

Instead of having the asset depreciate over a number of years, small businesses are now able to write off the depreciation immediately. It means that small business are more likely to buy new equipment or technology, which can make them more efficient and help them grow.

Under the rules, the definition of a small business is one with a turnover of up to $10 million.

This means a whole new raft of businesses could take advantage of the policy — but there still are a couple of caveats you should be aware of.
What kind of assets can I get?

The type of asset you can buy needs to be a depreciating asset and it needs to be worth less than $20,000.

A depreciating asset is one used in the course of business which has a limited shelf-life and is expected to decline in value.

For example, you may buy a shiny new laptop computer for your business, but in a couple of years that laptop isn’t going to be so shiny.

Previously the depreciation of the asset played out over several years – so you got a bit of a deduction one year and another one the next year and so on.

Under the government’s scheme, you get the entire thing in one hit – which makes it much simpler.

Things that qualify include:

Office or shop furniture and fittings
Display screens, kitchen equipment, signage and air conditioners
Work vehicles
IT hardware such as desktop computers, servers and printers

Desktops Laptops Desktop Parts Laptop Parts

Plant and equipment

Email Howard NOW

Or ring Howard NOW

So if you’re thinking of upgrading your computer system, wanting a new laptop or anything computer related well nows the time to start thinking about it and maybe getting a quote

I can give you a quote and get things up and running before the end of the financial year

But remember the clock is ticking…

National Scams Awareness Week 2018

National Scams Awareness Week 2018

Scams Awareness Week runs from 21–25 May 2018. Australians are urged to be on the lookout for threat-based impersonation scams by taking a moment to ‘Stop and check: is this for real?

Scamwatch

National Scams Awareness Week Resource Kit

Website here

This is the ‘National Scams Awareness Week’ resource kit. This year Scams Awareness Week runs from 21-25 May. We encourage you to share these resources with your staff, customers and stakeholders to help them identify and protect themselves from threat-based impersonation scams

Please be Careful online and when answering the phone

If in doubt hang up the phone

You can contact me me here

Be Safe

Free Ink Cartridges

I keep getting ink cartridges given from my customers that are no good to them anymore
So I thought I’d list them on here
Free to a good home
So what I have…
All Generic brands
Epson 2004XL Yellow x 2
Epson 2003XL Magenta x 1
Epson 2002XL Cyan x 1
Epson 2001XL Black x 2

Epson 138 Black x 2

Calidad 922 black x 1
Calidad 922 Yellow x 1
calidad 923 Black x 1

Canon cli-8bk Black x 5
Canon cli-8y Yellow x 1

If anyone as some ink cartridges they don’t need

I’ll take them in and find a good home for them

Stop and check is this for real: Scams awareness week 2018

Stop and check is this for real: Scams awareness week 2018

Windows 10 April 2018 Update now available

Windows 10 April 2018 Update now available

The latest version of Windows 10 will be getting installed onto your computers very soon

If you want to do the upgrade yourself at a time that suits you

Go to this website

You can either install it straight to your computer or download it on to a USB stick or burn it to a DVD then install from that media

Just remember like with any other update / upgrade things can go wrong

Doing the upgrade yourself can put you in more control

Or you can just leave it alone and your computer will do the upgrade itself when the time comes

Happy New Year

I’d like to wish you all a Very Happy New Year

Lets hope 2018 is a great year

Beware opening a scammer’s con this Christmas

Beware opening or taking a phonecall from a scammer’s con this Christmas

The ACCC is warning the community to be wary of scammers trying to ruin their Christmas holidays.

“Scammers often try to take advantage of people during the busy Christmas period and prey on our vulnerabilities at this time of year. For example, they may take advantage of you looking for a good deal on a family holiday, searching for a loved one’s present at an online store, or even that you’re expecting a present from someone through the post.”

Watch out for three common holiday season scams:

• Travel scams: scammers trick their victims into believing they’ve won a travel prize or scored a really good deal on a travel package, like a cruise. Unfortunately these seemingly too-good-to-be-true holidays are nothing more than a scammer’s con. In the past 12 months, nearly $86,000 has been lost to this scam, with about 1750 reports.
• Online shopping scams: scammers will set up believable looking online stores to trick people into goods that don’t really exist. They might also set up fake online classified or auction site listings. They entice people with legitimate looking discounts and may even advertise items as the perfect Christmas present for a loved one. This scam has cost Australians more than $1.3 million in the past 12 months, with more than 6440 reports.
• Parcel delivery scams: with millions of packages moving across the country to get under a Christmas tree in time, scammers will send fake ‘missed delivery’ notices to potential victims. These scams are aimed at getting people to download malware or ransomware onto their PCs, which can be costly to remove; or steal their personal information. Scamwatch has received about 1700 reports of this scam in the past 12 months.

“Your personal information is often just as valuable to a scammer as your money so always be careful about the information you give out online,” Ms Rickard said.

“There are some simple tips you can follow to stay ahead of scammers these holidays.”

“If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. Do your research on any online stores you’re using, especially if it’s for the first time. Never do a deal or make a payment outside the online auction site you are using. If you are buying from a classified website only hand over the money when you have physically inspected the goods. Finally, never open attachments or download files you receive out of the blue—no matter who the email comes from or how legitimate it looks,” Ms Rickard said.

Follow @scamwatch_gov (link is external) on Twitter and subscribe to Scamwatch radar alerts to get up-to-date warnings

If unsure please hang up the phone or just delete the email or add it to your spam list

I’m always available to answer any questions if you feel you’ve been scammed

I can reset a compromised computer so it’ll be totally clear to use safely like it was before and give you advice so it won’t happen again!!

Never give them access to your computer

If you do and realise afterwards simply unplug the computer from the wall or shut down a laptop (hold down the power button for 5 seconds)

Never give them any personnel details ie date of birth

Travel prize scams

Travel prize scams are attempts to trick you into parting with your money to claim a ‘reward’ such as a free or discounted holiday.

Online shopping scams

Online shopping scams involve scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers, either with a fake website or a fake ad on a genuine retailer site.