by Tom Wilson | June 28, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Start with Why By Shirin Haklar - BPharm, GradDrip Accounting - Brisbane Pharmacy Accountant When I was studying Accounting with a view to transition from Pharmacy to Accounting as a profession, my Pharmacist employer asked me, ‘why would you want to do that? So...

by Tom Wilson | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

by Shirin Haklar - BPharm, GradDip Accounting I heard last week through the grapevine that a well known Brisbane pharmacy operator was placed in receivership. Being part of a firm of Pharmacy Accountants Brisbane, my first reaction beyond sympathy for all those...

by Temporary012 | December 18, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

It was significant that when Big Bash master blaster Chris Lynn whacked his good mate Shaun Tait for the biggest six in the tournament’s history last December, he barely smiled. The sellout crowd at the Gabba went berserk, and the commentary team searched...

by Temporary012 | November 24, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

Injuries are part and parcel of any professional athlete’s career. They can come at the most inopportune time – Olympians for instance, snapping a bone or tearing a muscle just months out from “the Games” – four years down the drain, just like that. How an athlete...

by Temporary012 | September 20, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

It’s tax time again. What can you claim to reduce your tax? Please take just 2 minutes to read this blog article. We’ll explain: Deductions you can claim The importance of a fantastic tax accountant The “tax trap” you need to avoid Links to more...

by Temporary012 | June 30, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

Keep it simple stupid. He didn't exactly say it in those words, but he certainly implied it! Marsh Tincknell was lucky recently to have footballing great Lote Tuqiri in our boardroom, where he chatted about the highs and lows, and lessons learned during...

by Temporary012 | June 1, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

The news printed the day after the federal budget read like a Dire Straits song, Money for Nothing. According to the media, retail pharmacies will be better off to the tune of $43,000 for essentially doing nothing. Not only is the amount reported...

by Temporary012 | May 5, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

Do you know the difference between independent contractors vs employees? A recent case involving a cleaning company shows that the inability to distinguish between the two can result in liquidation of your company and even bankruptcy. Here’s what happened....

by Temporary012 | April 4, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

Do you have your tax debts under control? From 1 July 2017, a new tax measure will come into play for small businesses, and we’re here to help prepare you for this tax change. Businesses that haven't engaged with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to get...

by Temporary012 | March 19, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

What you don't know about Personal Property Securities Register If your business has ever been involved in the leasing of property, a recent court case has proved that a simple clerical error on something such as a Personal Property Securities Register...

by Temporary012 | March 17, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

There are 5 key things all business owners must consider right now. Some of them are brilliant wealth creation ideas. Please read on… 30 June will be here before we know it. Let us help you get the most out of the upcoming months. Too often, we end up...

by Temporary012 | March 13, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

What every employer needs to know about fringe benefits (FBT) On 31 March 2017, the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends. The ATO will be reviewing whether all employers who should be paying FBT are, and that they are paying the right amount. To help you...

by Temporary012 | March 3, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

Browsing through the news last weekend, a couple of stories caught my eye. The first was about driverless cars. Not too many years from now, there will be vehicles on our roads making their way from point A to B with not so much as a human foot near the...

by Temporary012 | February 6, 2017 | home | 0 Comments

Author: Shirin Haklar - Marsh Tincknell - Brisbane Health & Pharmacy Accounting Division There’s no record anywhere of Jerry Seinfeld having ever completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy, but pharmacists looking to improve the profitability of their practice could...

by Temporary012 | January 30, 2017 | Business, home, Leadership | 0 Comments

Marsh Tincknell Accountants Brisbane give a wrap up of their most recent Boardroom Breakfast with Pat Welsh. News reporters, as a breed, are rarely regarded as being among the most trustworthy professionals in our community. In any public poll, news hounds...

by Temporary012 | October 26, 2016 | home, MT News | 0 Comments

It’s Landed! The Brand new App from Marsh Tincknell As a firm we are constantly looking for ways we can improve the service we offer our customers and we are proud to announce the launch of our brand new Marsh Tincknell App.  It’s completely free of charge...

by Temporary012 | October 6, 2016 | Business, home, Leadership | 0 Comments

It’s not every day that you get to sit down with a man that has one of 2017’s toughest jobs, and luckily Marsh Tincknell - Brisbane Accountants - recently had that opportunity at one of their Boardroom Breakfasts welcoming Nick Stiles – the Reds’ head...

by Temporary012 | July 25, 2016 | Business, Career Opportunities, home | 0 Comments

“Lack of Vigilance Due to Familiarity with the Task”   That’s the definition of complacency. There’s no hiding the fact that when we get used to our jobs, our homes, our cars, our lives and our work – we become resistant to change, regardless of whether...

by Temporary012 | May 10, 2016 | Business, home | 0 Comments

If you were assembling the best Rugby League team of all time, who’d be the first player you’d pick? Wally Lewis? They called him “The King”, after all. Or would you go with Jonathan Thurston? Or Andrew Johns? Darren Lockyer? Perhaps even Cameron Smith? I...

by Temporary012 | March 2, 2016 | Business, home | 0 Comments

by Randall Corless Are you happy with what you’re doing, and the level you’re at? If you are, fine. If you’re not, what are you prepared to do - or change - to get to the next level? This was challenging question posed by recently retired Test cricketer...

by Temporary012 | February 24, 2016 | Business, home | 0 Comments

Marsh Tincknell client Mat Stillone, the founder of Protein Supplies Australia, was recently announced as one of Brisbane’s best young entrepreneurs for 2015. We thought it was timely to catch up and have a chat with him about his achievements. When you...

by Temporary012 | February 8, 2016 | Business, home, Leadership | 0 Comments

There are many factors at play that determine the motivation level of employees, and in fact, business owners. It is arguably one of the most difficult business problems to overcome, and is certainly the source of frustration for many business owners and...

by Temporary012 | December 1, 2015 | Business, home | 0 Comments

If we can’t produce enough dollars of gross profit from our business, we are never going to produce the amount of operating profit we want or require. Yes we can cut fixed expenses, but we can only do that to a certain point, then it will impact on our...

by Temporary012 | November 5, 2015 | home, Leadership | 0 Comments

Recently we had a bloke by the name of Andrew Abrahams in to talk to our staff. There’s every chance you’re not familiar with the name, nor Andrew’s long list of achievements, but a couple of years ago, he rowed a 6m boat solo 5000 km across the Atlantic...

by Temporary012 | September 25, 2015 | Business, home, Leadership | 0 Comments

by Randall Corless I couldn't help but think, after listening to Petero Civoniceva speak over breakfast recently, how good a business would be if it had 50 of him manning the fort! Talk about a bloke who put his head down, worked hard, and just got on with...

by Temporary012 | June 24, 2015 | Raffino | 0 Comments

In the last article I covered the three key leadership behaviours of ‘competence’, ‘emotional maturity’ and ‘leading change’. A very large Australian company where I had worked with dedication and loyalty for 10 years employed a new competent General...

by Temporary012 | June 16, 2015 | Raffino | 0 Comments

In last week’s article I covered the three key leadership behaviours of ‘Setting the Tone’, ‘Walking the Talk’ and ‘Fairness’. One of the mistakes that aspiring leaders often make is trying too hard to be liked or to be popular, as opposed to being...

by Temporary012 | June 6, 2015 | Raffino | 0 Comments

In last week’s article we covered the first three of what I believe are the twelve key behaviours to work on to become a better leader. My view is that poor leadership is amongst the top five factors limiting business growth, because it’s difficult to...

by Temporary012 | June 6, 2015 | Business, home | 0 Comments

Recently Marsh Tincknell hosted a Business women’s breakfast – part of our annual commitment to getting our clients and some of their business associates, together to think about matters beyond profit and loss, debits and credits. That’s our job – it...

by Temporary012 | June 2, 2015 | home, MT News | 0 Comments

Marsh Tincknell joined other fundraisers throughout Australia on Thursday, 28th May in holding a Biggest Morning Tea to raise funds for the Cancer Council. Clients, staff, friends and local businesses were all invited to join us for a morning tea at the...

by Temporary012 | May 29, 2015 | Raffino | 0 Comments

There are hundreds of books and thousands of web site articles written on leadership, but at the end of the day to become a better leader, and to get the best out of your people, you need to distil the information down into bite size behaviour that you can...

by Temporary012 | May 14, 2015 | home, Tax | 0 Comments

by Randall Corless Without wanting to rip the beard off Santa Claus (aka Joe Hockey), I’d suggest Small Business owners and operators tread carefully in their rush to the shops, to capitalise on the Federal Government’s new capital equipment tax...

by Temporary012 | April 16, 2015 | Estate Planning, home | 0 Comments

by Peter Marsh Across almost three decades of working as an accountant, I’ve come to realise there’s nothing clients are less diligent about than their will and estate planning. It’s normally the very last aspect of their finances they get in order. And...

by Temporary012 | January 7, 2015 | Business, home | 0 Comments

Written by Michael Blucher of Third Half. And they said it wouldn't last! It's been 10 years since I kicked off The Third Half - I thought it was timely to reflect on a few things that I've learned over that period. Call it insight. Probably more...

by Temporary012 | December 5, 2014 | home, Leadership | 0 Comments

by Randall Corless I was talking to a long term client the other day about his plans for the Christmas period. “Are you going to take a decent break?,” I asked, almost certain I knew what his answer would be. And I was right. “Love to, but I haven’t got...

by Temporary012 | October 10, 2014 | Business, home | 0 Comments

Joe Andon's Vuly Trampolines is a genuine home grown Brisbane business success story. Seven years ago, Andon - an ambitious but largely unqualified teenager - was selling trampolines out of the garage of his parents' Lota home. Today he heads a business...

by Temporary012 | September 27, 2014 | home, Leadership | 0 Comments

Written by Randall Corless We had the privilege of having Rugby League legend Allan Langer in our boardroom recently, to talk to clients about some of the lessons he learned playing elite sport. It became apparent very early, quite aside from everything...

by Temporary012 | August 7, 2014 | Business, home | 0 Comments

Remember the old gag about the bloke who for years had been keen to enrol in a personal efficiency program – but for whatever reason, could never find the time? I had a similar conversation with a new client the other day, who told me he was far too busy and couldn’t...

by Temporary012 | June 29, 2014 | Business, home, Leadership | 0 Comments

by Randall Corless. Success is boring. I've never thought about it that way, but I suppose in many respects it is. That repetitious - even mundane - activity which, practised over a lengthy period, builds expertise and drives consistency of performance. The...

by Temporary012 | May 21, 2014 | Business, home | 0 Comments

Written by Wayne Griffiths from Raffino Business Solutions. Having a productive and highly energised team is one of the foundation stones or critical success factors of a great business. In fact it can often be the primary difference between whether a business...

by Temporary012 | April 7, 2014 | Business, home | 0 Comments

Written by Peter Marsh. A few weeks ago, at a small business conference, I got talking to a relatively senior member of the banking community, who was there on account of his institution’s sponsorship of the event. Bankers aren't generally asked about their business...

by Temporary012 | April 7, 2014 | home, Leadership, People | 0 Comments

Recently one of our accountants took a client for a quick bite to eat, to celebrate a significant milestone in his business. They were chatting about decisions he’d like to have over, if somehow he could magically rewind the clock. “There wouldn’t be many,” he...

by Temporary012 | April 6, 2014 | home, MT News | 0 Comments

Welcome to our new look Marsh Tincknell website. We are also launching our business on social media, and you can find us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. This move has been made to help us communicate with our clients in new environments, to help us share...