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We all know that Year 12 can be an incredibly stressful time for students. What we don’t always know is that parents are usually going through the same journey and can feel just as stressed and helpless as their sons and daughters.

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Australians are expected to lose a record amount to scams this year. In August, the ACCC revealed projected losses for 2019 are expected to surpass $500 million for the first time. The average cost of cyber crime to an Australian business is around $276,000 - ouch!

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2019 has been a bit of a baby boom year at Lincolns. Three of our staff have welcomed a new addition to their families including a set of twins! All this excitement with baby showers, birth date guessing games, impending parental leave and newborn visits has us thinking about what options there are available for new parents in regards to their work arrangements and any benefits they are eligible for once their baby arrives.

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Our local businesses need YOUR support! With technology improving and devices at your fingertips it can be so easy to click that button for an order to be delivered to your doorstep.  This has an impact on locally owned businesses.

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Governments can be slow in adopting new technologies and ideas when it comes to dealing with the services for its citizens. The Australian Government is no exception. It can be a time consuming and costly exercise when dealing with large bureaucracies.

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Single touch payroll (STP) is a new way of reporting tax and superannuation information to the Australian Taxation Office. This reporting is done digitally through STP-enabled software and is submitted after every pay run.

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Fellow readers, the motion before us today is that the success of our community relies on the active involvement of our volunteers. The greatness or success of our community can be measured in increased sales for our businesses, increased visitors to the region, fewer complaints from customers, decreased unemployment rate, the list goes on. I am here today to affirm that Coretta Scott King’s words of wisdom twenty years ago are still relevant today. The future of our community is in the hands of our volunteers.

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We are all getting old. Chances are someone in your family is already old. Old age brings with it new daunting physical, emotional and financial challenges.
At Lincolns we can help with the financial challenges that old age brings. We see and hear what our clients are having to do for themselves, their parents and their families to ensure growing old doesn’t become too great a financial burden.

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In the last month, the Lincolns team have been travelling across the Great Southern for the “Lincolns Rural Tour”.  Our impetus for the Rural Tour was helping farmers come to grips with Single Touch Payroll that will apply to all employers from 1 July. 

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In November Perth-based engineering and construction company RCR Tomlinson went into administration owing hundreds of WA small businesses and contractors for work completed or underway.

You are one of these contractors. You are owed say $50,000 for work done. Surely this can’t be true. It is a large company. You had read that it had projects worth over $1 billion. Your heart stops. You panic. What do you do next?

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Housing affordability, whinging Gen Y, smashed avocado, take away coffee addictions, expensive university fees, blah blah blah! Too many excuses when all you need is good financial management to get you to where you need to be!

Please note – all individual situations are different so take what you need from this article!

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It’s that time of year when we look back and reflect on what the year has brought us. At Lincolns, we have welcomed new colleagues and said sad goodbyes to old friends. Then there are the people who have reached a birthday containing a zero!