
Coco Hou
Coco Hou is the Managing Director of Platinum Accounting Australia and Platinum Professional Training. Platinum Accounting Australia is one of the country’s leading accounting firms with a broad client base of businesses and individuals. Coco and her team work hard to deliver quality customised service and outcomes for their clients. Coco Hou is also a CPA-qualified accountant.
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Start-ups on the rise: an accountant’s advice on setting up properly
By taking on a side gig you are effectively starting up your own business and, therefore, should be managing that enterp...
Feb 21, 2022

Top tips to help reduce your tax bill at the end of the financial year
Planning sessions with an accountant will help you to plan for the future and ensure that you have identified all the op...
Oct 15, 2021

How you declare virtual Christmas parties and online staff presents at tax time
While majority of office Christmas parties will be held virtually this year, there are still some important tax consider...
Dec 8, 2020

How accountants can cope with the stress of COVID
With many businesses trying to survive in the midst of the current crisis, accountants helping these businesses are feel...
Sep 15, 2020

Accounting tips for working from home
How people now working from home can take advantage of the special deductions offered by the ATO and better manage their...
Apr 28, 2020

How to get a good mentor by being an amazing mentee
If you take the initiative to go out and talk to people into becoming your mentor, you will be surprised how many of the...
Feb 24, 2020

Is good accounting the key to saving the environment?
It’s the job of an accountant to ensure that a business remains profitable - if at the same time they can improve the s...
Aug 26, 2019

Why salary sacrificing is a good way to purchase a car
Salary sacrificing is a simplified way to minimise your tax bill, by using your pre-tax salary to buy goods or services ...
Jun 4, 2019

Accountants must help small-business owners to detect and avoid fraud
Apart from ensuring financial compliance, accountants can play a key role in helping small businesses minimise the risk ...
Apr 15, 2019

Look before you leap into your own business
The worst time to decide on a career change by starting your own business is when you feel exhausted and not consider im...
Jan 10, 2019