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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...

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...

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...
accountants, tech stress,

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...
bookkeeping, hr, payroll

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...
mentoring, productivity tools

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...
accountants

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...