Tax Help is at hand near you
This year 1,200 Tax Help volunteers will be on hand at 830 community centres across Australia to provide support to people having difficulty completing their …
The good news about bad debts
Bad debts can be bad news for small business. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software provider Xero Australia, explains how you can …
SME industry white paper on the way
A gathering of key figures engaged in the SME sector was held in Canberra last week to help thrash out the basics of a proposed industry led Small Business …
How to reinvigorate your business in 2014-15
One of the keys to shake-up your business in the new financial year is to keep your records up to date. Doing this increases your business’ value, provides …
Tax deduction tips for your home business
Did you know you can claim for cleaning costs and wear-and-tear on your furniture at your home business?
SMEs fail to reduce tax liabilities
The Commonwealth Bank has urged small to medium sized businesses to better prepare for the end of the financial year and begin their tax preparations. Figures …
Make this new financial year your best in business
With the end of financial year just around the corner, it’s a great time to consider the results for this year and what you want to achieve next year.
Employee share plan reform stalls but alternatives aplenty
Businesses including startups need not waste their time waiting for tax changes to employee share plans given there are alternatives, which can be implemented …
Forward planning essential to a successful ‘EOFY’: Are you prepared?
With one month to go until the end of financial year, around one third of SMEs are making inroads into their financial reporting obligations – the majority …
Ten ways to trigger an ATO audit
As the end of financial year approaches, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is expected to data-match over 640 million transactions to tax returns this year.
