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Australian Resident For Tax Purposes Explained

If you’re an Australian resident for tax purposes you pay tax on your worldwide income. This can have a massive impact on how much tax you pay. So in this article you'll learn when you're considered an Australian tax resident, even if you don't have permanent residency or visa, what happens on entering the country, and what happens if you are leaving.

Are Christmas Gifts For Staff Tax Deductible?

So it’s Christmas and what have you done…..about gifts for your staff.

6 ways to reduce your accounting fees

10 min | Nathan Watt

Accounting Fees, I imagine paying them would be right up there with the paying the dentist after a tooth extraction; Painful, and expensive. Maybe that’s why my subconscious led me to study accounting. It was self preservation!

5 Tips to Handling The Financial Crisis

If you’re going to eat a shit sandwich – don’t nibble. Commit yourself to the fact that this isn’t going to be pleasant, but take some big bites, chew like hell and you can get through it.

5 Things Your Family Trust Needs To Do Before 30 June

Every year your accountant slips you a document says something about Bamford, and sends you an invoice. Ever wondered what that’s about? Well wonder no more.

5 Things You Need To Do When Hiring Staff

You need to hire your first staff member, or maybe you're just wondering whether you've got everything under control.

5 Reasons You Need A Tax Specialist For Your Small Business

We live in a DIY age, where people imagine to themselves that with a quick click on Google they can suddenly turn into an expert on pretty much anything, I mean when I google my sickness symptoms it keeps telling me I have Lupus, so it’s easy to be convinced in believing you’re suddenly an expert on tax preparation.

4 Common Mistakes Small Business Make With The ATO

Tax is in Australia is complicated, that’s why we have one of the highest rates of tax agent dependence in the world, but even that doesn’t stop these mistakes from happening and with the tax office’s super smart algorithms tracking your every interaction and building a risk profile about your business and its directors, you can’t afford to make these mistakes any longer.

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Everything You Need To Know About Being A Sole Trader

Where Do You Start With Marketing?

Choosing how to structure your business takes some forethought. In Australia, there are four common ways to go about it, and being a sole trader is an easy way to get started, but it’s important that you choose carefully. After all, the structure you choose will impact the licenses you have to obtain, how much you owe in taxes, and your potential personal liability in the event of issues.

Business Consulting

I’ve been working with small businesses for years now advising them on a wide range of business issues. But it wasn’t until I started Watson & Watt, and got my hands dirty on my own business, that I really had to understand “marketing”.

How Can A Business Tax Accountant Help You?

You know the feeling. You wake up sensing something is amiss. You check for your phone, glasses, kids and dog—all good. So, what's that sinking feeling? Taxes! Dread creeps up your spine as you realize you still haven’t done your taxes. Don't you worry, there are professionals out there to help get your taxes done right and on time. Just call a business tax accountant.