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Accounting & Tax

10 min | Nathan Watt

An Employer’s Guide To Stapled Superannuation

You know how it goes, you hire a new employee, send them the super choice form and they leave it blank or don't return it, so you're required to set up and contribute to your "default super fund".

Business Consulting

15 min | Nathan Watt

Goal setting: A guide for success

They're useless because they only serve a purpose if the desire to achieve that future state is stronger than our desire to stay in our current state – aka if you can be bothered to do something about it.

Business Consulting

5 min | Nathan Watt

How Do You Make More Sales?

No, we’re not launching a marketing service, so what do we know about making more sales? Apart from growing Watson & Watt from nothing to something in the last 5 years I know that more sales is actually business strategy, not marketing & sales.

Business Consulting

10 min | Nathan Watt

Offset vs Redraw: What’s The Difference

If you’ve got a home loan or even just looked into one, you’ll have heard these terms, and on the surface they seem to do the same thing. A place to deposit extra cash to reduce the interest you pay. So is it just semantics or are there differences you really should know. Well yes, yes there are.

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Superannuation

Drivers of Performance

Goal Setting

Implementation

Strategy

General Mortgage Broking

What Is Approval In Principle?

10 min | Nathan Watt

Buying a property can be a stressful time. It’s one of the biggest financial investments most people make. So it makes sense to be as prepared as possible before you go signing purchase contracts. That’s why as part of our process we suggest clients obtain approval in principle before they go looking for a property.

Accounting & Tax

What is an Income Statement (Profit and Loss Statement)?

5 min | Nathan Watt

Every business should strive to better understand their financial performance so that they can continuously improve it. The one that everyone loves to look at is the Income Statement, better known as a Profit and Loss Statement (P&L) but other than a surface understanding, this financial report remains mysterious to many business owners on how it can be used to improve your business.

Business Consulting

What is a Rate Lock?

15 min | Nathan Watt

Interest rates are at historic lows, the property market seems to be going bonkers and somehow people in Sydney have $4mil for a run down bedsit.

Accounting & Tax

What is a Partnership?

5 min | Nathan Watt

One of the most fundamental decisions you have to make when forming a business is which structure is right for you. In Australia, you have a number of options, including trust, company, sole trader and partnership. In this blog we'll dive into what a partnership actually is and how they work.

Accounting & Tax

What Is A Family Trust And How Do They Work?

5 min | Nathan Watt

A family trust is an agreement where the trustee (either a person or company) holds assets for the benefit of others - like family members. There's lots of names thrown around; family trust, trust fund, discretionary trust and lots of confusion about how trusts work so if want to understand what they are, and how they work then you've come to the right place. Strap yourself in, and trust me....

Accounting & Tax

What is a Company?

5 min | Nathan Watt

Lots of people confuse having a business, with having a company. So what exactly is a company, and how do they work for small and medium businesses?

General Mortgage Broking

What Information Do You Need For A Home Loan?

15 min | Nathan Watt

Applying for a home loan can be a daunting process because you’re usually entering into one of the biggest transactions of your life, and the bank’s can be faceless corporations dancing to the beat of their own drum. Yes, they want to lend money, but only on their terms.

Accounting & Tax

What Happens If You Take Cash Out Of A Company? Division7a

15 min | Nathan Watt

Got a company? I mean a real company, as in a Pty Ltd legal structure? Then this one is for you.

Accounting & Tax

What Happens If You Don’t Pay Superannuation On Time?

10 min | Nathan Watt

Four things happen if you don't pay superannuation on time...none of them good.

General Mortgage Broking

What Do Lenders Use As Your Income When You’re Self-Employed?

10 min | Nathan Watt

If you’ve ever wondered how much money you could borrow you’ve no doubt found a lender’s borrowing capacity calculator, plugged in a few details and out spits a number – and if you're an employee for the most part that’s fine. There are a few wrinkles when it comes to casual employment, bonus', and regular overtime etc but generally PAYG income is what it is. But business owner income. Ohh boy. Buckle up.

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Accounting & Tax

Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) For Small Business

5 min | Nathan Watt

Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is mostly ignored by small business and a lot of accountants. Most think of it as a tax for big business, with lots of “entertainment” and exotic remunerations strategies or government departments with scores of internal finance people. But unfortunately, this is mistaken.

General Mortgage Broking

What Do Lenders Use As Your Income When You’re Self-Employed?

10 min | Nathan Watt

Accounting & Tax

How Much Tax Do You Pay On Dividends?

5 min | Nathan Watt

A common question we get from people is how much tax they need to pay if they were issued with dividends from their company.

Business Consulting

How Many Sales Do You Need To Make The Money You Want?

10 min | Nathan Watt

I’ve got an easy question for you: How much money do you want to make?

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