Tips & strategies to help your business grow

Tax Planning 101

You can't plan to go to the beach, after you're already at the beach. The same goes for your taxes, you can't plan your taxes after the year is done. Get on the front foot with your taxes by following these simple steps to estimate your tax for the year and when the payments are due.

Tax Minimisation and Planning For Small Business

Tax Planning. What a phrase. It gets bandied around a bit, actually, probably just by accountants. But clients tend to nod their head and agree that yes, if you say we need to plan our taxes, then we probably should. So what the hell are we talking about?

Small Business CGT Concessions: How to Sell Your Business & Keep More of Your Money

If you qualify for the Small Business CGT Concessions, you could significantly reduce—or even eliminate—the capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale of your business. But like everything tax-related, the legislation doesn’t make it simple. There are (more than a few) rules, conditions, and hoops to jump through. So, let’s break it down in plain English.

Business Consulting

Should You Raise Your Prices?

10 min | Nathan Watt

More profit for no extra work? Sounds great right? All the increased revenue goes straight to increasing your net profit as you've not added any costs - it's pure profit.

General Mortgage Broking

Should You Buy Your Business Premises?

I regularly get asked from business owners whether they should buy their business premises instead of rent, and my advice is always the same. You need to look at this through two different lens’;

Business Consulting

Sales Is Not A Dirty Word

10 min | Nathan Watt

One of the biggest challenges I faced in my career as an accountant and business consultant is sales. And if I felt the heat when I was working for other people, it magnified to the intensity of the sun, when I started my own business with no customers.

How do you register for GST? And what happens when you do register for GST? Find out this and how you become the nation's (unpaid) tax collector. Exciting times right? Let’s get into it.

Property Development: Tax Implications

Property development is without doubt the most popular thing people want to do to make money that I’ve heard in my advisory career.

Personal Services Income: A Beginner’s Guide

Personal Services Income, or PSI, is given as a reward for an individual's personal efforts and skills. At least, that's how the Australian Tax Office sums it up. When it comes to your taxes, PSI is a common type of income for Sole Traders and individuals who earn money through an interposed entity (consultants and contractors) like a company or family trust.

Payday Super: What You Need to Know & How to Prepare

Payday Super, set to start on 1 July 2026 will require superannuation to be paid each pay cycle instead of quarterly. Here's what's changing and how to prepare.

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Tailored tips for your growth

What Are Pay As You Go Instalments (PAYGI)?

You’ve just paid your tax bill and now you’ve got a letter from the tax office saying you need to pay more but now it’s quarterly?

Director Identification Number | Coming Soon…Apparently

This may come as surprising to you. I know it is to me, but maybe that’s just my inner conspiracy theorist, that the Fed’s don’t have a good grasp of who the directors of companies in Australia are.

ATO Audit Penalties: What Business Owners Need to Know & How to Avoid Costly Mistakes

Penalties vary based on the nature of the discrepancy, ranging from 25% for lack of reasonable care to 75% for intentional disregard. To minimize risks, maintain accurate records, ensure timely lodgements, and consider professional advice.

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