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

15 min | Nathan Watt

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.

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?

15 min | Nathan Watt

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’;

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.

15 min | Nathan Watt

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.

get inspired

Tailored tips for your growth

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.

Why 45% Of Small Business Starting Today Won’t Last 3 Years And What They Can Do About It

It's a staggering statistic isn’t it? Almost every 2nd business that starts this year, won’t exist in just 3 years. If you dig deeper into the data set (which you can find here), you also find that 20% of business fail in the first year! Not even 12 months in, and the business (and the dreams of the founders) are dashed.

For Every Dollar Into Your Bank Account How Much Is Yours To Keep?

25 min | Nathan Watt

Business cash flow can be tricky. Especially when you’re starting out. You see money come into the bank account, you start thinking what you can do with that. Then there’s wages to pay, suppliers you owe, your accountant has reminded you that super and BAS are due, and you need put money away for income tax for next year. Seems like everyone gets paid before you.