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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

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Implementation

Strategy

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Accounting & Tax

You (Probably) Don’t Have A Tax Problem

10 min | Nathan Watt

A common complaint I hear, mostly from business owners, is they are "paying too much tax".

Accounting & Tax

Why Work With Mid Tier Accounting Firms In Sydney?

5 min | Nathan Watt

Mid-tier firms sound like they’re the best of both worlds right? Big enough to have a good reputation and some really smart technicians to make sure your accounting and tax is sorted but not as expensive and elite as the big 4. And If you need services like audit, corporate finance or international tax, then taking your business to mid or top tier accounting firms in Sydney is probably best for you.

Accounting & Tax

What your small business should be doing each month

15 min | Nathan Watt

Another month is over, and you’re on to the next one, days and weeks roll into each other and before you know it, the year is over, and you look to the bank accounts to see if you’ve “made any money”. Sound familiar?

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 Are Pay As You Go Instalments (PAYGI)?

15 min | Nathan Watt

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?

Accounting & Tax

Understanding Voluntary Administration

10 min | Nathan Watt

A Voluntary Administration is designed to help avoid court involvement during times of financial hardship when companies are facing creditors.

Accounting & Tax

The Truth About Tax Planning

10 min | Nathan Watt

There is so much misconception in Australia about taxes and tax planning. Everyone seems to think they're "paying too much" and believe that accountants can wave a magic wand and "save" you tax.

Accounting & Tax

The Risks Of Being A Company Director

10 min | Nathan Watt

Starting a company is easy. Too easy almost. Just be over 18, not bankrupt, fill in a form, pay the fee and you’ll have a Pty Ltd company registered with ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) in about 10 minutes.

Accounting & Tax

Temporary Full Expensing

15 min | Nathan Watt

Mr Speaker... "Over 99 per cent of businesses, employing over 11 million workers, can write off the full value of any eligible asset they purchase."

Accounting & Tax

Tax Tips

15 min | Nathan Watt

Your here for the list, not an intro, so let's get straight into it - 10 tax tips you can use any time of the year;

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Accounting & Tax

Temporary Full Expensing

15 min | Nathan Watt

Mr Speaker... "Over 99 per cent of businesses, employing over 11 million workers, can write off the full value of any eligible asset they purchase."

Accounting & Tax

Understanding Voluntary Administration

10 min | Nathan Watt

A Voluntary Administration is designed to help avoid court involvement during times of financial hardship when companies are facing creditors.

Accounting & Tax

5 Things You Need To Do When Hiring Staff

5 min | Nathan Watt

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

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.

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