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Accounting & Tax

5 min | Nathan Watt

How to Understand and Improve Your Business Credit Score

Your business credit score could be the hidden reason behind loan rejections, tough supplier terms, or lost contracts. This no-nonsense guide explains what your score really means, why it matters for every Aussie small business, and the simple steps you can take to check, fix, and improve it today.

Business Consulting

10 min | Nathan Watt

What is a Breakeven Point and How to Use It in Your Business

Think you’re making money in your business? Until you know your breakeven point, you’re guessing. This in-depth guide breaks down what a breakeven point really is, why every business owner should track it, and how to calculate it in both dollars and units. With real-world examples, visuals, and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to use this one powerful number to set smarter prices, spot problems early, and make confident decisions for your business. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling up, this is a must-read for taking control of your bottom line.

Accounting & Tax

15 min | Nathan Watt

BAS Due Dates

Having a hard time remembering when stuff is due? You’ve got a lot to do in business and if your accountant isn’t reminding you, it’s easy to forget the heap of things you’ve got to submit as the tax office middle man. But late lodgement is one of the 4 common mistakes small business makes with the ATO, so bookmark this page it’s got your BAS due dates for quarterly and monthly reporting cycles.

Accounting & Tax

15 min | Nathan Watt

A Guide To Superannuation For Small Business

Superannuation has been around a while now. The earliest instances can actually be traced back to Federation in 1900.

Accounting & Tax

5 min | Nathan Watt

What Is A Family Trust And How Do They Work?

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....

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 7 years I know that more sales is actually business strategy, not marketing and sales.

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Accounting & Tax

Tax Planning 101

5 min | Nathan Watt

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.

Accounting & Tax

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?

Accounting & Tax

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

5 min | Nathan Watt

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?

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’;

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.

Accounting & Tax

15 min | Nathan Watt

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.

Accounting & Tax

Property Development: Tax Implications

5 min | Nathan Watt

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

Accounting & Tax

Personal Services Income: A Beginner’s Guide

5 min | Nathan Watt

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.

Accounting & Tax

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

5 min | Nathan Watt

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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Why Your Small Business Needs A Forecast

15 min | Nathan Watt

If I told you what your bank balance was going to be in 7 months time. Would you be able to tell me if I was wrong? Are you always a little surprised by payments to the ATO, or super?

Accounting & Tax

Government COVID Support

10 min | Nathan Watt

With lockdowns now in full swing (again) in QLD & NSW, & VIC getting another 3 day snapper. You might be wondering what support there is coming from the various levels of government. So here’s a quick snapshot as it stands today (6 Aug 2021).

Accounting & Tax

How To Know If A Business Name Is Taken

15 min | Nathan Watt

Naming your business can be tricky. It certainly consumes a lot of mental energy for some people when starting a business and many a consultant has made a fortune coming up with names and brands for businesses. Then even when you’ve got something you think is great, how are you to know if a business is taken?

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