Tips & strategies to help your business grow

How to Understand and Improve Your Business Credit Score

Beginner’s Guide To Salary Sacrifice

Here’s what you need to know when it comes to salary sacrifice and when it should be used, along with the advantages and considerations pertaining to it.

General Mortgage Broking

Before You Refinance Your Home Loan, Try This

How much money, after tax, can you make in an hour? $50? $500? $5,000?

BAS | A Beginner’s Guide to Business Activity Statements

New to the world of business finances? The Australian tax code can be difficult to understand for anyone who’s unfamiliar with its many facets, but it’s important that every business owner has at least a basic understanding of things like BAS, GST, and other essential elements of it.

Australian Resident For Tax Purposes Explained

If you’re an Australian resident for tax purposes you pay tax on your worldwide income. This can have a massive impact on how much tax you pay. So in this article you'll learn when you're considered an Australian tax resident, even if you don't have permanent residency or visa, what happens on entering the country, and what happens if you are leaving.

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.

Are Christmas Gifts For Staff Tax Deductible?

So it’s Christmas and what have you done…..about gifts for your staff.

An Employer’s Guide To Stapled Superannuation

10 min | Nathan Watt

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

A Small Business’ Guide To Marketing Your Price

10 min | Nathan Watt

Pricing is perhaps the most important choice you will make when selling your products and services. Price is an indicator that lets customers know what to expect. High price = this must be good. Low price = probably not going to work/break in a short time (and that can be just fine).

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Business Consulting

5 Steps To A Better Business

10 min | Nathan Watt

When people start a business they tend to have a vision of something they want to build. They want it to look and feel a certain way, or get to a certain size. But after being in business for a little while they can get a lost, or stuck and don’t know how to move their business forward. This is because small business generally don’t have a strategy and don’t know where to begin in creating one, so here I’ll outline the 5 Step process we use to get you back on track, and build the business of your dreams.

Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) 2025: What Small Businesses Need to Know

Are you across your Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) obligations for 2025? With new updates, potential tax savings on electric vehicles, and common pitfalls to avoid, staying on top of FBT is essential for small business owners. This guide covers key exemptions, strategies to reduce your FBT bill, and important deadlines to keep your business compliant. Don’t pay more tax than you need to—read on to make sure you’re prepared!

Business Consulting

What is a Rate Lock?

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.

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