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Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly Reports
Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly Reports
Reporting allows business owners to look at what's happened in the past, and what we need to keep in mind or adjust to go forward.
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How To Find A Good Bookkeeper
How To Find A Good Bookkeeper
If you’ve never had a bookkeeper before, a good question is “How do I find a good one?”.
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How To Calculate Your Magic Sales Number
How To Calculate Your Magic Sales Number
A ‘magic number’ is our term for how much money you need to hit in sales each week, or each day. For example, let's say you're running a hair salon, you might want your team to work towards a daily target because you're a high-transaction business...
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What Is An Ungeared Unit Trust?
What Is An Ungeared Unit Trust?
An Ungeared Unit Trust may or may not be perfect for your development or your property holding, but it does allow multiple owners, including super (even your own super).
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The Most Important Number To Know In Business
The Most Important Number To Know In Business
The most important number to know in business is what I actually call our “magic number”, and we do it internally at Inspire.
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'You Get What You Pay For' Also Applies To Bookkeepers
'You Get What You Pay For' Also Applies To Bookkeepers
A common thing that I see is business owners may not know enough to outsource this component appropriately, and they might put too much trust in a bookkeeper who doesn't have the skillset to be able to offer advice to that client. We typically see...
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Tax Structures Of Business vs Capital Developments
Tax Structures Of Business vs Capital Developments
When comparing Business vs Capital developments, It's not black and white when it comes to legislation. There’s a lot of case law that supports arguments either way. Unfortunately, you get a worse tax outcome with business - but that's what's going...
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Watch This If You're Afraid Of Doing Your Taxes
Watch This If You're Afraid Of Doing Your Taxes
Recently, on The Sharon Cliffe Podcast (@sharoncliffe), we talked about the fear of money in business, the fear of the unknown and what you need to do to be more comfortable around your finances.
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5 Things Business Owners Need To Know Before Getting Into Property Development
5 Things Business Owners Need To Know Before Getting Into Property Development
Income tax will be payable on developments that aren't capital, and most developments will be on an income tax basis. So choose your structure wisely: this includes your company trust, and individual name.
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High-Level Structures For Tax Efficient Property Development
High-Level Structures For Tax Efficient Property Development
Here's some high-level things we need to think about when we're approaching the structure of carrying out a development.
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