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Are you properly protecting your personal assets?
Are you properly protecting your personal assets?
Recently, on the Reimagining Healthcare podcast with @YianniSerpanos, I answered the question “When should somebody be thinking about asset protection when starting a business?”
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2 Key Pieces of Advice For SME Businesses in this Challenging Time
2 Key Pieces of Advice For SME Businesses in this Challenging Time
1) Make sure you have a plan for cash flow If you don't already have a budget or forecast, make sure you go and do that for the next 3 to 6 months.
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How To Cut Down Expenses In Your Business
How To Cut Down Expenses In Your Business
Here are some things to be mindful of when reviewing your costs - do we really need to be spending this?
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Critical Reasons to Stay On Top Of Your Bookkeeping
Critical Reasons to Stay On Top Of Your Bookkeeping
JobKeeper Reporting By the 14th of each month (no longer the 7th), you’ll need to report your JobKeeper-related GST turnover, as well as making sure your payroll information is correct as you’ll be reporting that to the ATO.
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JobKeeper: The Distinction Between Business Participants & Employees
JobKeeper: The Distinction Between Business Participants & Employees
FAQ - “Can you please clarify, the employee versus business participant? I do collect a wage and exclude myself as an employee and have added myself as a business participant. Is this correct or incorrect?”
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Can you appeal a knock back for Cashflow Boost if you believe you're eligible?
Can you appeal a knock back for Cashflow Boost if you believe you're eligible?
Yes. Reading the legislation as it applies, if you fail, then there is an appeals process for special circumstances that you can go through.
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Buying a car with the $150,000 instant asset write off
Buying a car with the $150,000 instant asset write off
We've had a lot of clients ask us, “how does the increased instant asset write-off of $150,000 apply to a purchase of a car?”
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Pass One of These Alternative Tests To Qualify For JobKeeper.
Pass One of These Alternative Tests To Qualify For JobKeeper.
There are rules and tests around the following - the name of each test is; Started the business recently Business disposals, purchases or restructures Fast-growth business - where you’ve had a substantial increase in turnover over the last 12 months...
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What Happens If You Get Bookkeeping Wrong
What Happens If You Get Bookkeeping Wrong
If you or the bookkeeper gets it wrong, it’s going to cost you money in some way, whether that may be missing out on GST, claiming GST where you’re not meant to or it might cost more in tax or accounting fees.
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Penalties For Illegally Claiming JobKeeper Benefits
Penalties For Illegally Claiming JobKeeper Benefits
This is very real and as a reminder, the ATO and the Tax Practitioners Board, who licence tax agents have fired shots across the bow to accountants. They've sent out newsletters and emails to us basically saying, "If you do the wrong thing, you're...
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