4 Alternatives to Skype for online meetings
Looking into affordable video chat and voice calling options for your small business? These 4 popular, user-friendly alternatives to Skype will help you connect seamlessly [...]
New pay rates from 1 July
New pay rates came into effect from 1 July 2019 with the minimum wage increasing by 3% from the first full pay period. The new [...]
Who owns the assets of a trust?
It’s not uncommon for people to put assets such as their family home into a trust, particularly professionals working in litigious fields or family groups [...]
Single touch payroll exemption for directors and family members
The ATO has provided a concession from single touch payroll for payments by small employers to closely held payees. Single touch payroll (STP) was extended [...]
Super, insurance and exit fees: The 1 July changes
From 1 July 2019, new laws prevent superannuation providers from eroding member balances with unwanted or unnecessary insurance and exit fees. Plus, inactive accounts with [...]
60,000 tax cheat tip-offs
Tip-offs to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have reached an all-time high with close to 60,000 tip-offs received between June and May 2019 – almost [...]
How to set an hourly rate for casual workers
For many small business owners, hiring workers on a flexible basis is ideal – especially if paying regular salaries isn’t in the budget and/or the [...]
Get MYOB FREE for 1 year – hurry limited licenses available
New clients who sign up with us before 30 June 2019 will receive a FREE MYOB AccountRight Live subscription for the first year*. That’s a [...]
Single Touch Payroll – 1 July is fast approaching, will you be compliant?
We are a Xero Single Touch Payroll (STP) ready practice. This means we have completed the training required to offer STP services to businesses and [...]
Work related deductions – are you in the ATO’s sights?
Last financial year, over 8.8 million taxpayers claimed $21.98 billion in deductions for work related expenses. It’s an area under intense review by the ATO. [...]