Tax time countdown – 2023 financial year

Tax time countdown – 2023 financial year

Many things need to happen between the end of financial year (EOFY) and tax time. Note the below dates and deadlines to keep in mind, when getting tax ready. Key dates in June 30 June is EOFY. All new transactions from 1 July go into your FY23 books. The next month of...
Small business tax & AI – Pros & cons

Small business tax & AI – Pros & cons

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly popular tool for small businesses in Australia, to streamline their tax return processes. With the ability to automate many of the manual tasks involved in tax preparation, AI has the potential...
Stage three of XERO’s STP Phase 2

Stage three of XERO’s STP Phase 2

We’re now arriving at the final stage of Xero’s transition to STP Phase 2. Rolling out from late October, stage three introduces a new set of ATO reporting categories for use in your practice’s leave pay items. You will be notified within...
2022-23 Budget 2.0: Shuffling the decks

2022-23 Budget 2.0: Shuffling the decks

There is nothing in the 2022-23 Budget that would create a UK style crisis. The stage 3 tax cuts legislated to commence on 1 July 2024 are not mentioned, and most funding initiatives appear to be a reallocation of previous Government initiatives. And, the commodity...
Electric vehicle FBT exemption

Electric vehicle FBT exemption

New legislation before Parliament, if enacted, will make zero or low emission vehicles FBT exempt Electric vehicles (EV) represent just under 2% of the new car market in Australia, but it is a rapidly growing sector with a 62.3% jump in new EV registrations between...
Xero makes accounting simple

Xero makes accounting simple

What exactly is Xero you may ask? Xero is a fast, simple and powerful online accounting software for small businesses. It carries out bookkeeping functions like invoicing and payroll. Using a software such as Xero can incredibly speed up the accounting process, it...
Federal Budget 2022-23

Federal Budget 2022-23

FOR YOU & YOUR FAMILY Temporary reduction in fuel excise From12.01am 30 March 2022 There are a few jokes going around social media about the price of fuel. As widely predicted, the Government will temporarily reduce the excise and excise-equivalent customs duty...
Getting comfortable with debt

Getting comfortable with debt

Traditionally, small business owners have been conditioned to be quite sceptical of debt. At best, they see it as a necessary evil and a means to an end when additional capital is urgently required. At worst, they believe it’s a sign of failure and something that...