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Essential Tips for Building Savings
Managing your finances effectively is crucial for achieving financial stability and building a secure future. A well-planned budget empowers individuals and businesses to track their expenses, control their spending, and...
Get Your Business Records Ready for Your Tax Return 2023
Organising your documents now will mean you can get your tax return completed earlier and access any refunds due or start planning for tax payments. Getting your business records up...
Starting a New Business at Home
Beginning a new business venture can be intimidating, but the process can be less daunting if you choose to operate it from your home or garage. Nevertheless, it is important...
Advantages of Hiring a Bookkeeper
Some business owners will try to do their own bookkeeping to save money. After all, business admin doesn’t make any money. They don’t consider what the opportunity cost is. In...
How to Claim for Working from Home Expenses
With two months left in this financial year, it's time to get started on ensuring your records are up to date. Working from home is becoming the norm for many...
Why your bookkeeper can be the mentor you didn’t know you needed
A business mentor can provide guidance and support, so you make the right decisions and stay focused on the end goal as a business owner. They can also help you...
Getting your bookkeeping ready for a digital future
Keeping up-to-date records of your business transactions sounds boring. It sounds easy enough, but in reality businesses may not claim everything they are entitled to due to misplaced receipts or...
Do You Have to Pay a Contractor Superannuation?
There are several factors that affect whether superannuation is payable to a contractor. It all depends on the specific circumstances of the contractor's engagement. What is the contractor's business structure?...
Super Guarantee Rate Rises in July to 11%
In July 2023, the superannuation guarantee statutory rate will rise to 11%. Annually, the rate is increasing by 0.5% until July 2025 when it will reach the legislated 12%. What...
Your March quarter superannuation guarantee contribution is due soon
You need to lodge your superannuation for January to March very soon. Most superannuation clearing houses (including SuperStream compliant software companies) require payment by the 14th of the month in...