Some small business owners find themselves in the difficult position of running a business that appears to be profitable, but still having no money in the bank. It's an important situation to address. After all, a lack of adequate cash flow is one of the main causes of small business failure. Here are three [...]
Here are some links to helpful websites:- Australian Taxation Office ATO Small Business Newsroom Fairwork Ombudsman ABN Lookup to check ABN's for GST Registrations National Employment Standards ATO Super Choice Forms ATO Tax File Number Declaration Forms Xero MYOB
Its nearing end of financial year. There are always checks to be done by your bookkeeper to make sure you are claiming enough tax deductions. The ATO recently changed the deadline for the "closely held employees" to connect for Single Touch Payroll. Its not required by 1st July 2021. Closely held employees is someone who [...]
Jobkeeper 2.0 Payment from the ATO Jobkeeper 2.0 has now been announced by the Government. This payment is extended until 28 March 2021. If you are in the Jobkeeper scheme now, this will continue until 27 September 2020. From 28 September 2020, your GST Turnover will need to be tested and if eligible (down by [...]
Fuel tax credits provide businesses with a credit for the fuel tax that is included in the price of fuel used in machinery, plant and equipment, heavy vehicles and light vehicles travelling off public roads or on private roads. Have a professional bookkeeper calculate your fuel tax credits correctly for your next BAS. Contact us [...]
Bookkeeping is usually the last tedious job to do when running a business. Who has the time right? It's hard enough keeping up with your invoicing, chasing your customer's payments and paying your staff. That's why you should not feel worried about asking for help from a professional bookkeeper. We aim to take the burden [...]
As BAS Agents, we must take "reasonable care of your financial matters" and need to review most of your receipts/supplier tax invoices to claim back the GST on your behalf. We offer a full bookkeeping service from the start of every month to preparing all ATO requirements for monthly/quarterly/yearly lodgements. Feel free to contact us Click [...]
I have a few clients that are in the manufacturing industry in the Hawkesbury area. While they are busy with their business, there is no time to keep their books up to date. They need a bookkeeper to keep on top of it all and especially a BAS Agent to lodge the ATO monthly and quarterly returns [...]
Bookkeeping for restaurant owners can be very time consuming especially while you are busy creating new menus, ordering your supplies, sorting out staff issues, marketing, preparing each table service etc. Why not outsource your bookkeeping with all those supplier bills to enter into your accounting software and pay, bank accounts to reconcile and BAS lodgements to [...]
Are you still using spreadsheets? If you are an employer, you will be required to start Single Touch Payroll so you will need accounting software to report your payroll to the ATO. Another advantage of online software is to run your reports for example Profit and Loss to see how your business is running. You [...]
