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Tax on Staff Christmas Gifts

Claiming Tax on Staff Christmas Gifts

Coming up to Christmas and a lot of people want to give their staff and their team a little reward as a thank you for doing a good job and if you give your staff a bonus as a cash bonus, they're going to pay tax on it, which is not such a great idea.
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Five ways to make a more sustainable business

The focus on many business operators is to provide a more stable business stream.  In a world of volatility and uncertainty the business that can have an ongoing and stable income stream are highly valued. However the process to creating such a business is long and has many elements.  Some of the major ones to […]
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Common sense in accounting

The election on Saturday was an incredible response: one that was not anticipated by our practice. It is important to look back on why this was potentially important.  It was important because the opposition government had anticipated a range of significant tax changes that would have made an incredible change to the tax and business […]
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Snapshot of the stimulus provided by the Federal government

Snapshot of the stimulus provided by the Federal government

The Federal Government has released a $17.6 billion stimulus in response to Covid-19. A second Federal Stimulus is in the works and we will keep you updated on the details as they are released. We’ve put together a little infographic with a quick snapshot of the stimulus and what it means for businesses. According to […]
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WA State Government stimulus package COVID-19

Snapshot of the WA State Government stimulus package COVID-19

The WA State Government has released their own $607 million stimulus package in response to Covid-19. This includes payroll relief for small to medium businesses as well as a freeze on household rate increases. Check out our info graphic below for more information. Please contact us if you need advice or help.
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Death Taxes

Death Taxes and how they affect you

We've actually been 40 years since Australia got rid of our death taxes, but a lot of us think that's the end of it and unfortunately that's not the case. We still have death taxes contained within our superannuation system.
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