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Tip Tuesday: Move from Excel to Accounting Software

July 10, 2018

Accounting Software, Cloud Accounting, Small Business, technology

Small businesses often start out using Excel – but that’s only doable up until a point. Like every teenager eventually becomes an adult, your business needs to evolve and grow. Find out why the smartest organisations are using online accounting software instead. Why Excel isn’t a long-term solution Excel can do a large number of…

Business for Good: Our July Contribution

July 4, 2018

Emma Zajac

B1G1, Business for Good, Small Business

Hello Everyone! As you may or may not know, The Garis Group are proud partners of B1G1-Business for Good. B1G1 is a Social Enterprise and non-profit organisation with a mission to create a world that’s full of giving. Unlike conventional giving models, B1G1 helps small and medium sized businesses achieve more social impact by embedding…

How to cash in on Direct Debit for Small Business

July 3, 2018

Emma Zajac

cashflow, direct debit, invoices, Small Business, technology

Technology has made direct debit for small business far easier and more affordable. Now you don’t have to wait for customers to approve and pay your invoice. Learn how it works. What is direct debit? When you set up a direct debit with a customer, you can collect payments straight from their bank. Of course…

‘Biggest Ever’ ATO Deductions Campaign

June 28, 2018

Emma Zajac

ATO, deductions, Tax

The ATO has kicked off its taxpayer-focused tax time education campaign, with a series of tailored emails to tax agents and self-preparing taxpayers as it seeks to clamp down on work-related deductions. The tax office has sought to raise awareness of the myDeductions tool in the ATO app to “save hours of work at tax…

Tip Tuesday: Demystifying End Of Financial Year

June 26, 2018

Emma Zajac

EOFY, Small Business, Tax, Tax Time

End Of Financial Year for small business can be a stressful time, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s what you need to get through it, and some tips on how to minimise the drama. What is the Australian financial year? The Australian financial year (also the Australian tax year) runs from 1 July to…

Tax Warning for Holiday Home Owners

June 20, 2018

Emma Zajac

ATO, property investment, rental property, Tax, tax office, Tax Time, taxpayers

This year, the Tax Office issued a warning it was targeting “the large number of mistakes, errors and false” claims made by rental property owners who use this property for their own personal holidays. If you own a rental property and it’s being rented consistently by the one tenant, this warning doesn’t apply to you.…

Tip Tuesday – Mobile Technology Trends for Small Business

June 19, 2018

Emma Zajac

Small Business, technology, Trends

More of your customers than ever before are using smartphones and tablets to research a product or service. Your business can’t afford to ignore this trend and be left behind. So how do you keep up to date with the latest mobile technology trends? Smartphones and tablets are changing everything You probably own a portable…

Countdown to Tax Time

June 14, 2018

Emma Zajac

Refund, Small Business, Tax, Tax Planning, Tax Time

If your tax planning usually consists of joining a queue to buy stationery shortly before midnight on June 30, it might be time to think ahead. Some deductions require more forward planning, particularly as the financial year-end falls on a Saturday in 2018. Bates Cosgrave director Matt Zhou says: “Tax planning should start as early…

Tip Tuesday – How to Grow the Family Business

June 12, 2018

Emma Zajac

businessgrowth, familybusiness, growth, smallbusiness

Running a family business and working with family members presents unique advantages, and unique challenges. If you’ve built up your own business, now might be the time to bring in other family members. Here’s how to avoid some of the pitfalls. The benefits of keeping it in the family It’s unusual to see…

Are you using a Tax Agent or an Accountant?

June 7, 2018

Emma Zajac

accountant, advice, Small Business, Tax, tax agent

One of the critical areas that small-business owners need advice on is income tax. This advice is needed when the business first starts as to what type of entity to operate the business through, continues each year so that the owner maximises their income tax benefits, and when the business is sold so they can…

Business for Good: Our July Contribution

How to cash in on Direct Debit for Small Business

‘Biggest Ever’ ATO Deductions Campaign

Tip Tuesday: Demystifying End Of Financial Year

Tax Warning for Holiday Home Owners

Tip Tuesday – Mobile Technology Trends for Small Business

Countdown to Tax Time

Tip Tuesday – How to Grow the Family Business

Are you using a Tax Agent or an Accountant?

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