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Out of the Ordinary

We’ve been busy at the office this week as it’s month end and the December BAS/IAS is due for most clients tomorrow. The extended payment and lodgment due date for the December BAS always gives a holiday mode feeling but can cause havoc for cashflow. What really ends up happening is two BAS payments occurContinue reading “Out of the Ordinary”

Buying a car?

Today I have another good news post for those who are a small business entity (SBE)and thinking about buying a new or used car. If you fit this criteria then you will be happy to learn that from July 1st 2012 (this financial year we are in now) the first $5,000 of the vehicle will beContinue reading “Buying a car?”

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! After a well deserved break for all of my wonderful staff, we reopened the office yesterday and are well and truly back on board and in work mode. There are some great blog topics coming up in the next few weeks including some information on PAYGI, amending tax returns and how toContinue reading “Happy New Year”

Help Wanted

We are looking for a junior administration assistant to join our busy team. The position will suit a motivated junior interested in working in the office environment and willing to learn from the ground up. This is an absolute base level position with tasks such as correspondence, filing, scanning, photocopying and answering the phone beingContinue reading “Help Wanted”

Christmas is coming….

With the countdown to christmas holidays quickly approaching there is a mad rush to complete things before we close the office. To add to that, I’ve been in major stress mode about my christmas shopping. I’m usually so organised and have most things bought and wrapped by now. I found a solution though – thereContinue reading “Christmas is coming….”

I owe you

ATO debts are scarily easy to rack up. I posted a couple of weeks ago about ATO debts but if the debt is more than $25,000 – there’s a different process. The best course of action is to contact the ATO. You’ll be asked questions about your (or your business) financial position and capacity toContinue reading “I owe you”

ATO Debt?

I can always tell when someone rings me with the sole purpose of discussing an ATO debt. There’s a hint of hesitation in their voice and I can almost hear the unspoken wish that I will tell them ‘there’s been a mistake and there’s no debt, what are you talking about?’ Just so you know,Continue reading “ATO Debt?”

Business Portal

I’ve had a few enquiries about this recently so figured it was time for a blog post about the business portal. Basically, the business portal is a method of contact with the ATO without having to actually telephone them. For those of you who have had the experience of telephoning the ATO, you’ll realise thatContinue reading “Business Portal”

DIY Bookkeeping – Need help?

In the next month or so, we’ll be offering in office training refreshers for Quickbooks and Myob. The sessions will be run in small groups of 4 – 6 people at a cost of $75 per person. The refresher course will suit you if you have been using your program and after a refresher to learnContinue reading “DIY Bookkeeping – Need help?”

Last Tuesday……

Last Tuesday was an exciting day……any guesses why? I’m sure you are sitting there yelling at the screen “state budget day!!!” and as such you are absolutely correct. For those who may have missed it, I thought I’d do a brief recap of a few of the announcements. Are you a first home buyer orContinue reading “Last Tuesday……”