The Jobs Action Plan Rebate is an incentive provided by the New South Wales (NSW) Government to eligible businesses who employ new workers in new eligible employment. It is a payroll tax rebate of a maximum of $6,000, paid in instalments of $2,000 and $4,000 at the completion of 1 year and 2 years of… Continue Reading

Investment properties are a class of investment that for many years has attracted all types of Australian investors. These investors have historically enjoyed significant capital growth whilst reducing their annual income tax by negative gearing their properties. During the last 18 months, there has been a lot of attention on investment property negative gearing following… Continue Reading

Running a small business is a continuous tug of war between time, money and the long list of tasks that need to get done. Timely and accurate bookkeeping can be critical to a business’ compliance, cash flow and decision making ability, however, it is a constant and time consuming task that is often the first… Continue Reading

According to the Australian Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 publication on small business, of the 10.6 million people employed in the private non-financial sector in Australia, 42% were employed by small businesses. That’s a stunning 4.45 million people employed by small businesses across Australia. There’s no doubt that employing staff can be highly beneficial to a… Continue Reading