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So it looks like we can finally go to the Gold Coast or somewhere else for a holiday, as the border restrictions come down. Getting out from where we are is undoubtedly going to be a relief. I might go a bit further north to the Whitsundays, fly into Proserpine Airport and cruise around there […]

So often, the answer is I had to, or I didn’t have a choice. Typically, when asking a tradie why he started his own business, it was because when he finished his apprenticeship, he had to get an ABN to keep working. So many people have lost their job and had to go back as […]

The stress of COVID may have built up in you through stress Our mental health system is screwed. I know people desperate to see a psychologist, and they can be waiting months or years for help. The damage of the lockdowns will be with us for years and many for the rest of their lives. YBA […]

Probably most people see the accountant as the person who tells you how much tax you must pay. “Here is your BAS, now pay it – here is your company or personal returns, now pay it”. To give the accountants their dues, there is often a lot to get to that point. The guide (just […]

If you are a lover of Dr Who you will know about the Daleks. The Daleks areviolent, merciless, and pitiless cyborg aliens, who demand total conformity to their will. No, they are not the people who run the Australian Taxation Office or Victorian Workcover, though one does occasionally see the similarity. What I am most interested […]

We are always reluctant about talking about Government-assisted loans because There are more hoops than you can imagine jumping through. The application raises hope, and remember this isn’t like the stimulus package; you still must get through the finance company and In the end, for every $1,000 you borrowed, you had a $1,000 worth of […]

Nick, a client and friend of ours, gave us a “heads up” a few weeks ago on how bad supplies are getting, and he had a significant concern that goods he needs for his manufacturing business will be held up in port. A review of managing materials on a job or in your business may […]

Closing more tax loopholes As the Australian Taxation Authority find small and large ways people avoid declaring their income or fudging expenses, then they create law that allows then to peek into things by having the taxpayer report to them directly on income or expenses. Our attitude is that if we and our clients are […]

Review your quoting and even get legal advice to write new quotes. Why – because material costs won’t stay still, and you do not want to be locked into a quote, where materials have belted through the roof, and you are left subsidising your client’s job by paying out more materials – a lot more for […]