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Whether you’re looking to stay ahead of tax updates, seeking strategic advice to propel your business forward, or exploring financial best practices for your investment property, our curated content is designed to empower and inform. Dive into our comprehensive collection of articles and equip yourself with the knowledge to navigate the financial landscape with confidence.

Top 10 Aussie cities foreign buyers are enquiring about.

The Top 10 Australian cities foreign property buyers have their eye on. According to JUWAI IQI’s Top Countries 2020 report, the Australian market is the second most popular destination for Asian property buyers, accounting for 13.7 per cent of buyer activity. “Asian...

PPSR – Personal Property Securities Register | Protecting your credit history

What is the PPSR ? The PPSR is a national online register that provides searchable information on security interests held in personal property. Its role is to protect suppliers and lenders when a customer becomes insolvent by clarifying any confusion about ‘apparent...

SME Recovery Loan Scheme | Does your Business Qualify?

SME Recovery Loan Scheme | Does your Business Qualify? The Government’s SME Recovery Loan Scheme is designed to support the economic recovery, and to provide continued assistance, to firms currently on JobKeeper. The Government will work with lenders to ensure that...

To TRUST or not to TRUST for Property Investments

There are a lot of comments made that are either untrue or wrong or made due to a misunderstanding but they evolve into rumours that confuse. Just as its wrong to say that everyone needs a Trust it’s also wrong to say that no one needs a TRUST. There are many...

What is Financial Accounting and Why It’s Important

What is financial accounting and why is it important to a business? Sometimes called the “language of business”, financial accounting is the method of finalising financial accounts. It generally follows the three-step process which are: Review – accountants review the...

What is Management Accounting and Why It Matters

Management accounting is the method of putting together administration reports and accounts to promptly provide precise financial information to business managers so that they can make informed short-term and long-term decisions. It determines, examines, interprets,...

5 Ways to Minimise Land Tax

Land Tax is a state impost and different states have different rules and thresholds. For every property investor, it represents a significant cost to owning an investment property. But there are smart things you could do to legally minimise land tax (in conjunction...

COVID-19 – Will There Be a Tsunami of Insolvencies?

COVID19 Insolvency Wave – To be or not to be? On March 12 2020 the World Health organisation declared Covid19 a pandemic. In May 2020, Australia had 7,195 active cases of COVID nationally and Australian businesses were facing an uncertain future. Various media...

5 Tips for Property Investors

As you start your property investing journey, you will find different opinions in every corner and an overwhelming amount of information. The secret to getting on the front foot is keeping it simple. Determine your investment strategy It’s important to establish your...

Preparing Your Business For The End of Jobkeeper

Preparing Your Business For The End Of JobKeeper Whether or not you are currently receiving JobKeeper payments, the winding back of JobKeeper in recent months, and its eventual end in the next few weeks has the potential to affect the entire economy and all...

Franked Dividends and Franking Credits Explained

What is a franked dividend and what does it mean to have a franking credit? Obviously there are advantages in receiving dividends from your share investments, but there is a huge difference between getting dividends that are franked and dividends that are not franked....

Rental property sale expenses – deduct or capitalise?

Are you a taxpayer buying or selling a rental property? When a taxpayer buys or sells a rental property the question that often arises is which expenses must be capitalised and which can be claimed immediately. Its important for an property investor to understand how...