Allworths

June 27, 2019

Tips for sound financial management in small business

In a previous blog post, we shared how important it is for small business owners to think like CFOs when managing their business and personal finances. […]
June 18, 2019

Quick tips on tax planning and investment for the new financial year

By Mark Copsey, Director of Allworths Wealth Management At the end of each tax year, we send out a summary outlining strategies for reducing tax and […]
May 30, 2019

EOFY tax planning: 13 things to consider before 30 June

As 30 June is just around the corner, here’s a quick reminder of things to think about in your year end tax planning: If you are […]
May 22, 2019

Why small business owners should learn to think like CFOs

Allworths has been around for a long time – over 120 years in fact! One thing that has remained constant is our love of small business […]
April 25, 2019

Cutting edge Australian software to help grow your business

As accountants and advisers to many business owners, we regularly get to trade stories with clients on all the ups and downs of managing and growing […]
April 24, 2019

The Cumnock Show and the fastest Lawn Mowers in NSW*

*Who knows if they’re really the fastest? Have a watch of the video below and make up your own mind! Allworths was back at the Cumnock […]
April 11, 2019

Ballot Box Budget: Federal Budget 2019-20

On 2 April, Josh Frydenberg handed down the Federal Budget 2019-20. In summary: there were no big surprises. It was widely expected that a return to […]
March 20, 2019

Extension of Single Touch Payroll to small employers

Single Touch Payroll (STP) is an ATO compliance regime that requires employers to electronically send employee payroll information; including salary, wages, PAYG withholding and superannuation; to […]
March 8, 2019

Risk in Retirement Event Videos

Last year we held a “Lunch and Learn” event at our offices with around a dozen clients on the topic of: Risk in Retirement. Mark Copsey, […]
March 7, 2019

Tax changes to expect under a Labor government

By David Downie, Partner With Sportsbet currently showing the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as $1.20 favourites to win the next Federal election, it is a good […]
February 27, 2019

Banning life insurance commissions is not as sensible as it sounds

By Mark Copsey, Director of Allworths Wealth Management  TL;DR Banning life insurance commissions may leave consumers and especially young people worse off.   The Royal Commission […]
January 29, 2019

New Year, New (Financial) You

By Mark Copsey, Partner at Allworths and Director at Allworths Wealth Management Eating breakfast on my balcony, I watch the people down below – walking by […]
November 28, 2018

Company loan tax changes on the way!

Following on from announcements made in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Federal Budgets, Treasury has released a consultation paper that explains significant proposed changes to the ‘Division […]
November 28, 2018

Federal Government to intervene in casual worker test case

In a recent blog post, we noted the finding of the Full Federal Court that a casual employee was entitled to the leave benefits of a […]
October 30, 2018

A day in the life of a farmer

By Mark Copsey, Partner   This month, Dave Costigan and I visited farming clients Norman and Pip Smith of Glenwood Merinos just outside Wellington NSW to […]
October 30, 2018

DIY audits: good practice in SME businesses of all kinds

By Colleen Hosking, Director of Allworths Assurance & Advisory Last updated: 18/02/21 At Allworths Assurance & Advisory, we work with SMEs and large enterprises to provide […]
September 24, 2018

Federal Court rules ‘regular’ casuals entitled to annual leave

Employers and lawyers are warning of potentially huge liabilities and uncertainty for businesses that engage casuals after the Federal Court last month held casual employees who […]
August 30, 2018

Allworths’ Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds

Following our recent client event on Risk in Retirement, we received a number of enquiries in relation to Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and how they operate. ETFs […]
May 27, 2020

Some good news this May

In light of current events, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been sharing some good news stories each month. We’re going to keep bringing you these posts […]
May 27, 2020

Xero App Series: CloudPayroll

Welcome to the third instalment of our Xero App Series covering some of the best and most popular Xero add-ons that could greatly assist you in […]
May 12, 2020

Using the COVID-19 tax incentives to make asset purchases

Of the several stimulus packages we’ve seen, all intended to boost the economy and offer much-needed support to businesses, much attention has been focused on the […]
May 6, 2020

Does your life insurance policy cover you for COVID-19?

By Mark Copsey, Director of Allworths Wealth Management Lately I’ve been seeing alarming reports in the media concerning people with the idea that their life insurance […]
April 30, 2020

Case study: How we saved one client $600,000

Over the years we’ve had a number of clients face ATO penalties for Self-Managed Super Fund related issues and have been able to work successfully with […]
April 29, 2020

Some good news this April

In light of the current situation, we’ve been sharing some good news stories to help balance out the deluge of other news coming in from around […]
April 29, 2020

Xero App Series: Receipt Bank

This month we have the second installment of our Xero App Series covering some of the best and most popular Xero add-ons that may assist in […]
April 8, 2020

Working from home to #flattenthecurve? Here’s what you could claim at tax time.

With many of us working-from-home or “WFH” at the moment, we’re sure many of you have been weighing up the costs and benefits of doing so. […]
March 30, 2020

Some good news this March

When we turn on the TV, open the newspaper or scroll through social media, most of what we see is dominated by stories about… you know […]