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November 3, 2025

The Westpac Work-From-Home Case: What It Means For Businesses And Their Teams

The Fair Work Commission’s recent ruling against Westpac has sent ripples through workplaces across Australia — and for good reason. In a climate where hybrid work […]
October 27, 2025

Payday Super: What Employers Need to Know About the Draft Proposal

Australia’s superannuation system is set for one of its biggest shake-ups in decades. The government’s “Payday Super” draft proposal aims to make super payments faster, fairer, […]
October 20, 2025

A Last-Minute Tax Checklist: What to Prepare Before 31 October

If you haven’t yet lodged your tax return, you’re not alone. With the 31 October deadline fast approaching (for those not already on our tax agent […]
October 13, 2025

Creating Effective Marketing Strategies for Seasonal Events

Seasonal events like Black Friday, Christmas, Easter, and Mother’s Day are more than dates on a calendar—they’re opportunities to engage with customers, increase brand visibility, and […]
October 6, 2025

Superannuation And Relationship Breakdowns: What You Need to Know

When a relationship ends – whether it’s a marriage or a de facto partnership—there’s a lot to work through emotionally, practically, and financially.  Among the assets […]
September 22, 2025

Diversification: When It Makes Sense for Your Business (and When It Doesn’t)

Diversification is often hailed as a smart growth strategy—spreading your business into new products, services, or markets so you’re not reliant on a single revenue stream. […]
September 15, 2025

Lodging A Tax Return In Retirement: What You Need to Know

Retirement doesn’t automatically mean freedom from tax obligations.  While some retirees may no longer need to file a tax return, many still do, depending on their […]
September 8, 2025

Selling Your Rental Property: What You Need to Know About Capital Gains Tax

If you’re thinking about selling your rental property, one of the most important things to prepare for is Capital Gains Tax (CGT).  Many property investors underestimate […]
September 1, 2025

Estate Planning For A Business: Key Steps Owners Should Be Aware Of

Estate planning is often thought of in terms of personal assets, including homes, investments, and superannuation. But for business owners, the business itself is often one […]
August 25, 2025

Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Retirement Doesn’t Work

When it comes to retirement planning, there’s no shortage of advice – from rules of thumb like “you’ll need 70% of your pre-retirement income” to blanket […]
August 18, 2025

Apportioning Rental Interest Expenses – Getting It Right for Tax Time

If you own a rental property, there’s a good chance you’re claiming interest expenses as part of your tax deductions. It’s one of the most common […]
August 11, 2025

Do You Need to Lodge a TPAR? Here Are the Signs to Watch For

If your business pays contractors to provide certain services on your behalf, you may be required to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR).  The TPAR […]
August 4, 2025

Micro-retirement: Unpacking The Term

Micro‑retirement is becoming a mainstream career trend — especially among younger generations — as a way to prevent burnout by taking purposeful breaks during one’s working […]
July 28, 2025

Maximising Rental Property Deductions: What You Can (and Can’t) Claim

Owning a rental property can be a great way to build wealth, but it also comes with a range of tax responsibilities. As a landlord, understanding […]
July 21, 2025

Understanding PAYG Instalments: What Business Owners Need to Know

As a business owner, staying on top of your tax obligations is essential, not just at tax time, but throughout the financial year.  One of the […]
July 14, 2025

Boosting Your Retirement with Downsizer Contributions: What You Need to Know

If you’re aged 55 or over and considering selling your family home, you may have a unique opportunity to boost your superannuation through what’s known as […]
July 7, 2025

Tax Deductions To Know For 2024–2025: A Guide For Individuals Preparing Their Return

As the 2025-26 financial year kicks off and the 2024-25 ends, it heralds the start of another tax season of receipt-chasing, deductions and paperwork.   Whether you’re […]
June 30, 2025

What to Do from 1 July: Kick Off the New Financial Year With A Bang

The start of a new financial year presents the perfect opportunity to reset, refocus, and set your business up for success. As your accountant, we recommend […]
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. […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
June 4, 2020

EOFY tax planning: 14 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 […]