Residential real estate in Australian capital cities and large regional centres has been an attractive and relatively secure option for investors for many years. Steady and continuous economic growth for 29 consecutive years was reversed only by the pandemic. Tax incentives such as negative gearing opened up investment in real estate to people who might […]
If asked, most successful small business owners would agree that when they started out, they were at the bottom of a very steep learning curve. Many of them, if they had to do it all again, would do some things differently but at the same time, they appreciate the lessons they learnt through experience. However, […]
Most large businesses and corporations have the financial means to employ qualified accountants as permanent staff members, but this is out of the financial reach of small businesses. For them, having a competent bookkeeper, either full or part time depending on the size of their business, is sufficient for most of the year. At tax […]
The management of every business, whether it is a multi-national entity, an SME (small to medium enterprise), a micro-business or a sole trader, it must have up-to-date and accurate data about every aspect of their trading operations. In these volatile times, the health of a business can be compromised overnight, so managers must have access […]
Anyone who worked in the clerical/administration field prior to the introduction of computers can attest to the mountains of documents that they and their colleagues created, mailed out or received, moved around, processed then filed for legal, taxation and reporting purposes, year after year. This was followed by the annual review of archived documents and […]