One of the measures announced in the 2020-21 Budget was the temporary immediate expensing of depreciating assets. These rules allow businesses with an immediate deduction of 100 per cent of the cost of eligible depreciating assets. When is the eligibility period? The rules apply from budget night 6 October 2020 and will run through until 30 June […]
READ MORETransfer Balance Cap Increase
From 1 July 2021 the Transfer Balance Cap* (TBC) will increase by $100,000 from $1.6M to $1.7M. However, only members who have not yet commenced a pension will be eligible for the full increase with a new cap of $1.7M. If you have an already established pension, you will receive a proportional increase based on the unused […]
READ MOREWorking ON your business… not IN your business
Many business owners become frustrated when their advisers don’t understand them or their business as well as they would expect. Whilst many business owner’s goals are similar, from an adviser’s perspective, there is such a wide variety of both long-term and short-term objectives that business owners have. Overlay these with the differences each business owner […]
READ MORE2020/21 Federal Budget – Road to Recovery?
Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has delivered the Coalition Government’s Federal Budget 2020-21. Rather than focusing on bringing the budget back to surplus which has been the case in previous years, this year it is focused on rebooting the economy and creating jobs. Taxation JobMaker Hiring Credit Economy 2020/21 Federal Budget Highlights Taxation The Morrison Government will […]
READ MOREJobKeeper 2.0 – Legislation passed! Do you qualify?
The JobKeeper 2.0 legislation has passed Understand how to qualify via the updated Basic and Alternative Tests What doesn’t change with JobKeeper? Businesses already enrolled for JobKeeper before 28 September 2020 do not need to re-enrol for the extension. They will need to continue to report monthly by the 14th day of each month. Businesses […]
READ MOREThe end of JobKeeper – are you prepared?
Jobkeeper is scheduled to end on the 30th September With government support programs due to end on the 30th September, business owners (and individuals) have 10 weeks to prepare themselves to survive without government financial assistance. Some industries have been hit harder; and will take longer to recover than others. No one truly knows what […]
READ MOREQLD Small Adaption Grant
This grant will assist QLD small businesses who have been forced into hibernation, or who had to significantly change business operations as a result of the pandemic. The program aims to help small business prepare for safe resumption of trading and recovery and access new opportunities to relaunch their business. The grant amount is a […]
READ MORE8 Steps to Survive & Thrive into Relaunch
Failing to plan is planning to fail. Business owners need to be proactive during uncertain times to avoid business catastrophe and unnecessary sleepless nights. The following 8 steps are for business owners to consider to survive then thrive. Step 1: Assess future sales revenue for the next three months –what do you need to keep […]
READ MOREWhat is the Impact of COVID-19 on Business?
With the share market decimated, the banning of public events with more than 500 people and recommendations of self-isolation, it is inevitable that small businesses will be affected by the impact of COVID-19. So how is the coronavirus affecting businesses and what can you do to prepare for the impact? Employees As a hugely important […]
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