What can we expect in 2022?
2021 was to be the year we returned to a post-COVID normal however the pandemic has fundamentally changed the way many of us operate in our personal and work lives. Here is some of what…
The Discriminatory Backpacker Tax
The High Court has ruled that the ‘backpacker tax’ is discriminatory. We look at the impact. Since 2017, the ‘backpacker tax’ has taxed the first dollar of income a backpacker earns in Australia - regardless…
Team Q&A: Fleur Morrison
This month we catch up with Client & Team Administrator Fleur Morrison. After growing up in Ferntree Gully at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, Fleur moved to Ballarat in 2001 and now considers herself…
Team Q&A: Adam Couch
As we come out of restrictions, we catch up with Senior Accountant Adam Couch. Born and raised in Snake Valley, just outside of Ballarat, Adam joined the firm in 2014 after completing university. He then…
Divorce & Superannuation
New legislation will help prevent superannuation assets from being hidden during divorce proceedings. From 1 April 2022, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will be able to release details of an individual’s superannuation information to a…
What happens to your super when you die?
Superannuation is not like other assets as it is held in trust by the trustee of the superannuation fund. When you die, it does not automatically form part of your estate but instead, is paid…
Unwinding the Pandemic
The National Plan, the road map out of COVID-19, does more than provide greater freedoms at 70% and 80% full vaccination rates, it withdraws the steady stream of Commonwealth financial support to individuals and business…
Investment Outlook: Spring Edition
Markets are set to close 2021 with a renewed sense of optimism as the debilitating lockdowns in Victoria and NSW are set to end. The domestic recovery had been stronger than anticipated prior to the…
Mental Health Support Small Business
Running a business can be an isolating experience. And, with COVID-19 lockdowns and disruptions to trade, the pressure can be intense. NewAccess for Small Business Owners is a free and confidential mental health program developed…
Can you sell your business?
Over the next decade, as the baby boomer bubble of small and medium sized business owners roll through the system, Australia will experience one of the largest transfers of business wealth in its history. Succession…
