Succession Planning: Buy Sell Agreements
What would happen to your business if you or one of your fellow owners suffered a serious injury, ill health or death? For most businesses, it would result in major disruption or worse still, closure.…
Christmas Tax Checklist: Naughty or Nice?
It’s that time of year again - what to do for the Christmas party for the team, customer gifts, gifts of appreciation for your favourite accountant (just kidding). Here are our top tips for…
PPT Supports Daniher’s Drive
PHOTO: Director Peter O'Connell (centre) and his fellow drivers Gil Williams (left) and Markus Ziemer (right). Last month PPT Financial Director Peter O'Connell joined several colleagues in Daniher's Drive, a fundraising event organised by Cure…
China: How it impacts Australia?
There has been a lot of discussion about China lately – Free Trade Agreements, financial stability and growth and the impact on the Australian economy, and Chinese investment in Australia. With the help of our…
Is your business structure working for you?
Many business owners don’t realise that the business has outgrown its structure until something comes up – and this something is usually something negative. Are your assets at risk? Legal action by employees, customers and…
Capital Gains & Property: Q&A
The thought of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) sharing up to 50% of any gain you make on an investment decision is enough to strike fear into the hearts of most people. Given Australia’s love…
Tempering Investment Expectations
Global market turmoil turned what was always going to be a hectic August into a chaotic one. Macro volatility aside, there’s no hiding the fact that the corporate reporting season was patchy at best and concerning at worst. Reporting season gave…
What now for GST?
Fifteen years after the introduction of the GST in Australia debate still rages over what should be taxed and whether the GST rate should increase. Unless the Government changes the GST Act, any change requires…
Managing projects with Teamwork
Keeping track of projects, staff and time can be challenging for any business. That's what important to have the right system to manage your business's workflow. Recently we met with a client, who works in…
Top Small Business $20K Deduction Questions
In a recent speech, Small Business Minister Bruce Bilson stated that a lot of his time talking about the $20,000 immediate deduction for small business was convincing people it was not a hand out. “I…
