What to Do When Your Business Cannot Pay Its ATO Debt on Time
February 10, 2026
When the ATO bill arrives, and the cash is not there, most owners do the same thing. They wait. Not because they do not care. Because they hope next month will fix it. The payment will come in. Sales will pick up. The pressure will ease on its own. For many businesses, falling behind with...
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Top 5 Financial Mistakes Businesses Need to Correct This Year
January 23, 2026
Most business owners don’t mess up their finances because they’re careless. They do it because they’re busy. Busy chasing work. Busy managing staff. Busy putting out fires. The problem is that money issues don’t shout straight away. They creep quietly. One late BAS payment. One tight month that turns into three. One tax bill that...
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Operational and Commercial: Due Diligence Beyond the Numbers
December 22, 2025
The split between what’s visible and what’s hidden often defines success. In Australia, when you're looking at a major business transaction, it’s easy to fall into the trap of spreadsheets and neatly formatted financial statements. The numbers gleam, the projectioThe split between what’s visible and what’s hidden often defines success. In Australia, when you're looking...
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All you need to know about Due Diligence: Expert Interview
December 15, 2025
Understanding Due Diligence: Guidance For Smarter Business Decisions By Our Accountant Understanding what due diligence is has become extremely essential for anyone looking to buy a business, invest in a company, or simply make smarter financial decisions. However, the term still feels technical, confusing, or buried in accounting jargon. That’s exactly why expert insights matter.....Especially...
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What Really Triggers an ATO Audit and How Smart Businesses Stay Under the Radar
December 10, 2025
Things are far more connected than most people realise, especially when it comes to your business finances and the Australian Taxation Office. The idea of an ATO audit sends a shiver down the spine of even the most diligent business owner. It often brings to mind images of officials closely examining every receipt. But you...
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Buying a Business in Melbourne: Why Due Diligence Matters
October 17, 2025
Just going with what looks profitable or popular can cost you far more than the purchase price. In Melbourne, businesses carry invisible footprints, including decisions made years ago, subtle shifts in customer behaviour, and financial quirks that rarely appear on a balance sheet. A business can seem perfect until the smallest overlooked detail turns strategy...
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Tax Season 2025: Essential Tips for Individuals & Businesses to Maximise Returns & Stay Compliant
September 25, 2025
The difference between paying extra tax and getting an unexpected refund this year might come down to a rather small, overlooked checkbox. Tax season 2025 is looking like a key time to pay attention. This year, the tax landscape is unlike anything we’ve seen before. The ATO has raised the bar, using advanced systems to...
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Melbourne Business Owners: Are You Missing Out on Key Tax Deductions?
September 4, 2025
Some Melbourne businesses are practically donating money to the tax office without even knowing it. Every invoice filed without the right deductions claimed, every business expense that slips through unnoticed, is profit you worked for but will never see again. The sting? Many of these overlooked claims are sitting in plain sight. The Deductions Hiding...
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The Financial Year Checklist that Separates Surviving Businesses from Scalable Ones
August 8, 2025
Waiting till June to get serious about numbers is like training for a marathon the night before. It might get you across the finish line, but you’ll be crawling while others are sprinting past. For every business that ticks off a few boxes and hopes to get through the EOFY, there’s another that uses this...
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What to tick off before your 2025 tax deadline hits hard
June 25, 2025
If your tax return is just another item on your to-do list, you are already setting yourself up to miss out, not just on your refund but also on deductions you are legally owed, offsets you may never have heard of, and the kind of strategic wins that could reshape your finances for the rest of...
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If you are still filing taxes the old way in 2025, here is what you are missing
June 12, 2025
There could be a certain pattern, or perhaps a routine passed off as tradition, that’s keeping thousands locked into the same outdated tax habits year after year. In 2025, sticking with what once worked is quietly costing people in ways they won’t notice until it’s far too late. The tax world has shifted underneath without...
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5 Tax Return Mistakes That Could Be Costly for Individuals and Small Businesses in 2025
May 7, 2025
1. Mismatched Income Reporting Isn’t Just A Slip-Up, It’s A Red Flag Think income reporting is simple? Not when you consider the tangled web of revenue streams many Australians deal with today. Between rental properties, dividends, freelance gigs, foreign investments, and traditional employment, it’s frighteningly easy to miss something. Failing to correctly report all sources...
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