Taking cover: 5 types of business insurance you should consider

  Whoever said, “You can never have too much insurance” obviously never had to pay the premiums. Still, there’s no denying the fact you need it to protect your business and its assets. So you probably have building and contents, public liability and public indemnity insurance. But what else should you get cover for? What […]

Managing receipts: 4 apps to make filing receipts quick and easy

They say only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. For a lot of people, there’s also a third certainty in life: the pain of keeping track of every receipt when it’s time to do the taxes. How many times has your bookkeeper or finance manager asked you for a receipt (that you […]

Frequent Flyers and Fringe Benefits

If you are currently paying business expenses on your personal credit card and collecting points then read on…….. There is a commonly held misconception that there are no tax implications for frequent flyer points [points]. This belief stems from twenty year old case law where the court determined that the points were earned from a […]

Why a good cash flow can be more important than a big profit

  There’s a saying in business, “You can go broke making a profit.” And another, “Cash is king. Profit is theory.” As you know only too well, you don’t pay rent, meet payroll or pay your bills with profit. You pay them with cash. A business can make a lot of sales, have a book […]

It Pays Off: 7 reasons business owners should pay themselves a salary

  Think back to the days before you started your business, when you were working for a boss. Chances are you were rewarded for your hard work with a regular salary. It may not have always been the same amount, but it came through like clockwork. And for the next week, month or however often […]

Business Owners: Are you an entrepreneur? Or just a technician?

DLA Partners Luxury Property Services in Natai since 2005 Work On Your Business Not In Image 1

“You need to work on your business, not just in your business.” Made popular by The E-Myth Revisited author Michael Gerber, it’s advice I’m sure you’ve heard dozens of times over the years (I certainly have). But despite being told over and over again, many small business owners still don’t seem to truly understand what […]

The small business asset write off has been EXTENDED

The write-off threshold of $20,000 has been extended to 30 June 2018. If you buy an asset and it costs less than $20,000, you can immediately deduct the business portion in your tax return – BUT HURRY, as this will reduce to $1,000 from 1 July 2018. You are eligible to use simplified depreciation rules […]

Do you have a rental property that you have been claiming travel expenses on?

You need to know that the deductibility changed from 1 July 2017.   From 1 July 2017, travel expenses relating to inspecting, maintaining, collecting rent, or attending management meetings for a residential rental property cannot be claimed as deductions by investors. The changes are now law. Excluded travel expenses include air fares, motor vehicle, hire car, […]