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JobMaker Hiring Credits

JobMaker hiring credits In this years Budget, the Government announced a JobMaker hiring credit scheme, providing employers with funds to subsidise eligible employee’s wages as a hiring credit. The $4.0 …

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Pandemic Preparedness Tips for Your Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has caught most of us off guard. Who would’ve thought that the world would spend the year battling a virus? This unprecedented global crisis is a reminder …

JobKeeper 2.0

“We will do what is practically needed” Prime Minister Scott Morrison The second tranche of the JobKeeper scheme changes the eligibility test for employers and the method and amount paid …

Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant

As part of the lifting of restrictions on business trading that were designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the NSW Government is providing small business recovery grants of between …

$2.5bn JobTrainer package: What you need to know

The Government has announced the $2.5bn JobTrainer package to retrain, upskill and open new job opportunities. JobTrainer for job seekers and school leavers An additional 340,700 training places will be …

How to build a cash war chest when money is tight

Your “war chest” is the financial reserve your business has built up so you can take advantage of an opportunity or cover unexpected costs or emergencies. Building a cash reserve …

Ways to run your business if you can’t open your premises

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven challenging for many small business owners. It’s difficult to run your business remotely, especially if you’re not set up to do so. If you run …

Communicating during a pandemic

Most small business owners face a time in their career when they have to communicate in ways or about topics they aren’t comfortable with. COVID-19 has put small business owners …

JobKeeper Payment – Everything You Need To Know

JobKeeper: A Brief Re-Cap Eligible businesses that elect to participate will receive a payment of $1,500 per fortnight per eligible employee to support the people they employed as at 1 …

Commercial Rent Guidelines

The Governments Code of Conduct with regards to rental waivers and deferrals. Under the Code of Conduct, landlords will be required to reduce rent proportionate to the trading reduction in …

JobKeeper – Key Things Everyone Should Know

A special one-day sitting of Parliament has now approved the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 late Wednesday evening, giving rise to the centrepiece of the government’s …

Sometimes We Have To Say No

Our role as advisors is to support small businesses, but we cannot compromise our standards along the way, particularly as the effects of COVID-19 continue to rage on for our …

JobKeeper – Federal Government Stimulus Package 3.0

The JobKeeper Payment is designed to help businesses affected by the Coronavirus to cover the costs of their employees’ wages, so that more employees can retain their job and continue …

COVID-19 State Government Initiatives

New South Wales Payroll Tax Concessions For businesses whose total grouped Australian wages for the 2019/20 financial year is less than $10M: will have their annual tax liability reduced by …

COVID-19 ATO Assistance

Tax Payment Deferrals The ATO is providing SMEs payment deferral concessions for businesses directly impacted by COVD-19. They are outlined as followed: Deferring by up to 4 months the payment …

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COVID-19 Banks and Lending Institutions Update

Banks & Lending Institutions We anticipate banks will be changing and updating their concessions and initiatives on a regular basis. To ensure our clients have the most up to date …

COVID-19 Federal Government Stimulus Package 2.0

The Australian Government has announced 2 Economic Stimulus packages to the sum of $189 billion thus far. Whilst it passed into law last night, we are still working through the …