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Accounting  Software – with the constantly changing ideology of achieving bigger, better & faster results in every aspect of our lives, the same holds particularly true for businesses. It’s only when we take a step back do we actually notice just how competitive everything has become. I decided to have a look at how manyRead more

ARE YOU READY FOR SUPERSTREAM? Every time the ATO brings in a new measure of compliance I can’t help but get frustrated. It means that there is one more piece of red tape that must be hacked away, one more thing that small business owners and managers must learn to do and be kept awayRead more

Accounting packages Do you still collect all your receipts in a box and at tax time? Take all your receipts to your accountant to prepare your tax?  If this sounds like you and you’re in business have you considered using an accounting package such as MYOB, Xero etc? Previously you purchased your MYOB package, youRead more

Cloud accounting and auditing The beginning of the end or just the same old story. Xero’s CEO, Rod Dury recently has commented that the inherent integrity within a cloud integrated system of accounting reduces the need for an independent audit. Could it be that cloud computing will spell the end of auditing altogether? Mr DuryRead more

THE CLOUD !!!! Everyone is talking about it and it sounds like a great place to be. A land where the scale of your IT system can change in line with your business and the home of integrated operations, automated processes and vastly reduced costs. Businesses are going to cloud computing solutions, this is whyRead more

It’s 2015 and bookkeeping for your business has grown and changed like most things in life. If you are a seasoned campaigner you will remember the days of digging through shelves of bank statements and invoices trying to reconcile accounts while scratching your head in frustration wondering why things don’t balance. Modern technology has givenRead more

Tax and superannuation reporting obligations have just gotten easier and digital! What does this really mean, one might ask? On 28th December 2014 the Minister for Small Business, Bruce Billson MP, and the Assistant Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg MP announced the introduction of a ‘Single Touch Payroll’ system. Under this new interactive tool, accounting software willRead more

Future in the cloud – myob/xero, cloud accounting How many of our wonderful clients still own a typewriter? My guess would be that very few would have one and if they do its probably collecting dust in their shed and not much use to them. Now I’m not saying anything negative about typewriters, they wereRead more

Another step towards simplifying payroll reporting obligations for your business As accountants and bookkeepers are well aware – many small businesses encounter the problems of correctly reporting payroll information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), which can sometimes lead to a time consuming and costly process. Recently, the Minister for Small Business has announced aRead more