Early in 2019, the ATO invited members of the Small Business Stewardship Group (SBSG) to participate in a consultation activity about several issues regarding the structure and content of the ATO website. This included a new business record keeping resource…
Restaurant Tips Tipping for services – do you pay GST on the Tips received? What happens when a customer pays a tip? Does it get reported on the BAS? What is the impact for employees/contractors? What happens with tipping depends…
The Motivation Myth This high performance action / article is the answer to anyone’s woes in ‘motivation’. Note the colours of the print below: Blue print = High Performance Red Print = No Go Zone Normal Print = Commentary Do…
Decisions we make are far more important than the work we do. The latter gets the job done; the former makes the difference to our future (success). So, making good decisions is critical to success This article looks at some…
CORRECTING ACTIVITY STATEMENTS Correcting is not making an adjustment! Correcting an error or mistake is about fixing an amount that was incorrect when lodged, typically due to transposition error, misclassification or double counting. Adjustments are to items that were correct at the…
The Fair Work Ombudsman recently instigated court action which challenged whether the worker was a Contractor or an Employee – FWO believe they are employees and the persons were underpaid. A purchaser should ensure they are paying enough A developing…
A high performing team of people is crucial to running a successful business … to achieve results and to enjoy the journey. Creating and following a plan to gather them is therefore necessary. The steps below may or may not…
This is a brief but very important piece of advice for making important decisions. There are two parts in making any decision… the feeling you have inside (your senses) and the thoughts you have (your brain). Until they both align,…
New Gift Card Laws – Expiry Dates The new laws apply to all gift cards and vouchers sold from 1 November 2019 onwards. Any gift card sold before 1 November 2019 date will continue to carry the same expiry period…