Single Touch Payroll (STP) – Getting clear for small businesses

With the next SMSF TBAR reporting obligation fast approaching, it’s important you get in touch with your Altus Adviser now if there has been a reporting event. What are the reporting obligations? The method of reporting is via a separate form to your ...

Every company, large or small, needs a cash flow forecast. Without plans for healthy cash flow, it can be difficult to hire, invest, allocate funds for marketing and equipment and even pay your bills on time. In fact, cash flow problems are one of the ...

Applying for finance can seem intimidating and complicated. Of course, once you engage Altus Financial, we can help you through every stage of the process, so you can get approval sooner.  In this post, we walk through eight key steps in the home loan ...

It’s now been 10 years since the depths of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). An increase in money supply through Quantitative Easing has led to valuations in most asset class now beginning to look stretched. For those that have been brave enough to ...

If aged care finances fill you with confusion and worry, you’re not alone. With strange terms like DAP and RAD and different categories of costs and fees, aged care can seem more like a puzzle to decipher than a milestone to plan for. In this post, we’ve ...

Finance outsourcing is believed to have begun in 1990 when two business people met in a London hotel. A BP CFO and a partner at Accenture talked about the severe problems BP was facing in the midst of the oil crisis. BP was struggling with highly agile ...

Effective cash flow management is one of the most common challenges growing businesses face. In this video, Senior Client Adviser Bradley Cochrane outlines some simple strategies you can use to improve your cash flow and grow with confidence.

Microsoft Excel has been a staple for financial professionals, but how does it stack up against accounting software? In this video, Senior Client Adviser Sarah Pyke weighs up the pros and cons of Excel versus a cloud-based accounting platform.

After working diligently for many years in order to build up your business, it can be difficult to transition to retirement. In many ways, owning a business is like raising a child. You put so many of your hopes and dreams into the business, and it ...