Get Ready Early - Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) 2019

For the 3rd year running, Altus Financial has been shortlisted to win 4 awards at the 2018 Australian Accounting Awards. The Australian Accounting Awards provides an opportunity for the top accounting and advisory firms in Australia to be recognised ...

Financial surprises can be wonderful (an unexpected bonus!) or they can be terrible (having to budget for unexpected expenses just before tax time). Life, and business, is full of these ups and downs, but we firmly believe that you shouldn’t have to deal ...

Poor cash flow is one of the biggest reasons that businesses don’t make it past the first year of operation, but cash flow problems don’t just affect new businesses. In fact, cash flow problems can plague companies of any size and age, and they often ...

When a business gets to a certain size or complexity, a full time CFO makes sense as it’s a critical role to a growing profitable business. But business owners usually have questions like, 'when’s the right time to hire a full time CFO?' and 'what are ...

Asset financing can help your business in a variety of ways. It can help you to acquire capital needed to grow your business, smooth out the problems with your cash flow, upgrade necessary equipment and improve your tax outcomes. Perhaps you need new ...

The primary difference between SMSFs (self-managed super funds) and other superannuation funds is that SMSF members are not just members; they’re also trustees of the fund. The sole purpose of the trust is to provide retirement income for the members or ...

Creating a culture of performance is critical to your organisation’s success, but the path toward this goal isn’t always clear. The executive team can sit around the boardroom table and discuss performance strategies and goals, but it can seem difficult, ...

The pros and cons of testamentary trusts at a glance: Trusts don’t have to pay tax on income that is distributed to beneficiaries. The trustee has the discretion to distribute income to as many beneficiaries as possible. Tax concessions for testamentary ...

When it comes to property investing, a single amount of capital can be leveraged to purchase property after property. You can use this strategy to diversify your portfolio, purchasing a range of properties in many different markets. This strategy can ...