Australian small business, explained properly
8 guides on the obligations that actually take up your time — BAS, GST, super, payroll reporting, year end — plus how to read your own numbers. Written in plain language, with every rate and due date cited to the ATO and dated.
GST and BAS
BAS explained
What each BAS label means, when yours is due, and how to prepare one without a spreadsheet. Written for Australian small business owners, not accountants.
9 min read
GST registration
The $75,000 threshold explained, the 21-day rule, when registering early is worth it, and what changes the day you register. For Australian small business.
8 min read
Payroll and super
Payday Super 2026
From 1 July 2026 super must reach your employees' funds within 7 business days of each payday, not quarterly. What that changes about cash flow, payroll and your process.
8 min read
STP Phase 2
Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 broke gross pay into its components and added employment basis and cessation reasons. What that means if you have one to five employees.
8 min read
Running the books
EOFY checklist
What to do before 30 June, what to do in July, and the dates that actually matter. A practical end-of-financial-year checklist for Australian small businesses.
10 min read
Reading a P&L
What each line of a profit and loss statement means, which numbers matter, and why a profitable business can still run out of cash. Written for non-accountants.
9 min read
Sole trader vs company
The bookkeeping differences between operating as a sole trader and through a company — drawings versus wages, separate entities, and the records each structure needs.
9 min read
How we keep these accurate
- Everything is cited. Any rate, threshold or due date links to the ATO page it came from, with the date we checked it. If we cannot cite it, we do not assert it.
- We say when we are not sure. Some rules turn on facts we cannot know about your business. Those get a flagged box telling you to get advice, rather than a confident guess.
- This is information, not advice. Tax rules change and your circumstances matter. For decisions, talk to a registered tax agent or accountant.
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