The latest accountancy news
June 2017
Black hole and feasibility expenditure proposals
[ad_1] Budget 2017 announced proposals to improve the tax treatment of feasibility expenditure for businesses. For more information see the Minister of Revenue's media statement and the Government's discussion document Black hole and feasibility expenditure. [...]
LivingSeas: How this dive education company breathes easy with Xero
[ad_1] LivingSeas is a Singaporean dive education and conservation business that has expanded into Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia. LivingSeas began using Xero in 2008, two years after Xero’s launch in 2006. This makes their business one [...]
A bookkeeper’s path to Xero platinum status
[ad_1] There are almost 4000 registered BAS agents in Victoria, but only one is a platinum Xero partner. Here is the story of Ryan Gollan from CFM Bookkeeping, Geelong – and his path to platinum. [...]
Accountant makes his business dreams a reality on the back of a motorcycle
[ad_1] Wilkinson Business Solutions describe themselves on their website as ‘not your typical bean counters’… and they most certainly are not. When most people picture their accountant, they don’t think of them as a motorcycle [...]
Budget 2017
[ad_1] The Government’s 2017 Budget has been announced today and contains proposed changes to tax thresholds and to Working for Families as part of the Government’s Family Incomes Package. The package also proposes discontinuing the [...]
New additions to our app marketplace | Check them out!
[ad_1] Our app marketplace is brimming with over 500 beautiful software solutions to help small businesses unlock productivity and streamline operations. When you connect Xero with one of these tools, real-time data can flow between [...]
May 2017
Feedback sought on employee share scheme proposal
[ad_1] An officials’ issues paper released today seeks feedback on proposed deferral rules for taxing employee share schemes offered by start-up companies. Full details are in the issues paper, Taxation of employee share schemes: start-up [...]
A new way to help clients with cash flow – the business cash advance
[ad_1] Whether it’s a late payment or a drop in footfall, unforeseen circumstances can affect the most stable of businesses. These issues often leave business owners with heavy dents in their cash flow. Sometimes, this [...]
Budget Bill enacted
[ad_1] Legislation introduced on 25 May 2017 in the Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Bill received Royal assent on 29 May. The new Act is now available at New Zealand Legislation. [ad_2] Source link
Xero partners clean up at Australian Accounting Awards 2017
[ad_1] Xero partners dominated the 2017 Australian Accounting Awards this year, with the honours acknowledging their hard work, passion, resilience and success – along with the change they are championing in the industry. Of the [...]
Budget bill tabled – Family Incomes Package
[ad_1] The Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Bill was introduced into the House today. The bill, which will be debated under urgency, contains proposals to adjust the bottom two tax thresholds, repeal the Independent [...]
Xero wins IAB Digital Marketing Award
[ad_1] There are many ways to get your message across to an audience and one of the most authentic ways is to connect on a platform and about a subject that is meaningful to their [...]
Budget Bill passed
[ad_1] The Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Bill was passed by Parliament today. The Bill contains changes to tax thresholds and to Working for Families. It also repeals the Independent Earner Tax Credit. The [...]
G Suite + Squarespace + Xero: A match made in the cloud
[ad_1] Entrepreneurs are spoiled for choice when it comes to the solutions to run their businesses online. Businesses realize scale when platforms talk to each other. Not to mention the sanity-saving convenience of integrated solutions that [...]
Delivering an authentic brand experience
[ad_1] I was invited to speak to business technologists at CeBIT – the Business Technology Conference & Exhibition in Sydney – to share my experience about delivering an authentic digital marketing experience. The first thing I [...]
Cloud-based accounting firms add five times the amount of clients of traditional firms
[ad_1] Recent research conducted by Xero has found firms that are all-in on the cloud report the highest growth. Among the findings, we discovered that firms with a higher concentration of clients using cloud accounting [...]
Command the prices you deserve | Advisors
[ad_1] As busy accountants and bookkeepers (advisors), our focus is always on getting the required work done so we meet the outcomes we have promised to deliver for our clients. Usually these outcomes are based [...]
A look back at our Customer Experience awards
[ad_1] At Xero support, we’re constantly looking to improve and create a better experience for our customers. Some of our work is in plain sight, some not so much. From proactive messages arming our users [...]
What do SME owners look for in an accountant?
[ad_1] Guest article by Marnus Broodryk, Shark Tank SA Investor and Xero Gold Partner The advance of technology has changed the way small and medium sized enterprise (SME) owners view their accountants. Research conducted by [...]
Top tips on how to fuel franchise growth
[ad_1] Crystal Mavroyeni has scaled some pretty dizzy entrepreneurial heights since starting BPO Connect in 2003. The Australia-wide accounting and outsourced bookkeeping firm began ‘almost by accident’ with two staff members – and now employs over [...]
Hong Kong Goes Platinum: Xero Platinum Partners Discuss How Technology is Driving Change in Traditional Accounting
[ad_1] We’re over the moon to announce our first two Platinum Partners in Hong Kong: Fresh Accounting has achieved Platinum status, followed in quick succession by Nova. We spoke to Paul Gardner (PG), Founder of Fresh [...]