Finance
Knog hits $1 million on Kickstarter
Cara Waters Knog raised a few eyebrows when it turned to crowdfunding to raise $20,000 for the Oi bell but smashed its target to hit $1 million on Wednesday.
The capital gains tax cost of companies
Max Newnham Changes are needed to the small-business exemptions on capital gains tax.
Welcome to the cash-free cafe
Cara Waters Saxon Wright's coffee business turns over $10 million a year but he's going cash free at his latest cafe opening in Brisbane.
Crowdfunding by day, cleaning by night
Abha Bhattarai Finding the money to get a creative business started can be a hard slog.
Accountants not just necessary evil
Max Newnham How to ensure your accountant is more than a tax agent.
Early budget wish list for small business
Cara Waters Bring it on say small businesses as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull moves the budget forward to 3 May.
The GST fallout for small business
Tim Reed GST compliance costs small and medium businesses more than $13.7 billion a year.
The 20-year wait for an invoice to be paid
Cara Waters Small businesses are facing big delays chasing payments with 24 per cent waiting more than six months for invoices to be paid.
Getting fit for business
Max Newnham When you're setting up a business, some costs are tax deductible.
Square arrives, but without tap and go
Shaun Drummond Square's mobile payment device is launching in Australia, missing one key feature.
Correcting income tax and GST mistakes
Max Newnham If you've made a mistake the ATO enables taxpayers to amend returns and forms lodged.
'I pay more tax than Uber'
Cara Waters Small businesses are getting slugged while large multinationals pay minimal tax.
Timelio to link super funds with SMEs
James Eyers Large superannuation funds are preparing to enter the invoice financing market via the fintech start-up Timelio, which has created a peer-to-peer platform to provide capital to small companies seeking to expand.
Avoiding tax black holes
Max Newnham Don't let your business expenses fall into a black hole with no benefit from the expenditure.
Why do businesses fail – ego or ignorance?
There have been some high-profile business collapses already this year but in the vast majority of cases, business failure can be avoided.
Tax payments all in the timing
There's a knack to paying tax as you go so that you avoid a massive tax bill at the end of the year.
Betting the house on the business
Small-business owners are remortgaging their homes and going cap in hand to family and friends to fund their business ventures.
How to get cash to start your business
Emily Chiantri From crowd funding to government grants, here are five top ways to get funding for your venture.
Budget blowout of $370 million for instant asset write-off
Cara Waters The popularity of the small business instant asset write-off measure has resulted in a short term hole in the budget.
To be or not to be registered for GST, that is the question?
Max Newnham There is much debate at present concerning Australia's GST system. There appears to be a movement growing to increase GST from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, and also to tax all goods and services rather than having some items being exempt.
It's all a matter of trust
Max Newnham Small business owners have the ability to organise their affairs in the most tax effective way using a variety of business structures and one of the most popular is a discretionary trust.
It's still the economy, stupid
Cara Waters Our exclusive survey of small business owners and operators show their top concern is the Australian economy.
Claiming a tax deduction for cars
Max Newnham In a family-run business, property and assets are often used for both business and private purposes
Paying the GST piper after ceasing business
Max Newnham What happens when you have ceased trading but you appear to still owe GST?
The perils of funding business with your mortgage
Duncan Hughes There may be hidden costs and expensive consequences for entrepreneurs chasing cheaper home loans, writes Duncan Hughes.
George Gregan-backed franchise goes into administration
Cara Waters Home ventilation franchise Ventis HQ, which had a turnover of $10 million, has entered into administration.
Traps to avoid when buying
Max Newnham It's a case of buyer beware when you purchase a business with a complicated business structure.
