A recent Productivity Commission report has led to criticisms of the value of the superannuation guarantee and the way that it is managed. With delays to superannuation rate increases, a disparity between the ability of poor and wealthy people to afford to live off superannuation…

Are you feeling a growing sense of dread? Has tax time come around yet again? It’s the “BAS blues”, that sinking feeling of knowing you have a mountain of bills, invoices and receipts to try and sort out so you can submit your Business Activity…

Running a small business brings with it many demands on your time. One of the best ways to claim back some of it is to automate many of your processes. We’ve assembled a list of tools that you can use in your small business to…

Just because you’re a small business without a multimillion-dollar turnover, it doesn’t mean you’re immune from cyber crime. In fact smaller businesses can be deliberate targets. Hackers assume you’ll have a limited security budget and weaker defences compared to major corporations, and they’re often right.

One of the 2015 Federal Budget announcements to garner the most attention was the temporary increase to the instant asset write-off, which enables small businesses with an annual turnover of under $2 million to claim back purchases of up to $20,000.

You can’t have missed them. Sony, Optus, even the Australian parliament’s e-mail system, each has had their data compromised recently. The number of data breaches taking place each year is growing fast. And while it’s the hacking of high-profile companies that crowds the headlines, run-of-the-mill…