REMINDER: NEWLY ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER JOB KEEPER FORTNIGHTS
Employers should claim JobKeeper Payments for any newly eligible employees when completing their August monthly business declarations. We have created a factsheet to explain the steps your clients need to take. From 3 August 2020, you may be able to nominate new employees as eligible for the JobKeeper Payment scheme. These new employees must have been employed by you on 1 July 2020 and meet other eligibility criteria. This can include employees that: 1) you employed after 1 March 2020 2) were employed by you on 1 March 2020 and did not meet the eligibility requirements, but do as of …
Apply now for the $3,000 Small Business Recovery Grant
The new Small Business Recovery Grant for up to $3,000 is now open for applications to help you rebuild your business. …
Business Resilience: Understanding Your Market
As accountants, we want our clients to build resilient and successful businesses. That means overcoming the challenges and pursuing the opportunities presented by current market conditions. Leaders of resilient businesses ensure they understand their market, especially the customers and competition. …
Could JobKeeper Lead to an ATO Audit?
Whether your business already employs apprentices, or you want to explore the benefits. Join the Business Australia discussion with Apprenticeship Support Australia to explore the incentives available and how onboarding apprentices can help your business. …
The Power of Price… Or Should We Talk Value?
If you’re a Bruce Springsteen fan, you might enjoy his song “The Price You Pay” (also covered by country star Emmylou Harris). Roger Daltrey of the Who sings “The Price of Love” while Twisted Sister released “Pay the Price” in 1999. The Doobie Brothers contemplate life in “Too High a Price” while the Thompson Twins think back to their youth in “The Price”. …
Business Resilience: Vision & Goals
As accountants, we strive to help our clients build resilient and successful businesses. In the current business environment, there are both challenges and opportunities. One component of resilience is to have a clear vision for the business. That means everyone should understand the business ‘destination’, the ‘why’ or the ‘rationale’ for the business. …
Upcoming Key Business Dates – State by State….
Keeping up to date with the most relevant business information and deadlines is a challenge. That’s why we have collated key dates to make it easy for you to stay ahead. If you need any further details don’t hesitate to contact the team on 02 4228 4877 or info@journey2.com.au …
Is Your Business Model Standing the Test of COVID-19?
As accountants, we need to understand our clients’ business models. In very simple terms, a business model refers to “the way a business makes money”. Take a retailer, for example, who buys and displays products of interest to customers. By attracting people into their store, they sell those products and make a profit, provided the sales price exceeds the costs of supplying that product. …
From Survival to Resilience: Shifting the Focus
Business survival has been a popular topic in recent weeks but businesses are shifting their focus to resilience. What does it take to build businesses that can survive AND thrive in the longer term… while insulating them from a recurrence of recent events? It’s not about picking up where we left off because what worked in the past may not work in the future. Let’s take a look at the attributes of resilient (or sustainable) businesses. …
