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As the end of financial year approaches, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is expected to data-match over 640 million transactions to tax returns this year.

Restaurant owners have been granted a small reprieve by the industrial umpire, after the Fair Work Commission agreed to slash the Sunday pay packets of some casual workers.

The end of the financial year is fast approaching and small businesses need to get their tax affairs in order.

Small and medium sized businesses do not want to see an increase in the goods and services tax in next week’s Federal Budget and many are pessimistic about whether the Abbott Government will deliver on its promises for the sector.

Importing to Australia is no longer simply the domain of multi-nationals, but SMEs can now too take a piece of the pie.

Bitcoin is going mainstream. And soon it could be available an ATM near you, providing consumers with greater accessibility to the mysterious world of crypto-currencies.

Cashflow has once again rated as the chief concern for SMEs in a new report released today.

The end of the financial year is an exciting time and a time to introduce fresh new business ideas as well as implement well tested, but perhaps forgotten, sound business management principles.

A change to the Australian Accounting Standards is on the way, and once finalised will likely see all of a business’ leases accounted for on balance sheet.

Small businesses are facing the prospect of faster payments for government contracts and a reduced burden in administering employee entitlements under Tony Abbott’s deregulation drive.

We just wrapped up our Kickstart Your Business Grant that received over 300 applications. The applications were a good indicator to how businesses were structured to grow by sourcing funding.

One of the most common issues faced by small businesses is keeping control of the businesses finances and ensuring that the business continues to be profitable.

An array of factors including sustained pay inequality, a high prevalence of participation in part time work and career breaks for family mean there is a significant super gap between men and women’s retirement savings.

A report by the Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA) has found that Australians are largely positive about the new credit reporting system set to be introduced next month.

New figures reveal poor financial management practices caused one in 10 small businesses to lose money through unnecessary fines and penalties last year.

As social and digital media were in 2012, crowdfunding was one of the most talked about topics in 2013.

For the uninitiated, a digital currency, or ‘cryptocurrency’ is just like real money, only virtual.

Small business has found itself smack bang on the national agenda this year, with the federal small business portfolio upgraded to cabinet status at the last election.

Despite having one of the highest rates of entrepreneurship per capita in the world, few Australian business owners understand the current market value of their businesses.

With Renminbi (RMB) payments growing each year amongst Australian businesses, it is little surprise that Australia’s annual exports to China last year totaled over $92 billion.