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Despite a decline in overall Australian startup funding by 30 per cent, the report found that the Pre-Seed and Seed stages saw a record number of deals in 2022.

Starting and running a home-based business can be a great way to earn extra income or turn a hobby into a full-time job. Here is a guide to help you understand the basics of taxes for home-based businesses.

Currently, super payments can be made on a quarterly basis.

Here are some key tax strategies to keep in mind as you launch and grow your side hustle.

With a potential recession looming, having instant visibility of your cash flow and other financial metrics will be critical, writes Claudia Pirko

With more Australians than ever experimenting with newer forms of investing such as crypto, NFTs and EFTs, data from Equip shows Australians are at risk of neglecting the most important asset of all: their superannuation.

Many small businesses operate without insurance or with insufficient coverage, leaving them vulnerable to financial ruin in the event of a disaster.

Here’s how businesses can meet their tax requirements when hiring remote staff from other countries and supporting them wherever they are.

The effects of rising interest rates on household budgets will likely be felt by an increasing number of households.

The survey also showed that 74 per cent of Australians would leave their present bank in search of more affordable financial services, according to the report.

Australian consumer and business confidence have varied sharply in 2022 as households failed to adapt to the Reserve Bank’s aggressive tightening cycle.

According to a recent poll, Australians now view superannuation and high-interest savings accounts to be the ideal places to put their money if interest rates and inflation continue to rise rapidly.

In the Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey, 38 of the 39 experts were asked to predict that the cash rate will move on Tuesday, with 90 per cent predicting a hike of 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent.

With less than two weeks until the October 31 tax deadline, our expert Mark Chapman discusses everything you need to know to avoid being fined.

According to the NAB Monthly Business Survey, business confidence in Victoria was the highest of any state.

According to the latest CreditorWatch Business Risk Index, the risk of default over the next 12 months has grown in all regions across Australia with 5000 or more registered businesses, except for New South Wales’ Lower Hunter and Wyong districts.

The AUKUS security agreement has the potential to benefit Australia’s digital economy, quantum science, and world-class AI research. However, the KPMG report contends that in order to capitalise on the great economic opportunities in emerging technologies, Australia needs scale up efforts to commercialise creativity.

Brian Renvoize, Wayflyer’s Director of Sales for Australia and New Zealand, discusses seven funding alternatives for eCommerce founders and entrepreneurs to get their businesses off the ground and avoid failure due to lack of cash.

The rep[Ort finds that three-quarters of SMEs expect reduced cash flow before July of next year.

Instead of merely upping your current list prices by what feels like an acceptable percentage, it may pay for you to take a more holistic approach to the way in which you bill for your products and services, writes Carl.