#Financial Year
Settling into FY21 – here are some tactics to boost cash flow
With the new financial year craziness wearing off and we settle into our new normal, now is a good time to rethink your strategies. For this year in particular, it is essential that you do this. It is essential that small businesses are on the ball in thinking creatively. Here are some simple tips to […]
Setting the stage for success in the new financial year
As we enter the new financial year, it’s clear the challenges of COVID-19 will be with us for at least several months more. Fortunately, there are technology solutions that can help small business during this difficult time. They can boost the likelihood of being paid promptly, reduce the compliance burden of tasks such as JobKeeper, […]
Let’s Talk: Tips for the new financial year
The new financial year has arrived, but the effects and financial difficulties of covid-19 are unfortunately likely to continue for a while longer. With that in mind, today we are discussing the best tips and strategies for leaders in terms of the best financial practices going forward. Now more than ever, it’s important to get to grips […]
Loan and tax tips for the fresh financial year
By: Olly Guilleaume EOFY has come and gone. How’s your cash flow looking? The rush and pressure felt by many businesses at the end of the financial year have come and gone. Now that the smoke from EOFY has cleared, you can take a considered approach to setting business objectives and planning expenditures for the year ahead. […]
Tax cuts new financial year cut-off
Australia’s tax agency says it can retrospectively deliver tax cuts if the coalition’s proposal doesn’t pass through parliament before the end of the financial year. But it remains to be seen if the tax cuts will pass parliament, with key crossbench senators still to pledge their support for the plan. Government senator Zed Seselja is […]
Six ways to keep Costs Down and Revenue Up
With less than three months to financial year end, here’s some big questions to help you prepare before and after 1 July. If you are wondering, like me, where this calendar year has gone, it may be little surprise to you that we are less than three months away from the end of the financial […]
How to plan your SME’s 2017-18 travel budget
As the financial year draws to a close and next year’s budgets are debated, there are plenty of ducks to get in a row before July 1 hits. While travel spend may not be front of mind, as CFOs we need to think differently (and strategically) about maximising time on the road and the costs […]
Revolutionise your business this financial year
With all the uncertainty in the air, businesses might be forgiven for wanting to pull back a little and just keep things on a slow boil over the next year. The fallout from the British exit from the European Union is still unclear, and with political turmoil back here at home not doing anyone any […]
SME owners losing personal time to EOFY prep
Small business operators are working weekends and nights to organize the paperwork necessary to meet their EOFY obligations, according to the latest MYOB Business Monitor – a bi-annual national survey of over 1,000 SME owners. “Many operators are making significant personal sacrifices over and above running their day-to-day business, making EOFY not only stressful but […]
EOFY 2016: the 3Rs to get you back in the black
The end of a financial year is just a date in a calendar. We use this date to draw a line in the sand and say to ourselves – this is how my business has performed. We then report that data to the relevant stakeholders and measure our performance, pay our tax, meet our banking covenants […]
What the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook means
Need a quick breakdown on how the Federal Government’s mid-year economic outlook will affect your business? Read on.
Look back to move your business forward
While the end of the financial year can sometimes be a rushed haze of numbers, money, stock and papers, I think it’s important to take some time to reflect on the year that has just passed.
BlueScope Steel records $55 million net loss for July-Dec 2011
Australia’s biggest steel maker, BlueScope Steel, said higher raw material costs, the strong Aussie dollar and reduced local demand resulted in a loss of $55 million for the first half of the 2011 financial year. This compares with a loss of $28 million for the same time in the previous year. Speaking at the half-year results briefing in Sydney, BlueScope Steel’s Managing Director and CEO, Mr Paul O’Malley, said “the result is ‘in line’ with the Company’s guidance at the Annual General Meeting and reflective of the developed world steel industry performing near the bottom of its cycle.
Planning for the financial year
The start of a new financial year is always a good time to look at financial plans and activities that will help grow your business over the next 12 months. Planning the financial year is even more important now, as businesses deal with economic challenges, high interest rates, and low consumer confidence. Commentators and economists have varying […]