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  1. Small business scam losses almost double in 2022

    Small and micro businesses lost $13.7 million to scams last year, with payment redirection scams accounting for the biggest losses, an ACCC report reveals. Total losses to scams increased 73 per cent for Australian businesses last year, jumping to...

  2. Small business revenue bounces back to pre-pandemic levels

    small business revenue rose by 5.1 per cent in February — after a 1 per cent rise in January — from 4.6 per cent last year. For February, the arts and recreation industries remain the weakest, with data recorded emerging before recent support programs...

  3. Small business restructuring: All you need to know

    not exceeding $1 million. Together with its related entities, not have adopted SBR or simplified liquidation in the last seven years. Q3: What is the role of a Small Business Restructuring Practitioner (SBRP)? An SBRP assists the business in preparing a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jessie Wang, Wexted
    • Category: Business
  4. Small business resilient as sales growth slows: Xero

    from hundreds of thousands of small businesses, averaged 120 points during the period – an increase of 8 points over the last three months of 2022. “We know itʼs been a difficult start to the year for many Australian small businesses, but itʼs promising...

  5. Small Business Pulse reflects additional uptick: ASBFEO

    Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has published the latest Small Business Pulse, reflecting an increase of 0.8 per cent for the last quarter. Ombudsman Bruce Billson said over the past 12 months, the pulse had increased 0.5 per cent and that there was “a...

  6. Small business performance hits 4-year high: Xero

    times. Jobs growth across the sector remained above 5 per cent for the second month in a row, compared with the same period last year. All industries tracked by the index — which comprises anonymous transactions executed by its users — recorded positive...

  7. Small business owners face mounting mental health concerns: MYOB

    Of the business leaders surveyed, 52 per cent reported feeling stress as a result of operating over the course of the last 12 months, up by 7 percentage points from the same period last year. Meanwhile, 45 per cent of respondents reported experiencing...

  8. Small business needs a short-cut to survival or exit

    into the future.” One stumbling block was the treatment of trusts in insolvency, which had been an issue since the last big inquiry on the topic in the 1980s. “Now that trusts are endemic in almost every small business, what we need is a quick fix there...

  9. Small business laments deferral of instant asset write-off measure: COSBOA

    instant asset write-off (IAWO) to 30 June 2025 was removed from the Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures Bill last week in parliament before it was passed by both houses. The government plans to reintroduce the IAWO measure, which was...

  10. Small business ill-prepared for tech hurdles

    on small businesses too, with 40 per cent of respondents saying their business suffered from a tech skills shortage over the last two years, while nearly a quarter said they were relying on new government and policies to recruit. “Technology, upskilling...

  11. Small business given fail mark for websites, social media

    Small Business Digital Taskforce. The Navii Digital Health Check survey, which quizzed 602 SMEs between August and December last year, gave small business a failure mark of just 32 per cent for its website, SEO and social media practices. Only slightly...

  12. Small business debt and tax gap at top of ATO hit list

    even bigger problem with the total taxes outstanding blowing out from $39 billion at the start of 2019 to about $60 billion last January. “Of this, more than $37 billion is defined as collectable, which means either not disputed and not insolvent.” “Of...

  13. Small business Budget good news for accountants

    Last night’s federal Budget contained good news both for small businesses and their accountants. The Treasurer last night announced a $5.5 billion small business package, including a 1.5 per cent corporate tax cut and new accelerated depreciation...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  14. Small business a weak link in digital economy, says CPA Australia

    are growing faster thanks to technology. Australian small businesses grew more slowly than their peers in the Asia Pacific last year, according to CPA Australia’s latest Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey, and their failure to embrace technology is a...

  15. Small business ‘needs triple-pillar of Budget support’

    for help. “Our small business survey shows 40 per cent of people in Australia sought advice from an accountant in the last 12 months, and 8 per cent sought advice from government,” Mr Ord said. “So if you want to maximise the impact of this project, you...

  16. Small business ‘dying from a thousand cuts to consumer spending’

    whole economy struggles – they really are the lifeblood of the economy.” Her own experience suggested consumers were making last-minute decisions to cut back. “A local restaurant that is a MYOB customer posted on their Facebook on Saturday night saying...

  17. Small business ‘at risk’ if NSW workers comp rises 33%

    A huge increase in premiums could be the last straw for many, says COSBOA. NSW small businesses will be unable to employ more people or help grow the economy if a projected 33 per cent increase in workers compensation payments is realised, according to...

  18. Sluggish TPB processing as 19,000 financial advisers registered

    constraints. We are always looking for ways to improve our processes to achieve greater efficiency,” said Mr Taylor late last year. “However, the additional tax (financial) adviser renewal requirements may impact on the service standards we have...

  19. Sluggish stats call for ‘bold, decisive’ action in accounting

    year. This represents a 0.1 per cent increase compared to the 25.3 per cent representation for the same reporting period last year, and is well short of the AICD’s 30 per cent target. Similar patterns exist in the accounting profession, most notably...

  20. Slipstream adds financial services exec to coaching roster

    members. Mr Smith’s appointment would be Slipstream’s first addition since financial planner Nina Forbes joined in July last year. It said its coaching roster included “highly credentialed” authors, business owners and mentors, selected based on their...