Lifestyle

What London taught me was just a really simple little thing, but it's just to love on yourself and look after yourself a bit.

Lifestyle

Andrew Van De Beek shares on his Paris trip.

Lifestyle

Our home base for this UK & Europe trip was a place to the east of London called Norwich.

Tax

The ATO have released their hit list, most notably is the crackdown on work related motor vehicle and travel deductions.

Xero

Xero has a new navigation. A navigation that will help you get stuff done. Better, quicker for both small businesses, and the accountants and bookkeepers behind the scenes.

Lifestyle

Okay so let's talk Amsterdam. On my trip the third spot we visited was Amsterdam. Amsterdam's really kinda dear to my heart to my father's side, he's Dutch.

Lifestyle

One of the first stops on the trip was Rome. The one thing his wife wanted to do whilst in Rome was to sit outside something beautiful, enjoy an Italian coffee, and bask in the sunshine.

Xero

Two step authentication (2SA) is a requirement by the Australian Tax Office and is mandatory for any user with access to Xero and provides an extra level of security for your account by including a unique 6-digit code at the time you login.

Lifestyle

Andrew shares his thoughts on Scotland. It wasn’t just a highlight because he got to tickle his fancy for world class whisky, but because he got to spend time with his family.

Your Business

Bookkeepers add a whole lot more value to small business than data entry and pushing paper. A bookkeeper might just be what you need to take your business up a notch.

Xero

Wanting to better tracking profitability? Better understand how your time is being spent? Perhaps Xero Projects might be right for you.

At Illumin8

Accountants, listen up! Illumin8 needs you. Sick and tired of just ‘doing what happened last year’? Find yourself contemplating how to make your day somewhat bearable? Well it might just be your lucky day friend.

Lifestyle

The most frustrating part about learning, however, is when we don’t use it. All that knowledge without any benefit for the future me.

Xero

It's a common question we get here at Illumin8. So we thought we'd pop together a quick guide on how to actually run a bank reconciliation report in Xero. Easy peasy.

Xero

You could expect that after sending a bunch of accountants to Xerocon, an accounting software conference, that they’d come back raving about the latest technology and accounting-y things. And in part, you’d be right...

Personal Finances

Budgets seem to be a necessary evil in the 21st Century. In recently developing a financial plan for my life, I share what I've learned about the dreaded B word.

Superannuation

Have a self-managed super fund? Listen up.

At Illumin8

We're on the hunt for a new bookkeeper. Think you got what it takes?

Your Business

Stop drowning in the day-to-day of running your business. Get your head above the water, so you can see and breath clearly again.

Your Business

With EOFY fast approaching, many businesses start to focus on cash flow management, fulfilment of tax obligations and a business plan for the upcoming financial year. What is the single best way to ensure you are primed to accurately review these...

At Illumin8

Andrew takes a minute to reflect on his recent 'Thought Leader of the Year' award win. His 'thoughts' on the win might surprise you...

Tax

The 'hear hears' have subsided, suits and ties removed and we wait for the obligatory opposition response. Our team has been cutting through the crap to identify some of the aspects of the budget that impact YOU.

Your Business

In celebration of May the 4th, Brooke highlights 3 lessons small business owners can learn from Star Wars.

Your Business

Do you know what takes up your time? Kate discusses how getting an understanding of where your time is being spent is the first step to working SMARTER!

Xero

Shane Scott (our resident innovation guru) explains what two factor authentication is and why you should use it everywhere you can.