Your Business

Post Sale Payment options may seem like a convenient option for you and your customers, but what's the REAL cost?

Your Business

What does the singer Rihanna have to do with running your business? Kate Stathis cracks the code in how to run your business SMARTER and not harder.

Your Business

Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) affects a number of our clients, and with the end of the FBT year fast approaching (31st March), we ask – are you FBT ready?

Your Business

Ask any small business operator and they’ll say business is great, cashflow isn’t. Here’s a few tips to help your small business get paid and manage those nasty quarterly BAS and superannuation payments.

Your Business

Another year rolls around. Will this one be the same as the last?

Your Business

As we look toward 2018, we reflect on the incredible year that 2017 has been.

Your Business

It's the most wonderful time of the year, but for small business owners, it can also be the most stressful! We've popped together three tips to help you win at Christmas this year.

Your Business

Did you know on average business owners spend 68% of their time working in their business, and not on it. Are you one of them?

At Illumin8

After 2 years, our pal Josh is finishing up at illumin8. But why on earth would we upload his final blog?

Lifestyle

With education readily available on campus and online, the door is wide open for study opportunities within the workforce.

Your Business

We're ofen asked by clients how they can save tax. It's a great question, but often not that simple...

At Illumin8

Xerocon has been affectionately called ‘Coachella for accountants’, and we think that’s one of the best descriptions we’ve heard!

At Illumin8

There are some moments in life where you take a step back and just marvel at how far you’ve come, and I’ve got to say, over the past month we’ve had a number of these moments.

Your Business

The title of this blog post could easily win the award for the most boring thing we have ever posted. That’s coming from people who talk about tax day in day out. However, it could be one of the most important too.

Your Business

Your business is going to evolve. As it does, you may want to refocus your brand and begin to redefine who you are and what separates you from others. Rebranding is a chance to bring clarity to your

Your Business

Ensuring you have the correct structure set up from the beginning will save you a lot of time, money and grief. Ol' mate Mick Walter discusses the key aspects of structuring.

Superannuation

With the 30 June looming upon us, now is the time to consider all things Super and ensure you have a plan and strategy in place.

At Illumin8

This is the question we’ve been asking ourselves over the past 18 months. The question that has consumed many hours, late nights and whisky fuelled discussions. The question that has been the driving force behind a real understanding of our identity and our passion.

Tax

The Federal Budget 2017; where the nations leaders (aka bunch of helicopter loving suits) sit in a room and gasp (or ‘hear hear’) at the impact of proposed budget changes.

At Illumin8

As I sit here working on my laptop in a café in Box Hill, I can’t help but be drawn back to my recent adventure through the beautiful country of Sri Lanka. My family and I spent 3 weeks in February exploring the country together.

Your Business

Do you have a private company in your group structure? Have you been enjoying paying tax at a flat rate of 30%, as opposed to the top marginal tax rate in your personal return? Well, then hopefully you’ve heard about accountants’ favourite way to bore and confuse you – Division 7A.

Tax

This year’s budget by the Liberal party, the first by Scott Morrison, has a lot of interesting components. There is a lot more contained in the budget, but we have tree topped a few we think are important.

At Illumin8

End of Financial Year and a new season ahead for illumin8 partners: illumin8 farewells Founding Director Jason, as Andrew takes illumin8 into the future

Tax

End of Financial Year 2016 is here! How do you feel about your past 12 months? If you’re a business owner, June is a good time to take a review of how you are going.

Your Business

There is something in business I like to call the two-year itch. I find that 90% of people in business go through it. It can be either a positive or negative experience. I can tell you that I, myself, have gone through the two-year itch phase and it most certainly wasn’t easy.