The ATO reports that collectible tax debt increased from $26.5 billion in June 2019 to $50.2 billion in June 2023 — an increase of 89 percent

Client Journey: When Tax Debt Accrues

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

As the largest creditor for most small businesses in Australia, ballooning tax debt poses a real risk of corporate insolvency or bankruptcy.

Rescue financing - talk to high-price financiers

Client Journey: Talk to High-Price Financiers

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Rescue financing could be of significant help to financially distressed Australian businesses. Here, we explain why it is nevertheless difficult to get and suggest how things should change.

Managing your expenses is one of the most important steps in maintaining cashflow.

Client Journey: How to Handle Expense Pressures

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

Managing your expenses is one of the most important steps in maintaining cashflow. Here we set out some tips for small businesses to better handle expense pressures.

Ten years without a price increase?

Client Journey: Ten years without a price increase?

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

Many companies in Australia are not charging high enough prices for their business to be sustainable in the long run. Here we look at why businesses are doing this, and what they can do to improve the situation.

Why are financial statements important?

Client Journey — What the financial statements don’t tell you

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Financial record-keeping and preparing financial statements are vital activities for small businesses in Australia. However, financial statements don’t tell you everything. Here we look at what the balance sheet and P&L statements leave out.

Common blindspots leading to insolvency

Client Journey: Is This Guy the Problem?

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

It is a mistake to think that all business financial issues have external causes. Here we ask, what if the guy or gal is the fundamental problem?

Client Journey: A Purpose Beyond Profit

Client Journey: A Purpose Beyond Profit

Estimated reading time: 0 minutes

By definition, a business is started in order to make a profit for the owners. But is that all it’s about? Here we look at why it is crucial to have a business purpose beyond profit.