Hi Everyone Just a quick introduction, I am Krystal, new to the area, own and run First Class Accounts Capalaba. We are committed to building long term relationships with clients through well organised and trustworthy bookkeeping. Accuracy, quality and efficiency are...
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Keeping your Money in the Clouds
Cloud computing is a phrase bandied about at the moment. It is technology that uses the internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications rather than being installed and maintained on your laptop or PC. This means that businesses don't have to...
Don’t let your Financial Year End be a Taxing time.
As the financial year nears its end it's time for businesses to tidy up their books and ensure that they have all the required information for their Tax Accountant. You are paying your accountant for his time to prepare your tax return and each time he has to stop and...
Year end tax planning
Each year as June approaches I wonder where the heck the year has gone. Year end preparation doesn't just occur on 30 June - it starts much earlier, so even around April review this list and get started with your plan on how to get through end of financial year with...
Finance Tips for Tax Time
Do you have business or investment property loans? Did you know you may be entitled to claim some of next year's interest in this year's tax return, depending on your tax position. This option may be suitable for individual investors or small businesses (who are STS...
Discounting for Profit?
In our current economic climate businesses are continually looking at improving their competitive advantage and getting "one up" on the competition. As a result many businesses have resorted to discounting as an easy marketing technique. Whilst the increased sales are...
Your Balance Sheet isn’t BS
Financial Statements can be a bit of a mystery to the uninitiated. If you begin to glaze over when it comes to looking through your Balance Sheet - you're not alone. We are often asked "What's the Balance Sheet for and what does it really mean?" It often comes as a...
Marketing to the Bottom Line
Consumers and customers are bombarded daily with marketing messages from many sources. There is an ever increasing number of media and marketing channels and the discovery of new medium seems to be a regular event. All too often overexposure and consumer resistance...
The 7 Deadly Sins of Bookkeeping
I'm not referring to religion, although I can definitely see a correlation between gluttony and dishonesty or between sloth and not keeping any bookkeeping records. Like the biblical sins, doing the wrong thing in your bookkeeping could have you having a devil of a...