Ben Fletcher
What is the difference between a freelancer and a sole trader?
If you’re earning your crust outside of the cushy confines of full-time employment you’re no doubt familiar with the terms "freelancer"...
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Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
Scope creep and how to cure it
If there’s a common operational problem faced by design and professional services businesses, it’s the difficulty of completing jobs...
Ben Fletcher
- 2 min
How much revenue should your team be generating?
Here are some questions that most business owners face on a regular basis: How much revenue should my team be generating? How do I set...
Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
What is entertainment?
This article aims to explain what exactly entertainment is as far as tax is concerned and when you're likely to have provided it to...
Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
How to prepare your own personal tax return
If you have relatively simple tax affairs, for example you're an employee with a handful of expenses you want to claim or you run a small...
Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
Your start of financial year check list
Happy new (financial) year! For many clients this time of year is slightly calmer than the lead up to 30 June so presents a great time to...
Ben Fletcher
- 2 min
What happens if your business partner dies?
You’ve worked hard for many years to build your empire, then something dreadful happens… Whilst unpleasant, it is important to consider...
Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
Drowning in debt?
Debt isn't something that business owners generally like to talk about. Normally it is something people prefer to keep quiet which...
Ben Fletcher
- 4 min
Tax planning 2023
What is this? Tax planning involves reviewing your business's financial information in the final months of the financial year to see if...
Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
The most common mistakes businesses make on their tax returns
Whilst the actual preparation of a business tax return is almost always handled by the trusty accountant, that doesn’t stop people from...
Ben Fletcher
- 5 min
What are your long term business plans?
An enjoyable part of my job is meeting with business owners to discuss what their long term goals are. Many people I speak with have...
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- 3 min
How to choose a good lawyer
As you build a business, you will also need to build a team that helps you to face the inevitable challenges of growth and, hopefully,...
Ben Fletcher
- 2 min
Question: Do I really need to keep the receipt?
A question that commonly comes up for us tax accountants is: do I need to keep the receipt? Often this is asked by clients who have bank...
Ben Fletcher
- 4 min
Tips for improving cash flow
You can offer the greatest service with the best team in the coolest office and still have your business fail if you’re unable to manage...
Ben Fletcher
- 2 min
How much should I be charging?
A question I get asked surprisingly often – from sole traders, start ups and established business owners – is ‘how much should I be...
Ben Fletcher
- 2 min
GST for agents
Another tricky issue that comes up time and time again. Does the agent collect and return the GST on the invoices of their clients? Note...
Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
Why do you need to write a business plan?
If you run a business, you will have no doubt heard a lot of talk about business plans. Perhaps you’ve been told, “you need to have a...
David Sharpe
- 4 min
Top 5 financial questions for not-for-profits and how to answer them
Many of us within the creative industries are also embedded in the not-for-profit world. You might be on the board of an NFP, or on staff...
Ben Fletcher
- 3 min
What are the tax perks of running your own business?
A common complaint is that accountants aren’t sharing enough of the good stuff, the perks, the loopholes that business owners, small...
Ben Fletcher
- 2 min
Do I need to pay superannuation for contractors?
Do I need to pay superannuation for contractors? This is a common question and one that it is important to understand clearly, as both a...
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