Buying a business
We show you how to set up the deal and what it costs in tax. If you are borrowing to buy, you see the numbers and tax cost before you sign.
Advice for the big decisions. Payroll on time.
Buy, sell or raise money with one of our partners beside you. We run your pay, super and ATO (the tax office) reports on time.
Advice and payroll
Three decisions we sit in on. Four steps each pay cycle.
The advice also covers pricing, funding and any change to your structure (how the business is set up). The pay runs follow Australian rules. If your wages bill is big enough for payroll tax (a state tax), we register you. Each run we also send the STP report (Single Touch Payroll, the pay report to the ATO).
Advisory
Taking on a partner
A new partner changes your structure. We work through the price, the split and the paperwork with you before you commit.
Selling up
Selling, or handing the business to family (succession), takes years to do well. We start early and update the plan as the business changes. You know the tax cost before you accept an offer.
Payroll
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Pay run
We run pay on your cycle. Payslips, PAYG withholding (tax taken from wages) and leave balances stay up to date.
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STP report
We lodge the STP report with every run.
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Super paid
We work out super guarantee (the super you owe each employee) on each run and pay it when due.
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Year-end finalisation
After 30 June we tell the ATO your staff's pay figures are final. Their income statements are then ready at tax time.
Before you ring
What owners ask before the deal or the first pay run.
Short answers here. The rest we talk through on the phone.
What happens on the first call?
You tell us what is coming up: a deal, a decision or a change in staff numbers. We ask what is due, what you have tried and what you need to know first.
What will the advice cost?
We list the questions we will answer and the price. You agree to it in writing before we start.
What do you need to start running our pay?
Your pay cycle and each employee's details. That means their tax file number declaration, super fund choice and pay rate. We also need a login to your payroll software. We set out what we lodge and when. You agree to it before the first run.
Who answers if something goes wrong on pay day?
The person who set up your pay run answers the phone. One person knows your file. You can reach them by phone, text or WhatsApp and get an answer the same day.
Related services
The forecast and the structure usually come first.
Most advice starts with a forecast or a question about structure. These two services feed into the decision.
Finance Management
Money in and out (cash flow), budgets and forecasts. See what a decision does to the business before you make it.
Learn moreBusiness Structuring
Companies, trusts and SMSFs (self-managed super funds). The right set-up for the deal, for tax, and to protect what you have built.
Learn more