Single Touch Payroll for Small Business (Xero, MYOB & QuickBooks Online)

Single Touch Payroll for Small Business (Xero, MYOB & QuickBooks Online)

The ATO has been talking about Single Touch Payroll for many years already and they’ve made it mandatory for large businesses already. Now it’s time for small businesses to be compliant. The good news is that Xero, MYOB and Intuit (QuickBooks) have done to...
SquareUp taking on Xero, MYOB & PayPal for Essentials – easy POS system

SquareUp taking on Xero, MYOB & PayPal for Essentials – easy POS system

Xero and MYOB have been targeting small business owners who use spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel to do their accounting with features like invoicing, BAS reporting and bank reconciliations using bank feeds. These accounting software companies integrate with PayPal as...
PayPal helps business get paid faster with either Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks

PayPal helps business get paid faster with either Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks

I always find it interesting when an accounting software company touts the fact that their clients can get paid faster using their software. The fact is that any cloud-based accounting software makes it easier to interact with other cloud services like PayPal. Now...
Using Xero but not securing your debts? Unsecured creditor?

Using Xero but not securing your debts? Unsecured creditor?

Credit Management and Payment Terms is better with Xero Ever since Xero emerged and handed control to businesses for accounting in the now (not just the cloud) businesses have been able to quote and invoice while at their customers site. Using Paypal has also enabled...
Seek, SpotED, SpotJobs, Indeed & Gumtree Jobs

Seek, SpotED, SpotJobs, Indeed & Gumtree Jobs

Hiring staff is something you’ll do as a business owner or manager at some stage in operating the business. In medium sized businesses the hiring and firing is performed by a dedicated HR Manager or Human Resources staff members and the process is exhausting and...
Why Australian Businesses Use Upwork

Why Australian Businesses Use Upwork

Upwork, Freelancer and Airtasker: what kind of freelancer will you find on an online marketplace? Hiring a freelancer isn’t particularly easy. In fact, depending on the type of freelancer you’re looking for, it’s often more difficult than hiring a permanent employee....

Why Working for Free is Okay

The perks of working as a bookkeeper for free Working for free is normally not advisable. This is because sometimes it indicates that you don’t value your services, that you’re overpriced, or that you’re inexperienced. (And if you were a permanent employee on a...