Tax Planning

Tax planning and tax minimisation is a very important part of our role. As accountants we recognise the fact that business owners and individuals want to reduce their tax liability within the framework of the Australian taxation laws.

To achieve the best possible financial outcome you need to plan in advance and we encourage you to schedule a meeting in the last quarter of each financial year to assess your options. We have put together the attached brochure to highlight some year end tax planning opportunities but some specific issues for 2013 include:

Carry-Back Losses for Companies

If your company incurs a tax loss in the 2013 income year, you may be eligible to ‘carry-back’ the tax loss to offset against tax paid in the prior tax year. The carry-back is subject to some conditions including a cap of $300,000 in tax refund and is subject to available credits in the company’s franking account. (The legislation to introduce this concession had not been passed as at June 30, 2013 so we urge you to contact our office for further information).

Services We Offer

  • Business start-up
  • Business Planning
  • Management reporting
  • Budget & Cashflow forecasting
  • Establishing Key Performance Indicators KPI's
  • Business Improvement Strategies
  • Accounting system advice & support
  • Business Coaching & mentoring
  • Business Structure Advice
  • Social Media & Marketing workshops
  • Buying & Selling business advice
  • Business Succession Planning

Purchases of Depreciating Assets Including Motor Vehicles

For the financial year ended June 30, 2013 these rules apply for small business entities:

  • an immediate write off of depreciating assets costing less than $6,500
  • an immediate write off of the first $5,000 cost of any motor vehicle (with a total purchase cost of at least $6,500) with the balance of the purchase price being allocated to a depreciation pool and
  • non-motor vehicle depreciating assets costing more than $6,500 are written off in a depreciation pool at the rate of 15% in the first year and 30% in later years.

Year End Stock Take / Work in Progress

If applicable, you need to prepare a detailed Stocktake and/or Work in Progress listing as at 30 June 2013. Review your listing and write-off any obsolete or worthless stock items.

Write-off Bad Debts

Review your Trade Debtors listing and write off all Bad Debts prior to 30 June 2013. Prepare a minute of a Directors’ meeting, listing each Bad Debt, as evidence that these amounts were actually written off prior to year-end.

Client Testimonials

“I wish I had watched this financial presentation 10 years ago. Property Investment sounds a lot less daunting when you understand how it works. I thought I was a long way off getting an investment property, but I now understand I can use the equity in my home and I can afford the weekly net cost.”

 

Daniel Storey

“I was always busy in my business but my profitability was not a reflection of my time, effort and investment return.  After a business planning session with McHenry Partners, it was evident my systems were inefficient, our team members not productive enough and my time was being bogged down in less important areas of the business.

Over the last two years I committed to monthly consulting meetings with McHenry Partners. These meetings would identify the priorities of actions to work on my business to improve it. As a result, we have made significant improvements with better structures, systems and communication in our organisation and the team culture is now fantastic. I don’t have to worry about business cashflow anymore which gives me great peace of mind.

We now only have quarterly meetings instead of monthly, which keeps my General Manager and myself accountable to continue to improve the business. I would highly recommend McHenry Partners services.”

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Richard Hockley
All General Surveying

Small Business Concessions - Prepayments

The service covers all professional fees up to a prescribed limit (with no excess) when responding to, or representing you in an audit, review or investigation. These include not only our fees, but also legal fees, bookkeeping fees and specialist professional advisor fees (e.g. quantity surveyors, valuers, and actuaries).

Trustee Resolutions

Ensure that the Trustee Resolutions are prepared and signed before 30 June 2013 for all Discretionary (Family) Trusts. Please contact us for more information about these resolutions.

Some general tax planning opportunities include maximising allowable tax deductions in this financial year including:

  • paying directors’ fees and any staff bonuses before June 30
  • pooling depreciating assets
  • scrapping of depreciating assets
  • writing off bad debts pre June 30
  • pre-paying expenses like interest, subscriptions, rent etc.
  • pay superannuation before June 30

If you’re looking for practical, down to earth business advice and tax effective solutions contact us today. We are ‘business and profit builders’ who enjoy working with ambitious business owners looking to accelerate their business success.

To take the next step we invite you to book a FREE, no obligation, one hour introductory consultation to discuss your business needs. You’ll get practical business, tax, marketing and financial advice that could have a significant impact on your bottom line. To book a time, call us today on 1300 789 844 or complete your details in the box at the top of this page.