Business Solutions

A properly structured business entity can help protect you and your family from the financial and legal risks that come with running a business.

  • We structure corporate entities to ensure individuals within a business and their personal assets are protected from any risk that the business might be subject to. We also place importance on structuring corporate entities under asset protection, to allow for tax minimisation and the opportunity to build wealth.

Asset Protection

Bookkeeping and cloud accounting

Bookkeeping is a crucial foundation for business compliance requirements, and it provides valuable insights into business performance.

  • Which is why we use cloud-based accounting software: so you can have a bird’s-eye view of the health of your business and personal wealth, on your phone or your laptop, wherever you are and at any time of the day or night.

    By utilising the latest cloud technology, our team support and train you or your support staff across the Xero or MYOB systems, ensuring you get the most out of your financial reporting systems.

    · Bank reconciliations

    · Payroll

    · Accounts receivable (sales/invoicing)

    · Accounts payable

Budgeting and cash flow forecasting

Setting a budget ensures all areas of your business work towards achieving the same goal.

  • Setting cash flow forecasts that take into consideration expected accounts receivables and payables, facilitates more responsible management of cash resources, debtor collections and helps you make more informed decisions around future financial outlays or commitments.

    We set budgets and cash flow forecasts with our clients annually at minimum, so we can track, measure and benchmark performance against goals. It’s important to incorporate monthly reviews to ensure you are on track to achieve your targets.

If you’re considering purchasing an existing business, thoroughly research the business from both financial and non-financial perspectives, giving consideration as to whether it is the right type of business for you.

Business Acquisition

  • We can assist you with evaluating and determining:

    · Vendor: reason for sale of business

    · Asking price: is it consistent with the business’ sales and earnings history and how does it compare to an independent business valuation or appraisal?

    · Sales: patterns, trends, customer base, current suppliers

    · Costs: fixed and variable costs, staff costs

    · Profits: analysis of financial records, future cash flow and profitability

    · Assets: identify and check all assets, including intellectual property and leasing arrangements

    · Liabilities: outstanding debts, refunds and warranties

    · Purchase agreement: review carefully

    · Tax: GST, Capital Gains Tax, stamp duty implications

    · Legal issues: leases, business structure

    · Working capital requirements: you need to ensure you have enough cash

    · Finance: what security can you offer the bank?

    · Budgeting: an important consideration before you start trading.

Business improvement and strategic planning

This involves regular and systemised planning, monitoring, reviewing and discussion of important or critical issues, goals and activity facing your business.

  • We work with you to set goals and objectives, then implement and monitor strategies to improve business performance, and stay on track to achieving your goals.

    We hold you (and ourselves) accountable to your goals and, when necessary, modify them as your business and/or lifestyle evolves.

Business failures can be avoided, and in some cases thousands of dollars saved, if more time and expertise was invested in the initial planning and setup of the business.

  • We can advise you in all of these areas and help you to assess the viability of the business opportunity/idea:

    Business setup, structuring and asset protection

    Budget, forecasting and KPI setting

    Cash flow and working capital requirements

    Analysis of profit margins and required return of owner

    Risk mitigation

    General business advice and network introductions

Business start-ups

A succession, or exit plan, outlines who will take over a business when you leave. A good succession plan enables a smooth transition with less likelihood of disruption to operations.

  • By planning your exit well in advance, you can maximise the value of your business and enable it to meet future needs whether it be acquiring a new business, building on your retirement funds, or taking a world trip.

Business succession

Tax planning is important to identify strategies to ensure you aren’t paying any more tax than required.

We advise you on both individual and organisation levels to ensure you are not missing savings and opportunities. 

Tax planning and minimisation

We are committed to providing the highest level of service to our clients.

Individual support