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Why banks are now chasing your SME clients
Australia’s big banks and non-bank lenders have a new focus: small business. This pivot is driving competition and improving access to finance for SMEs.
Business clients urged to contemplate life without JobKeeper
With less than 100 days to go until JobKeeper reaches its legislated end date of 27 September, Jirsch Sutherland partner Andrew Spring believes...
ATO probing dodgy COVID-19 stimulus access claims for fraud
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will be using Single Touch Payroll, income tax returns and information reported by super...
2 in 3 SMEs admit they have considered folding multiple times
New research has revealed that 62 per cent of SME business owners have been on the brink of folding their businesses in the past due to financial...
Business owners plead with PM to extend JobKeeper
Their dire financial situation is mirrored across the nation in shopping centres and strip shops, as once successful businesses take deep hits...
Startups reliant on JobKeeper to stave off redundancies
Startups accessing the scheme include shiftworker platform Deputy which raised $111 million in 2018 and was tipped as Australia's next tech...
New and stronger energy laws prioritise small business
In the words of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), for too long electricity companies have “played a major role in poor...
Businesses told to brace for recession
A survey of nearly 500 Aussie small-business operators has revealed 62 per cent believe the severity of the current recession will be the worst...
Small business ombudsman details plans for tax overhaul
The Ombudsman has made a series of recommendations in relation to taxation as part of her COVID-19 Recovery Plan including optional single...
Businesses told to prepare for ATO’s JobKeeper review as tip-offs rise
According to the ATO, the number of complaints received by its hotline numbered 3,338 as of 31 May. The Tax Office confirmed for MyBusiness that...
FWC backs employer’s leave request under JobKeeper
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has sided with the employer, who ordered a retail worker to take paid annual leave on the basis of one full day’s...
