Budget Outlook 2020-21

Budget 2020-21 Outlook

Protecting Australians and the Economy From the Effects of COVID-19   The Government has acted swiftly and decisively to address the significant impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s health system, the economy and jobs, by providing an unprecedented level of support to assist households, keep businesses in business and keep Australians in jobs. In the Federal…

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Xero Cloud Accounting: Maximising Efficiency

Embracing Remote Work, Digitising, and Automating Payments Amidst COVID-19 with Xero   Increasingly, businesses, both large and small, are moving to operate completely online/ digitally which enables them to have greater access to information, resilience to respond, to adapt, and to innovate which is key to setting yourself apart from your competitors so your business…

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Are You Covered for Audit Insurance?

How Audit Activity Is Prevalent and Can Affect You in Response to COVID-19   The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has increased their compliance lockdowns and investigations on businesses, where organisations can be selected at random, even if your filed returns are accurate. With the introduction of JobKeeper and JobSeeker, the ATO has recently announced they…

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Staff Spotlight with Michael Agius

Staff Spotlight: Michael Agius Introducing Michael Agius, Advivo’s Practice Manager, as an integral part of our business. Not only does he take care of billings, process mapping and workflow, but Michael drives the vision of Advivo and keeps everything on track. Michael is a commercially minded and qualified Chartered Accountant with exposure to Audit and…

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July 2020 Charity of the Month

Story Dogs—Charity of the Month Recipient for July 2020 Story Dogs is our Charity of the Month Recipient for July 2020. It is a great charity who had the initiative to assist children in reaching confidence and their full potential in literacy. Don’t forget – if you would like us to include a charity of…

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June 2020 Charity of the Month

Vinnies CEO Sleepout—Charity of the Month Recipient for June 2020 This month, Advivo will be donating to our friend and CEO of Multicultural Australia, Bill Gamick, whose participation in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout was helping break the devastating cycle of homelessness. Don’t forget – if you would like us to include a charity of your…

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JobKeeper and JobSeeker Updates

Federal Government Updates on Jobkeeper and Jobseeker On 21 July 2020, the Federal Government announced an extension to the JobKeeper wage subsidy through to 28 March 2021 and a temporary boost to the JobSeeker unemployment benefit program. This initiative is obviously designed to allay fears of a significant disruption to business viability in September from the proposed cessation…

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COVID-19 Compliance With ATO

The Importance of Lodging Correct and Accurate Information With the ATO   In response to COVID19, the Australian Government announced a range of stimulus packages to assist individuals, employees and employers. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is responsible for the administration of many of the stimulus packages available and have since announced that they will…

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Fair Work Commission Wage Increase

Impact of the Fair Work Commission Increase to Your Business   The Fair Work Commission has announced that a 1.75% increase to minimum wages will apply to all award wages. In previous years the increase to award rates would happen on 1 July, however this year the increase to awards will start on 3 different…