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10 key tips for business structuring

Many professionals and businesses look to save tax and minimise risk by setting up companies and family trusts.

Generally, the more complex your structure, the more tax you may save but there are pitfalls in creating overly complex structures.

Here..

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Management reporting guides new strategies at not-for-profit

The directors of an established not-for-profit organisation came to WLM Financial concerned that they weren’t getting coherent reports and information, and as a result couldn’t make strategic decisions. 

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Medical practice back on track after being stung by payroll tax audit

A general medical practice needed us to review their contractual arrangements following a laborious payroll tax audit. Unfortunately, the NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) had earlier determined that all doctors working on a service fee arrangement..

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The challenges of the hospitality sector and how WLM can help

As well as the medical sector and insurance, WLM Financial has particular experience in food and hospitality. This sector is marked by having more invoices than any other, and a challenging rostering system whereby multiple staff could be working on..

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The serious complexities of setting up an overseas-based insurance firm

For insurance companies setting up in Australia, engaging one of the big four accounting firms might seem the logical solution to setting up a back office: for payroll, invoicing, GST, BAS, stamp duty and much other reporting. Insurance firms..

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How a Sydney medical practice flourished after doing the numbers

We have much expertise working with health and medical practitioners, one being a successful physiotherapy practice in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The owners were keen to expand and had the opportunity to lease a second premises next door. First,..

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"First holiday in years” – Digitising a family business delivers lifestyle windfall

We were initially engaged as business accountants for our client’s family business, a successful long-term retailer with several established revenue streams. But after analysing their business, we saw that their numbers weren’t the issue – the..

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The right strategy for the right phase at an engineering start-up

When a business starts up, cash is king. A good accountant can provide invaluable advice on how to maximise cashflow in the early years while saving for the looming taxes.  

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