Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino on Wednesday announced extended support for the state’s small and medium-sized business

Victoria Doubles Business Support Package

Government weighs up federal support as Victoria doubles business support package. The Victorian government will allocate a further $209.3 million to support the state’s small businesses through an extended lockdown as the Morrison government hints at federal support on Thursday. Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino on Wednesday announced extended support for the state’s small and…
Gladys Berijiklian NSW Government

NSW Announces $24m Innovation and Research Program

The Berejiklian government will offer small and medium-sized businesses up to $24 million in grants over two years to commercialise solutions for the government’s agencies. The NSW government on Tuesday announced its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, a scheme geared toward encouraging small and medium-sized businesses to solve government initiatives related to five of…
The 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival is back with a bang!

Proud Sponsors of the 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival

The 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival is back with a BANG! The Garis Group are proudly sponsoring the 2021 Hunter Innovation Festival brought to you by Hunter iF, and Festival Partner 2021, the City of Newcastle. Kicking off on Monday 3rd of May, until Sunday the 16th, with this year’s festival theme being ‘Innovate to Regenerate.’…
‘Increase the rate, broaden the base’: Looking at GST 20 years on

Looking at GST 20 years on: ‘Increase the rate, broaden the base’

Consumption tax should be raised to 20 per cent or broadened to cover a wider base, says tax experts as debate over the GST rages on. At a tax reform conference hosted by the Blueprint Institute in Sydney on Monday, a panel of tax experts each had varying suggestions to government on the ways the…
The Garis Group Win Australian Small Business Champion Award for Accounting Services

Hunter Headline – Local Business Excellence Awarded at Australian Small Business Champion Awards

A number of local businesses were recently recognised at the Australian Small Business Champion Awards, the only national recognition program dedicated to celebrating small businesses around Australia The program aims to acknowledge outstanding Australian small businesses and encourage high standards of excellence in small business practice. The long-awaited ceremony was held on Saturday 27 February…
The Garis Group Wins Best Small Business Accounting Firm in Australia

The Garis Group Wins Best Small Business Accounting Firm in Australia

In some exciting news for Newcastle & the Hunter over the weekend, local accounting firm The Garis Group won best small business accounting firm in Australia at the nationally recognised Small Business Champion awards at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour, Sydney on Saturday night. The awards night was postponed several times throughout 2020…
ATO reveals STP reporting options for closely held payees

ATO Reveals STP Reporting Options for Closely Held Payees

Employers with closely held payees will now have three options to report payments through Single Touch Payroll, following guidance from the ATO. The ATO has confirmed that STP reporting for closely held payees will commence from 1 July, after it had granted these employers a one-year exemption in the midst of the pandemic last year.…
NSW Government Announce New Grants Post Lockdown

NSW, WA Governments Announce New Grants Post-Lockdown

The New South Wales and Western Australia state governments have now announced new grants for small businesses affected by snap COVID-19 lockdowns. In NSW, the new $3,000 and $5,000 hardship grants will be available to small businesses in Sydney’s Northern Beaches that were affected by COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas last year. WA small businesses will…
ATO extends simplified working-from-home deduction method

ATO Extends Simplified Working-From-Home Deduction Method

Taxpayers continuing to work from home in the new year will be allowed to continue using the simplified working-from-home deduction method following a third extension by the ATO. The 80¢ per hour shortcut method, introduced in April 2020 in response to COVID-19, will now be in place until 30 June 2021. This is the third…
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