Edition 59

Understanding the leave entitlements applicable to your employees should be “easy peasy lemon squeezy” but many employers find it confusing. Even more so with the Christmas holidays approaching. Here are 5 tips covering leave entitlements for national system employers (Fair Work).

Edition 58

I was once told by a client that I had the hardest job in the office.
A bold statement - and when I tell you that my key role at Lincolns is to manage the debtors (clients with outstanding accounts), you may even agree. Yep, that’s right all outstanding accounts come across my desk and it is my job to chase them up.

Edition 57

With spring upon us and the natural urge that comes with springtime to be in better health, we are putting the spotlight on ways to keep your workers healthy. You may not think of Accountants as the type to dish out advice on keeping active, but we're different at Lincolns…

Edition 56

A Belarusian, South African, and a Filipino walk into an accountant’s office, as they do their every working day at Lincolns. And it’s great having these people from all over the planet giving us their view of the world. But there is one thing we have had to teach them that is Australian about the job we do and that is dividend imputation.

Edition 55

What do you think when I say bookkeeping?

Paying bills, hunting for receipts, entering payroll, long nights spent reconciling bank accounts. Today I am hoping you will come away with a newfound respect for bookkeeping.

Edition 54

I have a dream that all of our clients have intimate knowledge of every aspect of their business at all times.

Pipe dream or possibility?

Edition 53

Is your child prepared for living in the real world? That is, do they know what’s involved in moving out of home, living independently and even taking on a part time job? As a parent, do you have the knowledge to transition them to independence?

Edition 52

Picture this – you start up your own business and make a $90K profit in your first year. What a fantastic result! Then after a visit to your accountant reality hits. It is a situation that we see frequently - people get a shock to find out they have a tax bill owing that may be due in just a matter of weeks.

Edition 51

You know your business inside and out, you know what your customers want and you have trust in the quality of your product. You have all the ingredients to run a successful business but are you missing one secret ingredient?

Edition 50

Are you considering building a new house? Or have you built a house recently as owner-builder? As if the process isn't stressful enough... choosing tiles, flooring, picking the difference between "vivid white" and "white on white" wall colour, we may be about to cause you another head ache.

Edition 49

Did you know only 23% of people can juggle three balls at one time? But surprisingly, working parents are able to juggle so much more in 3 minutes. Being the start of a new year we thought it was an opportune time to discuss returning to work after having children and the constant juggle of parenthood and a career.