Streamline Management News
* This is generic info to give you a few pointers and should never be relied on as specific accounting advice.
Contact your expert (not your mates at a BBQ or the guy trying to sell you something) to discuss your situation.

Expect Success Month
Do you wake up each morning expecting to succeed?
#NailingIt #YouGotThis #WinnerWinnerChickenDinner
Bookkeepers are the champions of small business!
We are also cheerleaders for our clients.

January IAS is due today!
If you are unable to pay in full, please contact the ATO on 13 72 26 to arrange a payment plan.But lodge anyway – to avoid fines, void any existing payment plans or invalidate an annual STP authority – which will only complicate matters.

Battery Day
It’s only February, but it feels like ages since the Christmas break when we last recharged our batteries 🔋
Aussies are entitled to 4 weeks annual leave each year – we must remember to take it!
And we need to encourage our staff to take theirs too.
Not convinced? Leave entitlements are expensive to payout if you let it build up too much

2022 NSW Small Business Support Program
The portal has now opened
Applications close on 31st March 2022
The process will be similar to the JobSaver or Micro Business Grant programs from last year.
Supporting evidence requirements may be more onerous than the previous support programs.

Make A Friend Day
We’ve made lots of friends, we call them clients!
We work really closely with our clients, so we need to be friendly to do our best work.
We’ll celebrate your highs, support you when times aren’t so good – like a best friend we will keep your secrets close and have your back with the tax office.
Are you looking for a new business friend?

December BAS due soon
We hope you’ve enjoyed your summer holidays, but now its well and truly back to work!
We are beavering away on your BAS lodgment, please respond to our questions promptly.
We need all data required by the end of this week.
We need to lodge your BAS by 28th February or you risk being fined by the ATO.
(you will be able to make a payment arrangement with the ATO after lodgement if you are having cashflow issues)

Torture Abolition Day
Are there tasks in running your business that you find torturous?
Many small business owners didn’t realise running their own business would involve so much crushing admin
What is the safe word to make the torture stop?
A BAS agent can release you from your bonds, remove the mask, listen to you and lighten the compliance burden.

January 2022 IAS
Put some money aside and if you’re one of our clients, keep an eye out for the IAS for you to e-sign – its due on Monday 21st February.
Don’t get fined for late lodgement!
(you will be able to make a payment arrangement with the ATO after lodgement if you are having cashflow issues)

Coffee Club for bookkeepers
We’re hosting our first 2022 ABN Coffee Club meeting for bookkeepers next Monday – all bookkeepers are welcome to come along and join in the (face to face) discussion.
Sing out if you are interested in being part of the community.

2022 NSW Small Biz Support Program
The press release has landed, however we don’t have all the details just yet. And applications won’t open for another 2 weeks. The JobSaver style package is expected to support NSW Small Businesses with 20% of payroll costs for the month of February only.
What should you do now?
Get your records up to date so you are ready to pounce to get vital cash in the door as soon as you can. And let your expert know that you may need some assistance to test and apply.