Fresh government review to tackle apprentice completion rates amid skills shortage
What can Australia do to improve its apprenticeship completion rates? That's the core question to be answered by a new federal government review, tasked with assessing existing incentive schemes and how to best support trainees and employers alike.
Crypto and blockchain were missing from the budget despite continued need for regulation
Cryptocurrency and blockchain weren't to be found anywhere in the 2023 budget papers, even regarding regulation, and we can't find out why.
Budget 2023: What the halving of the PAYG and GST instalment increase means for small business
The 2023-2024 federal budget halves a scheduled 12% tax instalment increase to 6%, a move the federal government says will improve small business cashflow.
Exclusive: Small Business Minister Julie Collins on how SMEs can get the most out of budget 2023
SmartCompany was fortunate to discuss those policies with Small Business Minister Julie Collins in her first SME-focused interview since budget night.
“Smoke and Mirrors”: Startups react to the 2023 budget
Labor has handed down its second budget, with more startup and SME measures that last time. But founders have still found gaps.
Budget 2023: $290 million instant asset write-off scheme extension promises $20,000 threshold for small businesses
The instant asset write-off threshold will temporarily rise to $20,000, giving small businesses another chance to invest in their operations and immediately deduct the full cost of depreciable expenses from their tax bill.
Budget 2023: Startup founders call for tax breaks and sustainability pledges
Startup founders reveal what they want to see in the 2023 federal budget next week.
Budget 2023: Seven predictions for how small businesses could benefit
The Federal Government has long signalled the upcoming 2023-2024 budget will not be a spending free-for-all, but portfolio priorities suggest how new financial pledges could flow through to the small business sector.
From inheritance taxes to super concessions: Top economists on how to raise $20 billion per year
The 59 leading economists surveyed were asked to pick from a list of 13 options (many of them identified in the government’s 2022-23 Tax Expenditures and Insights Statement) and reply as if political constraints were not a problem.
Federal budget 2023 is an opportunity to make SMEs cyber secure
As the 2023 federal budget time approaches, we’re calling on the federal government to make a change to enable easier access to key information relating to cybersecurity for small business owners.
COSBOA reveals 29-point Budget wish list for small businesses, highlighting tax tweaks and targeted support
Tax tweaks, targeted support, and red tape reduction are headline items in the Council of Small Business Association's latest pre-Budget submission, as the peak industry group prepares for what it calls the "post-COVID-19 climate".
ASIC’s $1.5 billion business registry overhaul now under review after cost blowouts and major delays
A troubled project to consolidate ASIC's technical hairball of business registries has been sent back to the mechanic’s shed before the budget.
