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On 11 September 2026 the Fair Work Commission issued its final decision and determination on Schedule E of the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability
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Wages, super, Single Touch Payroll, and award obligations for employers.
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Payroll and super
On 11 September 2026 the Fair Work Commission issued its final decision and determination on Schedule E of the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability
Reporting and insights
Your profit and loss statement is more than a bottom line. Learn how to read revenue, margins and overheads to make better decisions.
Bookkeeping
Compare five bookkeeping software options used in Australia, check STP and Payday Super support, and set the software up safely.
Cash flow
Learn how cash flow management works, how to forecast cash flow, and practical ways Australian businesses plan for expenses, BAS, and growth.
Payroll and super
Payday Super starts on 1 July 2026. What Australian employers must pay, when super is due, what the super guarantee charge costs and mistakes to avoid.
Tax and compliance
How to prepare and lodge your BAS, the due dates and common mistakes, and how to read your BAS for insight into your business.
Bookkeeping
A step-by-step guide to bank reconciliation for small businesses, with a worked example of opening differences, uncleared items and the evidence to keep.
Reporting and insights
What a virtual CFO does, how it differs from a bookkeeper or accountant, how to scope the cost, and where Visory Insights fits.
Bookkeeping
Ten questions to ask when comparing outsourced bookkeeping providers in Australia: compliance and BAS agent registration, monthly reporting, close dates, security, pricing and exit.
Profit and growth
A five-number check for services firms before any hire: utilisation, revenue per FTE, gross margin, cash reserve and debtor days, and when to hire anyway.
Profit and growth
Five numbers to check before your architecture practice hires: utilisation, revenue per FTE, gross margin, cash reserve and debtor days, with a worked example.
Profit and growth
Five numbers to check before your creative agency hires: utilisation, revenue per FTE, gross margin, cash reserve after ramp and debtor days.
Guides
Guide · Bookkeeping
Seven bookkeeping mistakes we see startups make, from mixing personal and business spending to missing lodgment deadlines, and how to avoid them.
Guide · Reporting and insights
The financial KPIs a professional services firm should track, from gross profit and client concentration to retainer size, debtor days and salaries as a share of revenue, and how to measure each.
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