Business Solutions A successful and growing business is one of the most important paths to financial freedom. Our main focus is to provide our business clients with a "road map" of where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow. We take an active interest in our clients’ businesses and provide solutions and strategies to: Improve profitability; Minimise tax; and Create and preserve wealth Read our Business Services. How we help our business clients: We ensure you are using the right tax structure to minimise your tax and offer maximum protection for your assets. With legislation becoming more complex and constantly changing, we provide your business with up-to-date information. This is paramount because a greater number of responsibilities are being placed on small businesses. We help you generate wealth by assisting you to develop proven systems so you are working "on" the business - not "in" the business. We help you save and invest your wealth to ensure your future peace of mind by working with you to develop a tax-effective retirement strategy. Wealth needs to be protected so we provide solutions to look after your loved ones. Other services we provide to help you work on your business include leasing, business loans, home loans and Wealth Protection.

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Business Services

• Grow your business and increase your profits
• Tax services
• Bookkeeping services
• Business loans
• Business management services
• Accounting services
• Starting up, buying or selling a business
• Company secretarial work
• Succession planning
• Proactive Support for "Do-it-Yourself Accounts"

We can help you grow your business and increase your profits.

We offer:

• Ideas to grow your business and generate more profits
• Strategic planning to keep your business ahead of the field
• Advice on tax effective ways to purchase cars and equipment including competitive lease and hire purchase quotes

Our tax services include:

• Legal tax minimisation planning
• Preparation of taxation returns for partnerships, trusts, companies, and superannuation funds
• Advice on the most suitable business structure for your situation
• Advice on negative gearing of property, shares, and other investments
• Salary packaging

Questions about tax every business should ask itself.

We provide bookkeeping services.

• Banklink service which is a comprehensive data entry system provided by our office which efficiently allows us to record cashbook transactions, prepare Business Activity Statements, financial statements and forecasts. A total solution for small business bookkeeping offering convenience to the client at a fixed cost.
• Cashflow Manager computerised cashbook software (Cashflow Manger) is a simple record keeping system enabling you to prepare the books yourself, without the expense of a bookkeeper, which if maintained accurately will assist the accountant to prepare financials efficiently reducing unnecessary cost to your business.
• With other products available including Invoice Manager and Wages Manager, PC Cashflow Manager can provide your business with a complete record keeping solution.
• You can purchase PC Cashflow Manager Software, and Manual Cashflow Manager Cashbook, from our office.
• Record cashbook transactions and reconcile the bank account regularly
• Catch up service to get your records up-to-date quickly

Loans can finance new business investments for:

• Expansion and acquisition;
• Working capital; or to
• Restructure existing borrowings

We save you time and stress with our business management services.

• Preparation of monthly accounts
• Preparation and lodgement of Business Activity Statements (BAS)
• Preparation and lodgement of all necessary taxation and employment registrations
• Advising on and setting up your record keeping systems
• Ensuring all your compliance obligations are up to date for the:
  

We offer:

• Assistance with budgeting and cash flow planning
• Advice on accounting computer software packages
• Provide regular reporting and financial accounts
• Preparation of business and marketing plans
• Preparation of finance applications and review financing arrangements
  

We offer advice when starting up, buying or selling a business:

Starting up a business

• Advice on how you should structure your business – sole trader, partnership, company, inside a trust
• Advice on systems – what software to use.

Buying a business

• Preparation of finance applications
• Financial analysis of the business to be purchased
• Assistance with budgeting and cash flow planning
• Advice on financing the business and sourcing finance
• Matters to consider when purchasing a business

Selling a business

• The best way to present your business for sale
• Advice on how to minimise capital gains tax on your sale proceed
• How to invest your sale proceeds tax effectively to secure your financial future

Company secretarial work

• Minutes, share issue and company officer appointments
• Maintaining company registers
• We can be your registered office

We offer succession planning services:

• Buy/Sell agreements
• Adequate insurance to cover key employees
• Looking at alternatives when a partner dies

  Questions about succession planning every business should ask itself.

Proactive Support for "Do-It-Yourself Accounts"

Some clients prefer to do their preliminary accounts. In this case we can:

• Advise which accounting software best suits your needs
• Train you to use your accounting software
• Provide ongoing advice & training for you & your team for your accounting data
• Review your monthly accounts to ensure they comply with tax legislation

K.W. Grimes & Associates is uniquely positioned to provide you with total financial care.

We offer a FREE Initial, No Obligation Consultation!

Contact us today for a no obligation and cost free, initial introduction to our financial planning services. This free introduction will not include specific financial planning advice or a statement of advice, but it will help you decide whether the services offered by us are right for your needs. Note: this free consultation does not include tax and accounting services.

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