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David Adams is a senior business journalist at SmartCompany. He is interested in the challenges and opportunities facing Australian businesses, along with the influences of technology, culture, and a changing climate. Before SmartCompany, David served as a reporter for Business Insider Australia. You can find him on Twitter at @DavidAdams_AU.

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Budget 2023: $111 million cut from self-employment training program with entrepreneurship scheme facing axe

To pay for a number if big-ticket items in its first 'full' budget, the Albanese government has underlined a wide array of cuts, downgrades, and funding reprioritisations.

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Budget 2023: ATO offers late payment penalty amnesty to SMEs as it claws back billions in COVID-era debt

The Australian Taxation Office will offer an amnesty to small businesses which have fallen behind on their payments.

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Budget 2023: PAYG and GST instalment increase halved to boost cash flow for 2.1 million small businesses

Cash flow support for small businesses will come through a halving of the adjustment factor applied to Pay As You Go (PAYG) and GST instalments.

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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.

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Budget 2023: 13 key measures for small business in the 2023 federal budget

The full scope of the expectation-defying document will come into focus in the days to come, but here are the key policies and updates for SMEs delivered by the Albanese government’s first ‘full’ budget.

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$1.5 billion in ‘bonus’ tax deductions for small business stuck in legislative limbo despite bipartisan support

'Bonus' tax deductions incentivising small businesses to invest in digital upgrades and staff training are yet to be passed into law, a year after the Morrison government first introduced the dual policies.

Budget 2023: 13 things SMEs and startups need to know for Tuesday

Buffeted by economic headwinds, federal leaders have repeatedly advised it won't be a spending free-for-all, yet some $14.6 billion in cost-of-living relief is on the cards.

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Rock and bankrolled: $3 million campaign to save The Tote might not secure sale, owners say

The Tote's co-owners Jon Perring and Sam Crupi said on Saturday that an attempt to take over the venue remains under discussion, just hours after the completion of a crowdfunding campaign pledging to preserve one of the nation's most notable live music venues.

Budget 2023: Small business expects lower spending, but calls for red tape reduction and support

Small business leaders do not expect Tuesday's federal budget to funnel cash towards the sector, instead predicting policies designed to shield local enterprises without worsening inflation.

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Purely Byron wound-up after BWX collapse, as Julie Mathers scoops up Flora & Fauna, Nourished Life

The skincare label co-founded by actress Elsa Pataky, will be wound up as embattled parent company BWX offloads other components of its beauty empire.

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Online alcohol retailer BoozeBud calls in the administrators amid brutal market for consumer-facing startups

Online alcohol retailer BoozeBud has called in the administrators, becoming the latest Australian startup to falter as economic conditions turn against consumer-facing business.

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“Admin nightmare”: ATO online service outages stretch to nearly a week

Users of the Australian Taxation Office's online portal reported outages as late as Tuesday afternoon, with the tax office yet to detail the cause of technical difficulties causing almost a week of disruptions.

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