Heather

About Heather Smith

Heather Smith can help your business deliver powerful, engaging and educational content, through guest blog posts, educational instructions, video creation, podcasts, and social media blasts. She hosts the #1 independent Cloud Stories podcast Cloud Stories, authored Xero for Dummies, produces easy to follow videos on her YouTube channel and hosts the Cloud Accountants and Advisors Meetup and Xero Mastermind Facebook group. As a chartered accountant and chartered certified accountant and certified Xero & MYOB software advisor she has the knowledge, expertise and credibility to talk about your business solution to the accounting and bookkeeping community.

Q&A Accounting Software

Is there a way in payroll to enter timesheet hours eg 8am – 8pm and this automatically work out 10 hours pay and 1 hr penalty rate (as per hospitality award) and loading for weekend if it was Sat or Sun Nothing really happens automatically, you would need to set up separate wage categories, and ...

2017-03-01T14:29:30+10:00November 3rd, 2012|

Review the detail in your depreciation schedule for additional tax savings

Every year review a detailed copy of your depreciation schedule. Ask yourself; Do you still own the assets? Are the assets reasonably valued? I recently worked with a client and we identified a number of assets were on the depreciation schedule, that were no longer in the business. Some were fittings related to a previous ...

2017-03-01T14:29:32+10:00October 28th, 2012|

bank feeds 101

Are there several different Bank feeds? Yes they come from several areas. Do the accounting software solutions all charge a fee to use them? MYOB Live Accounts and XERO offer unlimited bank feeds. SAASU’s pricing is dependent on the number of bank feeds. Bank feeds will only work in cloud programs? Yes the solution needs ...

2014-01-29T10:29:48+10:00August 20th, 2012|

6 tips to manage your cash flow

Ensuring you have a steady access to cash in the business is critical for the long term survival of the business. Small business owners are time poor, and with what time they have they focus it on their generating income. Finding the time to look at their numbers can be a balancing act between non ...

2014-01-29T10:17:16+10:00August 19th, 2012|

Medical reconciliation’s – processing a complicated reconciliation

I have been working with a client works who through a clinic, but payment can come in from a variety of sources; cash, paypal, veterans affairs, bank deposits, hicaps, medicare etc. Receipt of payment is a haphazard process. Submitted claims may be rejected by Medicare / veterans affairs/ HICAPS and then the client needs to ...

2017-03-01T14:29:45+10:00August 15th, 2012|

Webinar 101

I have been running webinars for a few years now, and here are some tips I have picked up along the way. I hope you find them useful. Go to the washroom before the session. Make sure phones, door bells, and pets are going to be quiet and kept away from the speakers. Have a ...

2017-03-01T14:29:47+10:00August 3rd, 2012|

Co-working space for entrepreneur community – would this benefit you ?

Fishburners [http://fishburners.org/] co-working space for entrepreneur community Founder Institute [http://fi.co/apply/sydney?secret=preview] Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe PushStart [http://pushstart.com.au/] – community-focused, mentor driven, activities to help Australia startups StartPad [http://www.iaccelerate.com.au/startpad.html] - a structured creative environment, business development support, and adaptable, flexible space considered essential to take ...

2017-03-01T14:29:50+10:00July 26th, 2012|

COSBOA NAB Small Business Summit 2012

I am very excited to be part of a panel discussion on Cash Management in Small Business at the National Small Business Summit. Click through on the hyper links below to find out more information and book your spot! It is less than a month until the peak business event for small business for 2012 The ...

2020-01-28T09:16:23+10:00July 11th, 2012|

WORDPRESS 101 : Fonts , SEO Tip, Plugin, Theme

FONTS I get really frustrated by the limited font options of Wordpress – but it seems that I need to DEFINE my fonts in the theme style. So you need to hack into the theme CSS to make these changes, or get your IT guy to do it! I like to start the first paragraph ...

2017-03-01T14:29:55+10:00July 4th, 2012|
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