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Michelle Maynard

Michelle Maynard is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Advisor and Partner at Carbon Group. Having started her career in the Australian Taxation Office before venturing into private practice, Michelle works predominantly with SMEs. Educating small business owners and assisting with their business compliance, structuring and growth strategies, Michelle’s passion is empowering small business-owners to understand the financial side of the business and seeing them implement that knowledge. Michelle is an award winning Accountant being named 40under40 and one of 20 Future Leader of CA in 2020, Top 50 Women in Accounting in 2018 and New Partner of the Year in 2019.

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Could a virtual CFO work for your small business?

A CFO is usually tasked with preserving the assets of a business and getting the books right but they now play a much mo...

Keeping on top of tax

You should not be actively sabotaging your earnings or spending your hard-earned cash just for the benefit of a tax dedu...

The most important SME considerations before tax time

The key “do”s and “don’ts” that small-business owners should be considering when preparing their tax return this EOFY.

Life after JobKeeper

As JobKeeper ends on 28 March, here are some ways small businesses can prepare and safeguard their cashflow with the COV...

Why the ATO is coming for small business

History suggests the prime target of the ATO will be small businesses and high wealth individuals which make up almost 5...

Five financial resolutions for small-business owners in 2021

The challenges your business faced in 2020 should help you reflect on what financial resolutions you need to set for suc...

A Christmas payroll check list for small business

If your staff are working on the public holidays, check your award or agreement to see how they should be treated on the...