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Introducing Cheyne Whitford

We're proud to announce Cheyne Whitford B.Com, M.Com (FP), B. Sc, Dip. FS (FP) Dip. FMB Certified Financial Planner®, former Ulladulla Primary & Ulladulla High School Captain, is returning home to the South Coast to join our Financial Services team at Hales Douglass Financial Services. Because we're all about community and the success of our [...]

Cents per kilometre method

The ‘cents per kilometre’ method broadly allows an individual taxpayer to claim up to a maximum of 5,000 business kilometres per car, per year without the need to keep any written evidence (e.g., receipts) of car expenses. Importantly, taxpayers making a ‘cents per kilometre’ claim are required to demonstrate that they worked out the number [...]

Finance and loans tips

How can a business loan help my cashflow? Business loans can be used for any business purchase, commercial property, and refinancing of existing business loans. They can also be beneficial to free up cash-flow when used for day-to-day running expenses; buying equipment, inventory, insurance premiums, solar installation, unexpected expenses, renovations & hiring staff. How Insurance [...]

Is your SMSF adequately diversified?

SMSF trustees need to truly understand diversification and better diversify their portfolios. The benefits of a well-diversified portfolio are numerous but the key ones that SMSF trustees should focus on are the benefits of mitigating volatility and short-term downside investment risks, preserving capital and the long-run benefits of higher overall returns. By spreading an SMSF’s [...]

Introducing our new Finance & Loans service

Hales Douglass is proud to introduce High Definition Finance to it's suite of high-level finance & business services. High Definition Finance provides a personalised finance & loans service offering business loans, investment and home loans, equipment finance and car loans. Streamlined process & help with paperwork Under the highly experienced and respected leadership of Craig Wise, [...]

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