Minimise your 2026 Personal Tax

MINIMISE YOUR PERSONAL TAX 2026 TAX PLANNING GUIDE   Now’s the time to review what strategies you can use to minimise your tax before 30 June 2026.   Imagine what you could do with tax saved? You could:   Reduce your home loan Top up your super Save for a holiday (when we can travel…

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Minimise your 2026 Business Tax

MINIMISE YOUR BUSINESS TAX 2026 TAX PLANNING GUIDE   Imagine what you could do with tax saved? You could:   Reduce your home loan Top up your super Save for a holiday (when we can travel again!) Deposit for an Investment Property Pay for your children’s education Upgrade your Car   Here’s a guide to…

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A letter from Angela and Kelly as the new owners of CMA

We have both been with CMA for over 20 years each, and understand the trust you have put in Craig and the CMA team. We too have experienced the atmosphere of genuine understanding, extensive knowledge and experience, and professional guidance. We will honour Craig, by maintaining those important relationships that have been developed over the…

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An open letter to our clients, from Craig

After 28 years as the Principal of CMA Accounting and Taxation Services (CMA), I want to let you know that I am announcing my transition to retirement, from 30 June 2025. Kelly Gibbard and Angela Summers will become the new owners of CMA and I will continue on a consultancy basis for a few days…

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10 biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to sidestep them

10 biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to sidestep them   According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics more than 60 per cent of small businesses in Australia close within the first three years, which is often the result of common mistakes made along the way, writes Damian Blumenkranc, a serial entrepreneur and the communications…

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Time is Money

Time is money: How and where should business owners spend their time to succeed? There is one resource that we are all given equally: time. What you do with yours in business can be the difference between success, failure, or plain old mediocrity, writes Alan Manly author of The Unlikely Entrepreneur. Many business owners decry a lack…

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We like to mix it up a bit  by including recipes we love from our clients, and friends. We taste test them all first of course.

 We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. If you’ve got a ‘must try’ recipe, please send it into us.