by Peter McCarthy | Feb 24, 2018 | Accounting, Technology
At PTAM we have taken great steps to protect our information. We always stay alert for scams and fraud and the many tricks that scammers use to try to access confidential information. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is committed to educating taxpayers on how to...
by Peter McCarthy | Dec 31, 2017 | Accounting, Staff
As 2017 comes to a close in only a few hours I want to wish you a safe and happy New Year and take this opportunity to wrap up our 2017. It has been another amazing year for PTAM. 2017 has been my fourth year in business and just like the preceding years, it has...
by Peter McCarthy | Sep 5, 2017 | Accounting
The end of the financial year has come and gone and it will be Christmas before we know it. But for accountants and bookkeepers this time of year has a lot to do with reconciling accounts, bank statements and one of those things that seems like such a chore are the...
by Peter McCarthy | Aug 2, 2017 | Accounting, Staff
It was a big Saturday night for Team #PTAandM as we celebrated amongst all the finalists in a packed-house at Belmont 16’s for the 2017 Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards #LMBEA. To be finalists in this year’s awards was in itself a huge honour....
by Peter McCarthy | Jul 4, 2017 | Accounting, Technology
Welcome to the new financial year A new financial year is often seen as new start for many businesses. It is a time when new goals are set, a time when new ideas are considered and a time when the team is energised to begin again. Like other businesses, Team PTAM have...
by Peter McCarthy | Feb 7, 2017 | Accounting, Superannuation
New survey results from Roy Morgan Research shows that the average age of Australians intending to retire in the next 12 months is 61 years, up from 58 years in 2014. The average in 2008 was 57.5 years. Average age of “intending” retirees creeping up. “This increase...
