When you're a busy truck driver with your own business, it's often difficult to find a spare moment to even think about tax affairs, which is why it can feel like such a burden when it finally comes around.

Subject to what your farm grows and the time of year your crops need to be harvested - employing temporary immigrant or seasonal workers for fruit picking or other seasonal farm work can be extremely beneficial for everyone involved.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CLIENTS! You are the reason we are in the 2018 "Financial Review Top 100 Accounting Firms"

Unless you've been living under a rock, it's impossible to have missed the pins in fruit scare, which has severely impacted the strawberry farming industry. While social media initially fueled the Nation's fear due to fake images of pins in strawberries being posted, the Internet is now alive with people showing their support for affected farmers.

Murray Nankivell is particularly proud of our team member Ally Wendelborn – taking out the 2018 A Grade Best & Fairest Netball Award at Mundulla.

Keeping up with ever-growing demand is vital for the future success of the agricultural industry. Population is growing and its impact on farmers is one of the most important considerations to be made. Our country's growth alone is already ahead of predictions by more than 30 years.

Why, how and what to do when managing people as your business grows. Managing people and keeping up the motivation for yourself and your team as your business grows can be a complicated, exciting and daunting process.

Do you claim Fuel Tax Credits for fuel you use in your heavy vehicle, farm equipment or other machinery for your business? Do you know that you can simplify how you keep records and calculate your fuel tax credit claims?

Understanding the ins-and-outs of salary sacrifice is no easy feat. Like most people, you probably know that it has benefits to your take home pay but do you really understand how it works, what limits apply and whether it's something you can elect to do in your workplace?

Why, how and what to look for if you want to make BAS simple in the agricultural Industry.In the agricultural industry a little planning can make things much easier at BAS time. Record keeping and accurate bookkeeping will make BAS preparation and lodgement flow smoothly, and the process will quickly become stress free.

Rapid advances in technology are now allowing businesses to enhance the speed and accuracy of record keeping and financial analysis – not only the cash in and cash out but payroll, superannuation, invoicing, contacts and more.

What can you claim to reduce your tax? We cover; Deductions you can claim, The importance of a good tax accountant, Avoiding the 'tax trap', ATO links to more information about specific deductions & Murray Nankivell Tax Time Checklists