New learning small business platform can help your NFP

The ATO’s small business online learning platform provides flexible and free courses to build knowledge for all stages of operating a business or organisation. NFPs share many tax obligations with small businesses, and the online learning is a valuable resource to help you avoid common mistakes and understand the tax and super obligations of your NFP better.

Essentials for your small business can enhance your knowledge of tax and super with a learning path tailored to support your NFP, at a time that is convenient for you. Key features of the learning platform include:

  • instructional videos and infographics
  • tailored options to access courses that are important to you
  • key information you can export to your personal device
  • bookmark options for courses or specific content that you can share.

You can also save your progress and jump back into a course when you’re ready again.

Some content that NFPs might find useful includes:

With over 20 short courses on offer, Essentials to strengthen your small business is likely to have a course that suits your NFP’s needs.

Lily Zhang is the founder and principal accountant of Wiselink Accountants, a CPA-qualified accounting and tax agency based in Melbourne (Camberwell) and Brisbane (Eight Mile Plains). With more than 10 years of experience in Australian taxation and business advisory, Lily has helped over 500 small businesses, sole traders and individual taxpayers across both cities. She is a member of CPA Australia and the National Tax & Accountants' Association (NTAA), and Wiselink is a registered tax agent and ASIC-registered agent, as well as a Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks Partner. Lily works in both English and Mandarin, and writes regularly on Australian tax, EOFY planning, payroll, superannuation, SMSF and small-business strategy.

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