Two Drunk Accountants

Tax Time 2021

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk tax time 2021 and what you should be doing before the new year to save some tax! 

What is Lifestyle Accounting?

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about some more about the idea of lifestyle accounting!

Do I Need to Keep My Receipts?

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we tackle the age old question, do I need to keep my receipts? 

Whats Hubdoc? An update and its plan for the future w. Dan Shiner

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tim asked a simple question a few weeks ago, "why do people not use hubdoc if they are using Xero?". So this week we chat with Dan Shiner GM of produc...

How do I get a home loan when I'm self-employed with Ian Winn

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we catch up with friend of the podcast Ian Winn about things that you need to consider when getting a home loan if you're self-employed. 

Brewing a Business with Mark Jenkins of The Gap

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you have listened to our podcast you would have heard us mention The Gap at some point. The Gap's purpose is to help accountants accelerate small b...

Budget 2021

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the 2021 budget. We make predictions and then see if we were right! 

Book Nuggets #1 - Profit First

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we do our first review of a popular business related book Profit First by Mike Micholwicz. We discuss what we think is good about the book a...

How To Become An Accountant

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast is for you all you wondering how to become an accountant! We bring Jy and Bec from our team at CATS who are at different stag...

Can Good Health make Good Business with Dr Quinten Willemse

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat to Quinten Willemse about how your health can directly affect your businesses performance. We discuss the idea of lifestyle medicine...

What Insurance Do I Need for My Business with Tony Bourke

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss insurance with Director of AIIB Insurance and author of Risk you business, risk your life about all things insurance. What insura...

How Do I Calculate a Distributable Surplus

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This one is for all you accountants out there struggling with the concept of a distributable surplus for Div7a purposes. It can be a confusing thing t...

Can I Write Off My Assets?

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we write off assets (and each other). We discuss the difference between instant asset write offs and temporary full expensing and who can us...

What is in a Marketing Plan?

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about doing a marketing plan. We discuss what sort of things you should consider and what should you include in your plan. Plus all ...

How to Effectively Delegate

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast we continue on from our how to save time episode by discussing the important of effectively delegating! This is a must know s...

How Do I Reclaim My Time

28 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss how to reclaim your time! When we speak to business owners one of the most common complaints is that they have no time! So we tho...

What are the risks in my business?

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss business risk, what is it? How do I identify my risks? What do I do about them? We tackle it all. 

The Importance of Your Health in Your Business with Jay Merrilees

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat to Jay Merrilees the founder of Bullet Proof Leadership about the importance of a wholistic view of your health to your businesses s...

JobMaker Hiring Credit

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss a lot! First we announce an exciting new partnership with a local festival then we give the fuming drunkie award and then we disc...

How Do I Change Accountants?

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss how to change accountants. Often a delicate time for clients and their accountants we discuss the process and whats involved. 

The Drunkies 2020

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week is the Drunkie Awards for 2020! Plus some news about some exciting things we are doing in the year ahead.

Brewing a Business with Lachlan MacBean from Grainfed Brewing Company

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we brew a business with Lachlan MacBean founder of Grainfed Brewing Company about his journey in setting up a microbrewery in Newcastle NSW....

Brewing a Business with Lisa Margan of Margan Wines

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we brew a business with Lisa Margan co-founder and Managing Director of Margan Wines. Margan Winery is an award winning winery, restaurant a...

Brewing a Business with Ben Marriott

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we brew a business with the one and only Ben Marriott, famous youtuber and motion graphic designer! We discuss how he built his 350k youtube...

Should I get a Depreciation Schedule? w. Mike Mortlock

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about another great way to save some tax and thats by getting a depreciation schedule! Mike Mortlock Managing Director of MCG Quanti...

How Do I Pay Less Tax?

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we answer the most commonly asked question. How do I pay less tax? Stepping away from our usual response that more profit pays for more tax,...

How has Liquidation Changed During COVID19? w. Josh Robb

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone's favourite liquidator Josh Robb Director at SV Partners joins us again to discuss the new changes in the insolvency and liquidation space si...

If I put a logo on it can I deduct it?

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the common question, if I buy a boat, a car, or any other asset and put my logo on it I can claim it as a deduction right? 

Which Entity Type is the Best?

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit the very first episodes we did, entity types, and answer the often asked question "which entity type is the best?". 

What is My Business Worth?

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we tackle how to value your business. Every small business owner is building an asset that they can sell at some point but it is often hard ...

How to Make Your Business Suit Your Lifestyle

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the importance of making your business work for your personal goals and the lifestyle you want! 

Its Just Like Taking Money from a Company - Div7a - The Overview

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we tackle  complicated topic that many people get wrong, Div 7a. This is when you take money or assets from your company without it being a wag...

Building Communities with Heather Smith

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Smith the hype girl for cloud accounting apps and host of the Cloud Stories podcast joins us on the podcast today to discuss her experience in...

The Budget 2020-2021

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the 2020-2021 budget announcements last night and how they might impact you!

Referral Networks with Glenn Kirkwood

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dan and Tim chat with Glenn Kirkwood aka That Referral Guy about the power of referral networks and partnerships. We discuss what to look fo...

Budget Ideas from the CPA

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Tim and Dan discuss the budget submission by the CPA and what we think about it. 

Who Represents Small Business with Alexi Boyd

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat with Alexi Boyd from Small Biz Matters about who represents small business to government, how to get involved and what you should do...

Jobkeeper Legislation Passes and Early Access to Super Compliance

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about the legislation that has now passed for Jobkeeper 2.0 and what the changes to the scheme were as well as the ATOs approach to ...

Case Study 1 - Jim's Gym

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast Dan and Tim discuss a made up gym they own and how they would run the business from initial set up through to monitoring and ...

Brewing a Business - Jazoodle with Andrew Paton-Smith

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the second episode in our series on small businesses and their founders we chat to Central Coast local Andrew Paton-Smith about how he started Jazo...

Repost - Interview with Peter Baines and Ros Harvey

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week there is no new episode however we have sliced together 2 really interesting chats that we think are extremely relevant to the current envir...

Taking Money From Your Business

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This we chat about the various ways in which you are able to take money from your business and the different approaches depending on your entity struc...

Adapting your Business and Recovery Planning

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks episode of the podcast we discuss the ways you can adapt your business to the current environment and also recovery planning. We also do...

Jobkeeper 2.0 - What We Know

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the recent announcements of jobkeeper 2.0 and the changes to jobkeeper going forward. We also discuss the NSW small business reco...

The Personal Budget

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the importance of the personal budget, give some hints and tips about personal budgeting and of course a good amount of banter. ...

The Motor Vehicle Tax Trap

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about the motor vehicle tax trap. Many people are buying new vehicles in their business to take advantage of the $150,000 immediate ...

New Year, New You

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are back after a small break to discuss the new financial year and things you should be considering right now including common compliance obligatio...

Where to from here with Shaye Thyer

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have Shaye Thyer Director of Sales at Mindbridge to talk about where we go from here. Things are starting to return to some level of normalit...

Where are we now?

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss some recent updates to the stimulus package and the recent announcement that we are probably in a recession. 

Brewing a Business - CATS Accountants with Warren Garth and Us!

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the first episode in our new series talking to business owners about how and why they started their businesses and the lessons learnt along t...

Insolvency in the time of COVID19 with Josh Robb

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we catch up with friend of the podcast Josh Robb Associate Director at SV Partners about the changes to insolvency rules in the time of COVI...

Interview on Behind the Success with Quang Nguyen

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we play our recent chat with friend of the podcast Quang Nguyen on his online show Behind the Success! It was a great chat and we thought we...

Business Planning Actions during COVID19

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss actions you should take to assist your business planning during COVID19! We discuss contingency planning, cash flow and asking fo...

Accountants on Accountants

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat to our friend Jason Skinner from Skinner Hamilton Accountants about what its like to be an accountant right now over a lovely drink....

Xero's Response to COVID19 with Trent Innes

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat to Trent Innes Managing Director of Xero in Australia about how Xero have been responding to the COVID19 crisis. 

Live Webinar 2 - Jobkeeper, NSW grants and Rent Relief

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the webinar is the second of our live webinars on the stimulus packages. This episode we discuss the jobkeeper, the NSW government grants...

Employment Law in the time of COVID19 with Kate Thomson

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat to Kate Thomson Senior Associate at Australian Business Lawyers and Advisors about the complicated area of employment law during the...

Tips for Working at Home with Leon Black

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat with friend of the podcast Leon Black from Inspired Techs about the best ways to work from home for you and your team! We also give ...

Stimulus Package in Detail - Live Webinar

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a recording of the live webinar we did around the stimulus packages that have now passed law, the other places to find support and wha...

The Economy

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by Jeremy Thorpe Partner and Chief Economist at Price Waterhouse Coopers Australia. We discuss the state of the economy, what is a...

Update from the Stimulus

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Update from last weeks episode and the stimulus!

(OLD INFO) What is in the Stimulus Package for Your Business

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

(Quick note, we did a live webinar with more updated information and more detail on a future episode. For more relevant information go have a listen t...

Define Your Purpose.......and Toilet Paper

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the pod we chat about the importance of defining your purpose! We discuss the benefits and the how to and also about why people are going cra...

Make Your Reporting Work for You!

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast we discuss how to make your reporting work for you! Don't just run a profit and loss and balance sheet, customise reports to ...

The New Business Tax Trap (Cashflow IV)

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast we discuss a the tax trap that new businesses often fall into after their first year in business! We discuss what it is and t...

Defining Roles in Your Business

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks episode we discuss the importance and benefit of defining roles in your business. We also discuss Tim's moral hair dilemma!

The Simple Business Plan

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

First episode of the new year! This week on the podcast we return from our christmas break and ready to start the new year with a new plan, this weeks...

12th Day of Christmas - Airing of the Grievances

25 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas!! On Christmas day we bring you the present you never knew you wanted, Tim and Dan airing their grievances with each other! Plus we an...

11th Day of Christmas - Best of 2019

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On the 11th day of Christmas we bring you the best of 2019, our favourite moments as well as the best "Other Things" of the year including best TV sho...

9th and 10th Day of Christmas - Tim's Christmas Tight Ass Tips

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Its the 9th and 10th days of Christmas and we bring you the ultimate guide to tight ass Christmas!

8th Day of Christmas - Marketing over the Holidays with Sam Petrusma

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On todays Christmas episode we discuss what you should be considering with your marketing over the holiday season with Sam Petrusma from Advantage Med...

7th Day of Christmas - Xero NAB Payments with Patrick Rossi from Xero

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On the 7th day of christmas the Two Drunk Accountants brought to you Xero NAB payments with Patrick Rossi Strategic Partner Manager from Xero!

6th Day of Christmas - Review of a Review of our Podcast

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we review a review of our podcast! The fantastic podcast Tax Talks gave us a mention in their top 10 podcasts for Australian Accountants and we ...

5th Day of Christmas - The Drunkie Awards aka The Drunkies

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The inaugural Drunkie Awards are on the podcast today! This prestigious award goes to listeners, guests and softwares and is not to be missed. You cou...

4th Day of Christmas - Curb Your Enthusiasm for this Episode

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On the 4th day of christmas the Two Drunk Accountants bring to you............a fans reading of our favourite Curb Your Enthusiasm moments because why...

3rd day of Christmas - Present ideas for Clients

14 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On the 3rd day of christmas the Two Drunk Accountants gave to you......some cool ideas for giving presents to clients! 

Episode 76 - Capacity 101

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the 2nd day in our 12 podcasts of Christmas and we tackle capacity. What is it, how do you plan for it and what are the signs you have got it...

Episode 75 - The Office Christmas Party

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we begin our 12 days of Christmas with a chat about one of the most unnecessarily complicated things to consider during the holiday season, ...

Episode 74 - Why you should enter your accounts payable

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss accounts payable and when and why you should enter them into your accounting software. We also discuss the Sydney lock out laws, ...

Episode 73 - Franchises 101 with Ian Winn

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we discuss franchises! Should you buy a franchise? What are the benefits? What should you look for when considering which franchise to go into b...

Episode 72 - Cashies - we'll give you 20% off if you give us cash for this podcast

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Tim and Dan tackle cashies. Should you do it? Are you really shooting yourself in the foot? All the answers are on this episode! 

Episode 71 - Liquidation and Bankruptcy with Josh Robb from SV Partners

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is out long awaited discussion on liquidation and bankruptcy, what is it, whats the difference, when should you approach a liquidator?...

Episode 70 - Value Based Pricing

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we tackle value based pricing, the $10,000 cash limit and we answer some questions!

Episode 69 - The Bottom Up Marketing Plan

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bottoms up as we are back for our regular programming. This week Tim and I discuss the bottom up marketing plan, an easy way to convert your goals to ...

Episode 68 - Hannah Dawson CEO of Futrli

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is the last episode live from Xerocon and features our chat to founder and CEO of Futrli Hannah Dawson. We are big fans of Futrli and ...

Episode 67 - Peter Baines on Doing Good by Doing Good

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode features a chat with Peter Baines who is a global speaker, charity founder, ex police investigator and business consultant who helps b...

A Carafe of Xerocon - Brian from GreatSoft

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today is another episode from Xerocon featuring one of the partner apps in the Xero marketplace. This episode features Brian Armstrong the CEO of Grea...

Episode 66 - Hiroki Takeuchi - Co-Founder and CEO of Go Cardless

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tim and Dan live from Xerocon as we chat to Hiroki Takeuchi the co founder and CEO of Go Cardless! Hear Hiroki discuss the journey of Go Cardless...

A Paddle of Xerocon - Service M8 with Michael

29 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's short episode features another app in the market place Service M8, a cloud based job management software for trades and services. We chat with...

Episode 65 - Ros Harvey on using big data for good

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode features Ros Harvey speaking to us about how to use big data to tackle todays biggest issues and how this lead to her company The Yiel...

A Highball of Xerocon - Tanda with Liam

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another live chat from Xerocon featuring Liam from Tanda! Tanda is a fantastic cloud workforce management software in the Xero marketplace to help you...

A Schmiddy of Xerocon - SuiteFiles with Molly

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another quick one shot from Xerocon with Molly from SuiteFiles! We talk about what SuiteFiles is, what it does and why you should use it!

Episode 64 - Live from Xerocon! - Trent Innes Managing Director of Xero Australia

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tim and Dan this week as they chat to Trent Innes the managing director of Xero in Australia live from Xerocon! We discuss the community Xero has...

A Pint of Xerocon - Unleashed Software

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tim and Dan as they have a chat with Daniel and Hayley from Unleashed Software live from Xerocon. We talk about inventory management using Unleas...

'Twas the Night Before Xerocon

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

'Twas the Night before Xerocon and Tim and Dan have some predictions. 

Episode 63 - Amanda Newton Head of Community at Xero

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Surprise! Another episode this week in the lead up to Xerocon! This episode we chat to Amanda Newton the Head of Community at Xero to discuss the powe...

Episode 62 - Matthew Prouse Head of Industry at Xero

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us this week as we chat to Matthew Prouse the head of industry at Xero. We chat to Matthew about how Xero work with the ATO and industry to ensur...

Episode 61 - Self Managed Super Funds - The what, the how and the compliance

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tim and Dan as we discuss what a self managed superfund is and the compliance obligations involved! We also discuss millennials and spending!

Episode 60 - The Xero App Ecosystem with Elliot Spirrett

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tim and Dan as we chat to Elliot Spirrett about the Xero Ecosystem. There are so many great add on's for Xero to help make your business more eff...

Episode 59 - Cryptocurrency, here come the tax

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tim and Dan this week as we discuss cryptocurrencies and how the tax man looks at them, we also announce the winner of our slogan competition! Ha...