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www.new-wave.com.au are CLOUD ACCOUNTANTS, ADVISORS, & BOOKKEEPERS. We are located on the Gold coast but we service clients Australia Wide. Traditional Dinosaur Accountants & bookkeeping practices and the way they operate are a thing of the past. This allows us to provide you with fast and efficient services. We assist all businesses from startups to those that are established to help create effic

iencies in your business. We offer customer service and satisfaction as our number one priority.


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Payday Super starts 1 July 2026. If your June quarter super has not been paid and allocated before your first July pay r...
08/06/2026

Payday Super starts 1 July 2026. If your June quarter super has not been paid and allocated before your first July pay run, the ATO may treat your July super as unpaid. Here is the transition trap and the three steps to avoid it.

The new rule: from 1 July 2026, super must be paid in line with every pay run. Quarterly is gone.

The trap: if June quarter super is still outstanding when you run your first July payroll, the ATO allocates your July payment to the outstanding June debt first. Your July super is then treated as unpaid, triggering SGC liabilities, interest and penalties.

The three-step fix:

1. Confirm your June 2026 quarter super balance now
2. Pay all outstanding June quarter super immediately. Do not wait until 28 July.
3. Allow 3 to 5 business days for fund processing before running your first July pay run

Paying on 30 June is not enough. Super funds take 3 to 5 business days to process. Pay this week.

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Tag a business owner who needs to see this before 1 July.

Comment SUPER or DM us and we will help you review your super position before the transition deadline.

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This is educational compliance content only. It is not financial, legal or tax advice. Superannuation legislation may change. Please speak to your adviser for guidance specific to your situation. New Wave Accounting and Business Advisory does not accept liability for any action taken based on this content.

Everyone’s sharing the line that “the government becomes a 47% shareholder when you sell.” For a genuine small business ...
02/06/2026

Everyone’s sharing the line that “the government becomes a 47% shareholder when you sell.” For a genuine small business sale, that’s not what the 2027 CGT change does. But there IS a real shift underneath it - and it doubles the taxable slice for owners who don’t plan.

The part that survives the headlines: the four small business CGT concessions (Division 152) were carved out of the reform. On an active business asset - premises, goodwill, plant, tools - they’re unchanged before and after 1 July 2027.

What changes: from 1 July 2027 the general 50% CGT discount for individuals, trusts and partnerships is gone. That discount used to STACK on top of the small business 50% active asset reduction. Remove it, and the stack underneath shifts.

The math on a $2M gain (owner under 55, held under 15 years, relying only on the active asset reduction, top marginal rate):

BEFORE → ~$500K taxable (25%) → ~$235K tax
AFTER → ~$1M taxable (50%) → ~$470K tax

Same sale. ~$235K more. The taxable portion doubles.

The lesson: the discount that disappeared was never the one that mattered most. The 15-year exemption, the retirement exemption ($500K lifetime), age-55 timing and the holding-period clock still drive the outcome - several can take an exit close to $0. The owners who plan are barely touched. The ones who don’t now pay double on the taxable slice.

Swipe through for the full breakdown. Tag a business owner thinking about an exit.

Comment NUMBERS and we’ll book a free session to map your exit tax before the rules shift.

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Educational content, not financial advice, and not a judgment of any business. Published figures: Treasury, PM media release, ATO. The $2M scenario is estimated at the 47% top rate; outcomes vary by age, holding period, eligibility and structure. Not affiliated with any government body or third party. Full disclaimer on final slide. DM us for any correction.

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We published our estimate of STRONG Pilates franchise economics. Co-Founder Michael Ramsey commented with the real numbe...
02/06/2026

We published our estimate of STRONG Pilates franchise economics. Co-Founder Michael Ramsey commented with the real numbers. Our revenue estimate was off by 120%.

Here is the corrected breakdown.

Our estimate vs reality:
Revenue / year.....~$700K vs ~$1,539,512
Rent...............~20% vs 10-15%
Store count........75+ vs 116
Group revenue......$36.7M vs $80M+
Est. EBITDA........~$192K vs ~$577K

The monthly revenue from his sample of 15 studios (May 2026):

$155,054 / $149,618 / $149,599 / $142,336 / $131,987 / $128,371 / $126,736 / $124,972 / $124,754 / $122,573 / $120,525 / $114,553 / $113,143 / $111,445 / $108,727 (AUD)

Monthly average: $128,293. Annualised: $1,539,512.
Top performing studio in May 2026: $187,000 for the month.

On a $430K to $550K buy-in with ~$577K EBITDA, payback at mature utilisation is under 12 months. Our original estimate was 3 to 4 years.

Every correction made the numbers better for franchisees, not worse.

Swipe for the full updated breakdown.

Thank you for engaging publicly and sharing the real data.

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VERIFIED: Revenue figures provided directly by Michael Ramsay, Co-Founder of STRONG Pilates, in a public Instagram comment, May 2026. Store count (116) and group revenue ($80M+) also from that comment. ESTIMATED: Instructor wages (~30%), rent (~12.5%) and equipment/opex (~10%) remain our estimates based on ATO benchmarks and industry cost guides. EBITDA is before owner wages and debt servicing. Not financial advice. Not affiliated with STRONG Pilates.

You put in ~$500K to open a STRONG Pilates studio. The franchisor takes 10% off the top before you pay a single instruct...
01/06/2026

You put in ~$500K to open a STRONG Pilates studio. The franchisor takes 10% off the top before you pay a single instructor. Here’s the full math on what we think one studio actually keeps.

Here’s what we think one mature STRONG Pilates studio makes per year:

Revenue............~$700,000 (100%)
Instructor Wages...~$210,000 (30%)
Rent + Occupancy...~$140,000 (20%)
Royalty + Levy.....~$70,000 (10%)
Equipment + Opex...~$88,000 (13%)
Est. EBITDA........~$192,000 (~27%)

That EBITDA is before owner wages and debt servicing. On a $430K to $550K buy-in, payback is roughly 3 to 4 years if the studio hits mature utilisation.

The constraint is not the brand or the Rowformers. It is member retention past month three. Most boutique fitness studios lose 40 to 50% of new members in the first 90 days. That number determines everything.

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Tag someone thinking about buying a fitness franchise.

Comment NUMBERS and we will break down YOUR business unit economics for free.

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This is educational unit economics content only. It is not financial advice and not a judgment of STRONG Pilates as a business or franchise opportunity. We are not affiliated with STRONG Pilates or its founders in any way.

PUBLISHED: Franchise fee (up to $59K), royalty rate (8%), marketing levy (2%) and total investment range ($373K to $811K) are sourced from FranchiseGrade.com and Elite Franchise Canada FDD disclosures. Group revenue ($36.7M, 71% growth) sourced from SmartCompany Smart50 Awards 2024. Studio count (75+) sourced from Business Franchise Australia.

ESTIMATED: Per-studio revenue (~$700K), class pricing (~$38 avg), instructor wage costs (~30%), rent (~20%) and equipment/opex (~13%) are our estimates, triangulated from ATO small business benchmarks, published industry cost guides and AU instructor wage data.

If you are a STRONG Pilates representative and would like to provide corrections or request this post be amended or removed, please DM us directly and we will respond promptly.

What does Australia’s $49 BILLION NDIS actually pay for? We followed the money.Here’s what nobody says out loud: the NDI...
26/05/2026

What does Australia’s $49 BILLION NDIS actually pay for? We followed the money.

Here’s what nobody says out loud: the NDIA’s own cost model assumes a provider makes a 2% margin. Two percent. A Subway franchise clears 10–20% on sandwiches.

So if the system is designed for near-zero margin… where’s the money actually going?

THE NUMBERS (estimated / triangulated from public sources):
• Scheme: ~$49B/yr, 739K+ participants
• A $70.23 hour → ~$34.58 to the worker
• Designed margin: 2% · top operators: ~25–30%
• SDA yields advertised: 6–16%
• Fraud + non-compliance: $2–3.5B (NDIA), up to $6B (ACIC), ~8.3% of the scheme
• ~273,000 providers · 94% unregistered

WINNERS: efficient operators running tight utilisation, SDA investors chasing government-linked yield, and the plan-management “toll booth” on every plan.

LOSERS: the worker keeping under half the billed rate, honest providers squeezed by price freezes, and participants in thin markets carrying the risk.

THE LESSON: government money attracts builders AND extractors. Every big public scheme learns the same thing. The math eventually sorts them. The trick is being on the right side of it.

Swipe for the full breakdown 👀

Tag an operator in the disability sector who needs this.

Comment “NUMBERS” and we’ll book you a free 30-min session to break down YOUR unit economics: margin by service line, utilisation, and where your constraint actually lives.

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PUBLISHED: scheme cost, participant counts, price-guide rates, provider counts and fraud/leakage estimates are drawn from NDIA reports, the ACIC, a parliamentary inquiry, the ANAO and the NDIS Review. ESTIMATED: the billable-hour split, operator margins and SDA yield ranges are triangulated from public sources and are illustrative. This is educational unit-economics content. It is not financial, investment or legal advice, and not a judgment of any individual provider. We are not affiliated with the NDIA. For a correction or amendment, DM us.

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Happy 4 years at New Wave Accounting, Kaylee! We appreciate your hard work, consistency, and everything you bring to the...
25/05/2026

Happy 4 years at New Wave Accounting, Kaylee!
We appreciate your hard work, consistency, and everything you bring to the team.

76 cents of every dollar BWS takes in walks straight back out the door to suppliers.Here’s what we think one store makes...
25/05/2026

76 cents of every dollar BWS takes in walks straight back out the door to suppliers.

Here’s what we think one store makes per year:
Revenue............~$4,000,000 (100%) COGS..............~$3,040,000 (76.1%) Gross Profit.......~$960,000 (24.0%) Labour.............~$440,000 (11.0%) Rent + Occupancy...~$180,000 (4.5%) Other Opex.........~$100,000 (2.5%) Est. Store EBIT....~$240,000 (~6%)

The gross margin (23.9%) is a published Endeavour Group ASX figure, not an estimate. The per-store cost splits are our estimates based on ATO benchmarks and industry data.

The lesson: volume pricing is a structural trap. An independent with a premium mix and loyal locals can win on margin what BWS wins on scale.

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Tag someone thinking about buying a bottle shop.

Comment NUMBERS and we’ll break down YOUR business unit economics for free.

*DISCLAIMER*
This is educational unit economics content. It is not financial advice and not a judgment of BWS or Endeavour Group as a business. We are not affiliated with BWS or Endeavour Group (ASX: EDV) in any way.
PUBLISHED: Gross margin (23.9%), cost of doing business (18% of sales), retail EBIT, store count (1,455) and group net profit ($426M FY25) are sourced from Endeavour Group ASX filings, F25 Annual Report and H1 FY2026 earnings release.
ESTIMATED: Per-store revenue (~$4.0M), daily transactions (~280), average basket (~$40) and the labour/rent/opex split within the 18% CODB are our estimates, triangulated from ATO small business benchmarks, industry cost guides and publicly available retail leasing data.

If you are an Endeavour Group representative and would like to provide corrections or request this post be amended or removed, please DM us directly and we will respond promptly.

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How business owners are quietly becoming developers. 👇The play: buy a corner block in Miami (GC) for ~$1.8M, knock down ...
24/05/2026

How business owners are quietly becoming developers. 👇

The play: buy a corner block in Miami (GC) for ~$1.8M, knock down the old house, and build a high-end duplex: 2 dwellings, ~$2.25M to build.

Then we modelled the SAME deal three ways. Same land. Same build. Only the sale price per half changes and it changes everything:

Sell at $2.6M each → ~$203K profit (3.9% too thin)
Sell at $2.9M each → ~$736K profit (12.7% a real deal)
Sell at $3.2M each → ~$1.27M profit (19.8% strong)

A $600K swing in end value moves profit by over $1M. The build didn’t change. Your end value is the whole game.

4 lessons most first-timers learn the hard way:
→ The GST margin scheme is a ~$164K decision but it MUST be agreed in writing before settlement.
→ “Margin scheme = no GST credits” is a myth. You still claim credits on the build.
→ Development profit is REVENUE, not capital no 50% CGT discount. Assume otherwise and you overstate take-home by ~$173K.
→ It’s won on borrowing capacity + cash to carry ~18 months — not tax minimisation.

Development can genuinely diversify the wealth in your operating business but only if you treat it like a business and model it before you sign.

Comment “DEVELOP” and we’ll model the feasibility, GST, structure and after-tax return on your actual deal.

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Hypothetical example, not a real property or a recommendation. Image is illustrative only. All figures are estimates from public data (QLD duty rates, build costs, ATO guidance, GC sales). Tax outcomes are general only and depend on your circumstances. Educational content not financial, tax or legal advice.

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