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In the heart of Australia, Sole was born out of a vision to simplify accounting for sole traders, freelancers, and small businesses. Understanding the unique challenges faced by these entrepreneurs, we crafted a platform that is user-friendly, affordable, and perfectly tailored to the Australian tax landscape. Our mission is to provide a tool that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our

clients. We focus exclusively on the needs of Australian businesses, ensuring every feature is fit for purpose and easy to use. Whether you're a sole trader or a small business owner, Sole is here to support your journey. Join us and experience accounting made simple, just for you.

01/09/2026

Lost receipts are more than an admin headache. If you cannot support a business expense with the right records, claiming it can become a problem.

The easiest fix is to build a simple habit: capture receipts as you go, keep them in one place, note what the expense was for and regularly check that your spending has a record behind it.

It is much easier to sort out a missing receipt this week than months later when you are trying to remember what happened.

Sole lets you keep receipts with your expenses, alongside your invoices, payments and GST records.

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27/08/2026

What's the difference between an invoice and a tax invoice? It catches out a lot of Australian sole traders, freelancers and tradies.

Only GST-registered businesses issue tax invoices. If you're not registered for GST, you send a plain invoice, you don't charge GST, and you shouldn't use the words "Tax Invoice" at all. Most people get this wrong because the free invoice template they downloaded had it printed at the top already.

Here's what the ATO requires on a tax invoice: the words "Tax Invoice", your business name, your ABN, the date it was issued, a description of what you supplied and the price, and the GST amount. If the total is $1,000 or more, you also need the buyer's name or ABN.

Two more worth knowing. If a business pays you and you haven't quoted an ABN, they may be required to withhold 47% of the payment. And if a customer asks you for a tax invoice, you have 28 days to give them one.

General information only. Speak with a registered tax professional about your own situation.

26/08/2026

Your invoice is three weeks overdue.

You have already sent two follow ups. No reply.

At that point, another email probably is not the answer.

Pick up the phone.

It might feel awkward for 30 seconds, but at least you will know what is actually happening. Maybe they missed it. Maybe there is a payment issue. Maybe they just need a reminder.

Either way, an actual answer beats another two weeks of checking your inbox.

Thirty seconds of awkward beats three more weeks of waiting.

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24/08/2026

That money sitting in your account? It is not all yours to spend.

As a sole trader, business income, GST, tax and everyday expenses can all end up mixed together. And when everything sits in one account, it is very easy to lose track of what is actually safe to use.

A simple setup can make a huge difference:

Give business income its own account

Move GST and tax aside as soon as you get paid

Pay yourself intentionally

Keep your records up to date every week

You do not need a complicated system. You just need to know what you earned, what you owe and what is actually yours to spend.

Sole helps you keep invoices, payments, expenses, receipts and GST records together in one place.

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21/08/2026

How do you actually pay yourself as a sole trader? Do you need to set up a wage?

Nope.

As a sole trader, you’re not an employee of your own business, so you generally don’t pay yourself a salary or wage.

When you transfer money from your business account to your personal account, it’s called a personal drawing.

The important part? Moving the money doesn’t change how much tax you owe. Your tax is based on your taxable business income, not how much you transfer to yourself.

So before paying yourself, make sure you’re setting enough aside for tax.

Save this for later if you’re new to being a sole trader.

20/08/2026

PAYG instalments are easier to understand when you stop thinking of them as another tax.

For sole traders, tax generally isn’t withheld automatically from business income.

PAYG instalments allow eligible taxpayers to make regular payments towards their expected income tax liability throughout the financial year. Those payments are then credited against the final tax assessment.

For many quarterly payers, the standard dates are:

28 October • 28 February • 28 April • 28 July

19/08/2026

Sole traders, don’t rush your 2026 tax return.

If you do contractor work, some of your contractor income may be prefilled by the ATO using information reported through a Taxable Payments Annual Report, or TPAR.

But TPARs aren’t due until 28 August.

So before lodging your sole trader tax return, check the ATO prefilled amounts against your own invoices and records. Missing from prefill doesn’t mean missing from your tax return.

Prefill can make tax time easier. You’re still responsible for making sure your income is reported correctly.

Save this before you lodge.

18/08/2026

Growing a business means constantly changing the plan.

Your forecasts change. Your revenue goals change. Your priorities change.

That’s why sustainable business growth needs more than a good idea.

You need clear business systems and processes that help you track your goals, understand where your next revenue is coming from and make better decisions as the business grows.

And when it’s time to really scale your business, those systems become even more important.

The bigger the business gets, the more important the process becomes.

14/08/2026

BAS sounds complicated until you know what it actually is.

If you’re registered for GST, your BAS is basically where you report what happened in the business tax wise for that period.

How much GST did you collect?
How much GST can you claim back?
What do you actually owe the ATO?

The part that catches people out usually isn’t filling in the BAS. It’s getting to BAS time and realising your invoices, receipts and expenses are all over the place.

A few things worth knowing:

• GST registration generally becomes compulsory once your GST turnover reaches $75,000
• Most small businesses lodge BAS quarterly
• The GST you collect isn’t extra income to spend
• Keeping your records organised throughout the quarter makes BAS time much easier

Sole keeps your invoices, expenses and business records together, so when BAS time rolls around, you’re not digging through emails, drawers and old receipts.

Save this one for later, especially if you’re getting close to that $75k mark.

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General information only. Speak with a registered tax professional about your business.

13/08/2026

Your glovebox isn’t a filing system.

Receipts have a habit of disappearing, fading or becoming impossible to identify by the time you actually need them.

For Australian sole traders and small business owners, there is a much easier habit to build: capture the receipt when the expense happens.

With Sole, you can snap the receipt, save it as an expense and keep your business records organised as you go.

No shoebox. No digging through the car. No trying to work everything out at BAS time.

Keeping on top of your receipts and business expenses now can save a lot of admin later.

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