Aston COVID office guidelines

To ensure the health and safety of our clients and staff, we would appreciate if the following health and safety guidelines are followed when attending our office:

  • Upon arrival at our office, check in to the ServiceWA app, or SafeWA app.
  • Face masks need to be worn properly at all times
  • Practice physical distancing (at least 1.5metres away from each other)
  • Practice good hygiene (e.g. use hand sanitiser, covering any coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your elbow)
  • If you are unwell, please do not attend the office, we are more than happy to make alternative arrangements to your appointments
  • Where preferred, appointments can be conducted via the phone or Zoom.
  • Where possible, communications or correspondences can be transmitted electronically through emails, or by post.
  • Anyone who has visited overseas, or who are required to self-isolate should stay away from the office for 7 calendar days
  • Always follow the guidelines and recommendations from the Healthy WA website.

The above guidelines have been communicated to our staff.

Please let us know if you have any concerns.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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WA Small Business Grants

Applications are open for the Small Business Assistance Grant – December 2021.  This grant is to assist small businesses impacted financially by the Covid-19 restrictions put in place between 23rd December 2021 and 4th January 2022.

This grant offers up to a maximum of $12,500 to eligible businesses and specifically applies to the hospitality sector, music events industry and creative and performing arts sectors.

Eligible employing businesses will receive $1,130 for each impacted day (up to a maximum of $12,500), while eligible non-employing small businesses will receive $400 for each impacted day (up to a maximum of $4,400).

Click here to view the eligibility criteria.

Applications close 4 pm Thursday 31st March 2022 (AWST).

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Coronavirus Action Plan – Aston Accountants

You might be concerned about how Covid-19  (coronavirus) may affect us at Aston Accountants.  At the moment, it’s business as usual for us and we are following advice from the Australian Government Department of Health.

As you may already know, all of our partners, accountants and bookkeepers are able to work from home so it will be business as usual if we find it necessary to self-isolate or quarantine ourselves.   We have already had three of our team voluntarily self-isolate themselves when family visitors have arrived from overseas and we don’t believe this has had any impact on the service we provide.

We will continue to be contacted by email and are also able to have our office phones diverted if necessary.  If you phone and cannot be connected with the team member you wish to talk, please ask if a message can be forwarded to them to ask them to phone you back.

If you have an appointment booked with us and are feeling unwell on the day, we would appreciate if you cancel and reschedule, particularly if you have recently returned from overseas.   We don’t charge any fees for cancellations, even those made at the last minute.  We’d much rather see you when you are feeling well again.

Similarly, if one of our team is unwell, we are encouraging them to stay away from the office and work from home.  This may result in occasional appointment cancellations so we ask for your understanding if this occurs.   We also have video-conferencing software available if you prefer to talk to us face-to-face without coming into the office.

If you are feeling additional financial stresses to your business because of the Covid-19 outbreak, please contact us if there is anything we can help with, e.g. arranging payment plans with the ATO, revising PAYG instalments and so on.  A more detailed list of small business tips released by CPA Australia can be found here and here

We will continue to monitor the situation through the Australian Department of Health and update you further if their advice changes.

Link for additional information:  

We suggest that you do not rely on this document alone and that you follow the regularly updated Australian Department of Health guidelines here or here

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