Small Business Restructuring

Small business restructuring resource hub

Welcome to a transformative webinar series tailored for tax accountants and professionals across Australia. Our mission is to empower your practice with innovative intellectual property and comprehensive resources, enabling you to offer enhanced restructuring services to your clients.

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Understanding Small Business Restructuring

An introduction to the small business restructuring process. Learn more about how the process offers a lifeline to struggling businesses, enabling them to keep their doors open and create a plan to reduce debt.

Eligibility Matrix

Options Available

Informal Payment Arrangement Small Business Restructuring Voluntary Administration Liquidation
Duration
6 months +
35 business days
25 business days
Min. 3 months
Estimated Fees Before Plan (Excluding SBR Distribution)
Variable
$7,000 - $20,000
Min. $60,000+
(+DOCA; + Cr Trust)
$20,000 +
Directors Retain Control?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Employees Retain Jobs?
Yes
Yes
Yes/No
No
Business continues to trade?
Yes
Yes
Yes/No
Limited
Creditors Meetings Required?
No
No
Yes
Yes/No
Investigation and reporting?
No
High level investigation/reporting
Yes
Yes
Offense Reporting to ASIC
Liability Limited By A Scheme Approved Under Professional Services Scheme

Simplified Debt Restructuring:

A factsheet for small business

Small businesses fuel our economy, and their resilience is key.  To tackle the rise of small business tax debt, the Australian Government has introduced the small business restructuring process, which offers a lifeline to struggling small businesses, enabling them to keep their doors open and create a plan to reduce their debts
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) defines a small business as a business employing fewer than 20 people. Categories of small businesses include:

  • Micro-businesses – businesses employing between 1 to 4 people (also includes non-employing businesses).
  • Other small businesses – businesses employing between 5 to 19 people

 eligible, your business must:

  • Be a company (not a sole trader)
  • Have less than $1m in debt

A company is insolvent once it is not able to pay all the company’s debts when they become payable.

Warning signs that a company is insolvent include

  • accruing losses
  • cashflow difficulties,
  • overdue taxes and lodgments
  • legal issues
  • difficulty gaining access to new credit

Become a Small Business Success Story

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Olvera First are Principal Accountants & Registered Restructuring Practitioners, registered with ASIC

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