Many of our business clients like to review their tax position before the end of the income year and evaluate any strategies that may be available to legitimately reduce their tax. Traditionally, year-end tax planning for small businesses is based around accelerating deductions and deferring income. However, this year, consideration will also need to be given to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Small Business Entities ('SBEs') – i.e., those with an aggregated turnover of less than $10 million – often have greater tax planning opportunities due to certain concessions only applying to them. Further, SBE taxpayers generally have the flexibility of being able to pick the concessions that suit their circumstances. The following are a number of areas that may be considered for all business taxpayers.