EOFY glow-up: Give your virtual meeting room the makeover it deserves
If the only thing standing between you and good video meetings is a tangle of USB cords and a choir of ‘You’re on mute!’, then this one’s for you.
With the end of the financial year almost here, it’s not just time to panic-buy stationery and hunt for receipts. It’s the perfect excuse to give your online meeting room the boost it deserves, especially if you’re looking for some clever tax deductions along the way.
Grab a cuppa (and maybe your office manager) while we break down why upgrading your virtual meeting room could be the smartest move you make all year.
Why your meeting room needs a makeover
Imagine a typical team meeting: five individuals gathered, some joining remotely from home, others tuning in from the office. Each is hunched over their own laptop, all on mute except for that one person at the end who unmutes then yells, ‘Can you hear me now?’
Meanwhile someone’s dog barks, the internet drops out, and the guest speaker’s face is pixelated into modern art. Sound familiar? You’re not alone.
Up to 90% of meeting attendees multitask their way through online meetings, and 83% of workers now spend up to a third of their week in meetings. When meetings are this frequent, keeping your team engaged and upgrading from chaos to glitch-free tech shouldn’t be optional.
The plug-and-play promise
Here’s the dream. You walk into the office meeting room, hit one button, and everything just works. Crystal-clear audio. Crisp video. No awkward hunting for HDMI leads or untangling cables while everyone waits for IT to rescue the day.
The right virtual meeting room does more than spare your team long minutes of tech wrangling; it makes your whole business look switched-on and professional to partners and clients alike.
- Professional experience every time
A well-installed setup saves you from being ‘that business’ fumbling through poor audio, blurry video or sharing screens that never quite load. Instead, you project a slick, reliable brand image.
- Happier meeting-goers
Good meeting tech means everyone can hear and see each other, no matter where they’re dialling in from.
- Less wasted time
The average meeting starts 8-12 minutes late. Multiply that by the number of weekly meetings and you’ve basically found enough time for another lunch break.
EOFY means opportunity knocks (for tax deductions, too)
Every local business owner, IT lead and office manager in Australia knows the end of the financial year is prime time for sorting budgets, wish lists, and tax deductions.
Thanks to the instant asset write-off, businesses with turnover under $10 million can immediately deduct the business portion of assets under $20,000, provided the asset is first used or installed before 30 June 2025.
That covers plenty of top-tier virtual meeting room systems.
What’s more, if you go over that limit, you’re not out of luck. There are simplified rules that allow businesses to write off assets over multiple years, so tech upgrades still feel pretty sweet around tax time.
| Full disclaimer (because lawyers!): We’re not accountants, so check out the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) site and talk to your professional, number-crunching specialist for the details. |
Make meetings work for you
This EOFY, you can ditch the headache of patchy calls and delayed starts by taking advantage of tax incentives, spending that leftover budget, and maybe regaining a little sanity along the way.
For a hassle-free upgrade, we can quote, invoice, and schedule your shiny new meeting room install at a time that won’t mess with your week. And before everyone else gets the same brilliant idea!