Uber decision highlights GP payroll vulnerabilities, accountant warns

Tax • By Emma Partis

The recent Uber decision has highlighted vulnerabilities in the medical sector, which could leave many more general ...

Tags: News

PwC gets the green light to bid for new government work

Profession • By Emma Partis

On Thursday, the Department of Finance gave PwC the green light to bid for new government contracts, marking the end of ...

Tags: News, government

‘Absolute garbage’: Liberal senator slams ACTU housing tax reform proposal

Tax • By Emma Partis

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has called an ACTU proposal to restrict negative gearing and the capital gains tax ...

Tags: News, ato, tax, RBA, ABS

Simplify trust taxation law and reform housing taxes, says BDO

Tax • By Emma Partis

BDO has called for holistic tax reform ahead of the government’s productivity roundtable, including the simplification ...

Tags: News, tax

Gabriel Ho appointed to lead RSM’s new Brisbane corporate finance division

Profession • By Emma Partis

RSM Australia has appointed Gabriel Ho as a partner to lead its new corporate finance division in Brisbane.

Economists call for ‘inefficient’ stamp duty, insurance taxes to be scrapped

Tax • By Emma Partis

Economists have called for stamp duty and insurance taxes to be scrapped entirely after their analysis found they ...

Tags: News, tax

New tariff rates align with ‘worst case scenario,’ economists say

Economy • By Emma Partis

The US global effective tariff rate has risen to levels last seen in the 1930s, with stark impacts for its closest ...

Tags: News

ACTU’s pre-roundtable pitch calls for housing tax reform, wealth taxes

Tax • By Emma Partis

Ahead of the government’s economic reform roundtable, the Australian Council of Trade Unions said it will be lobbying ...

Tags: News, tax

‘Wake-up call for businesses’: Uber hit with $81m payroll tax bill in court

Tax • By Emma Partis

A NSW court has issued a landmark decision, ruling that Uber is an employer of its drivers for payroll tax purposes, ...

Tags: News, tax