‘Innovative’ automation tool to improve finance efficiency
BlackLine and SAP have launched a new finance analysis tool to speed up analysis and replace manual processes.
TECHNOLOGY • Wed, 05 Jun 2024
A ‘rocky road’ for the retail industry: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
A recent report has highlighted the significant challenges affecting the retail industry across Australia
ECONOMY • Tue, 04 Jun 2024
Fair Work Commission increases minimum wage by 3.75%
The Fair Work Commission has released its highly-anticipated Annual Wage review for 2024, which will affect approximately 2.6 million workers across the country.
ECONOMY • Mon, 03 Jun 2024
Qld women sentenced over illegal COVID-19 scheme claims
Three Queensland women who illegally attempted to access superannuation payments under a federal government COVID-19 scheme have been sentenced to prison.
TAX • Wed, 29 May 2024
PwC scandal goes deeper than a few bad apples, academic says
Regulators and advisers need more diversity of thought, and taxation is more than a cost to be minimised, a lecturer has said.
PROFESSION • Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Accountants, finance professionals a top target for cyber criminals
Cybercriminals are tailoring their attacks towards accounting professionals, many of whom appear to have "fairly extensive" understandings of accounting processes.
TECHNOLOGY • Wed, 21 Feb 2024
ATO taking R&D tax claims more seriously, expert says
A major funding boost for the research and development tax incentive scheme means greater oversight of participating businesses, according to HLB Mann Judd.
PROFESSION • Tue, 20 Feb 2024
Everett assignments ‘dropping like flies’ as ATO cracks down
While the big end of town has copped the brunt of the ATO’s enforcement efforts on the income-splitting arrangements, smaller firms are not immune.
TAX • Tue, 20 Feb 2024
ACCC to prioritise complaints from business and consumer groups
New legislation will require the ACCC to respond to ‘systemic or significant’ complaints from designated consumer and business groups.
PROFESSION • Mon, 19 Feb 2024