PROFESSION • Staff Reporter

Submissions have opened for the first-ever Women in Accounting Awards for those who have shaped Australia’s accounting profession.

PROFESSION • Carlos Tse

One SMSF expert said that while only making minor changes for trustees, the new proposed reforms to the superannuation system require greater clarity to ensure those wanting to open a fund have a clear timeline.

PROFESSION • Malavika Santhebennur

A tax specialist has said some of the proposed tests that businesses need to pass to qualify for innovative business CGT concessions is worrying.

PROFESSION • Malavika Santhebennur

A consultant has called for entities to appoint a new audit firm every 10 years with a five-year cooling-off period before reappointment.

PROFESSION • Damian Ogden, Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Australia has no shortage of conversations about productivity.

PROFESSION • Accounting Times

A free event aimed at helping finance professionals diversify their offerings beyond home loans has been launched by Accounting Times’ parent company, Momentum Media.

PROFESSION • Miranda Brownlee

The supply of new entrants to the accounting profession is contracting. At the same time, demand for tax professionals continues to rise off the back of increasing regulatory complexity, according to a research report.

PROFESSION • Malavika Santhebennur

A governance adviser has urged the PJC to consider how to inoculate KPMG and all other auditors, accountants, regulators, company directors, economists, and the public against ethical blindness.

PROFESSION • Miranda Brownlee

Sladen Legal has warned the government that the proposed new fixed trust definition is overly complicated and uncertain.

PROFESSION • Carlos Tse

Moore Australia’s Victoria and Tasmania operation has welcomed a new director to its corporate and international tax team.