The corporate regulator and the Australian Accounting Standards Board have announced a series of workshops to help smaller companies get ready for new mandatory sustainability reporting requirements.
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The government has opened three consultation papers for reforms that aim to improve consumer protections in the superannuation and financial services sectors.
The accounting and audit professions are entering a new skills era as firms continue to embed AI into their overall strategy, a recent Caseware study has found.
Businesses are wrongly assuming that the Payday Super regime is simply about paying super more frequently, when there are many other vital considerations, Employment Hero has cautioned.
Treasury documents recently released under FOI laws have revealed fresh details about stakeholder views on audit regulation in the aftermath of the PwC tax leaks scandal.
Registered tax practitioners will now be able to control which of their contact details are publicly available on the TPB website.
The professional bodies have called for changes to the bill to consolidate the Financial Reporting Council, AASB, and AUASB into a single entity, after previous recommendations were ignored.
The practical report provides guidance on applying the ISSA 5000 requirements to estimates and forward-looking information.
ASIC's crackdown on the non-lodgment of financial reports has resulted in a further three companies being fined for failing to meet their obligations.
Deborah O’Neill has raised “serious concerns” about alleged misconduct at KPMG, including breaches of independence and the misuse of confidential information, following a whistleblower tip-off.
Australian companies and not for profits are turning to M&A deals to secure their futures amid an increasingly volatile economic environment, surveys have indicated.