- Tax
- Surprising insights into Christmas Day workaholics
- How to navigate the ATO’s lodgment and payment options
- Home or away, residency test needs reform
- Trust vesting case casts shadow over ATO ruling
- The tax leftovers Labor must digest
- Make investments for art’s sake
- Help! My client has received an ATO letter about crypto trading
- Profit motive puts crypto trades on revenue account
- Take a strategic approach to dealing with DPNs
- What to tell your foreign worker about tax
- Why your firm is now a risky business
- Find the right tax strategy for life insurance
- Are my crypto trades on a wash cycle?
- How Div 7A changes the game for companies and trusts
- What becomes of COVID cash when a company winds up?
- Frustrating reality of ATO overlooked in audit report
- Why risk millions by getting payroll wrong?
- Family farms: NSW decides when duty calls
- How to avoid personal liability when dealing with DPNs
- One last chance to tell the ATO how you feel about s100A
- What BBlood Enterprises case means for s100A
- BBlood decision casts doubt on 100A draft ruling
- With 100A, the ATO has zoned us out
- Timely review of Taxpayers’ Charter a chance to modernise
- How to avoid the traps in TPD claims through super
- Why clients need a warning over ‘fringe’ tax advice
- What does the Minerva case mean for trust distributions?
- Excessive ATO assessment? Know your rights to object
- Why time’s up for the mischief in off-market share buybacks
- When it comes to valuations, make sure the price is right
- Five low-cost tips for better cyber protection
- Why accountants must be alert to 100A agreement traps
- How crypto assets can trigger CGT tripwires
- Why accountants must heed creditor duty decision
- How to avoid the costly pitfall of payroll errors
- How 100A multiplies the compliance burden
- From 100A to exam cheats and director IDs … Oh, what a year!
- How to find the tax compliance model that fits
- Three ways to solve all your s100A problems
- Asset protection and SMSFs — a Tax Office warning
- How Guardian case shines a light on reimbursement agreements
- Why concerns linger over s100A final ruling
- Where the Guardian appeal was won and lost
- ATO ruling will double the cost of trust distribution work
- ATO issues warning to taxpayers over overseas money transfers
- ATO to launch publicity campaign for final work-from-home guidance
- Government moves the goalposts on super again
- Extra scrutiny of GST claims will fail to unmask fraudsters, experts say
- ATO interest charges hit highest level in a decade
- Triple-pronged approach to Div 7A puts ‘crazy’ demand on accountants
- ‘Significant tightening’: Details revealed on thin capitalisation changes
- Payroll tax appeal ‘delivers way out’ for medical centres
- Super fund satisfaction declines, but TBC rule ‘a watershed’
- Promissory notes a ‘last resort’ for gift and loan back arrangements
- Beware using asset protection as ‘get out of jail card’
- Court case clarifies application of SG to contractors
- Whistleblower who lifted lid on aggressive ATO tactics to face trial
- Tougher laws introduced to tackle superannuation theft
- Accountants must highlight dangers of raiding super: ATO
- Federal budget tipped to ‘target smaller, wealthier cohorts’
- Critics damn ‘uncertainty’ in franking credit changes
- ATO boosts data-matching arsenal to close $1.3bn rental property gap
- ‘Rushed’ multinational tax changes to hit foreign investment
- Inefficient, complex FBT regime ripe for overhaul
- Share economy regime to expose GST, CGT compliance issues
- Angry chorus of disapproval greets $3m super tax
- ATO confirms update to foreign ownership register
- ATO to take 4 additional DGR registers
- How to avoid CGT on deceased estate property
- ATO to amend s100A ruling in wake of Guardian appeal
- ATO upgrades to ‘simpler, better’ lodgment deferral system
- Off-market buybacks ‘super-size tax benefits – for some’
- Flick to electricity for 20% tax deduction, small business told
- One-third of business owners predict personal hit from budget
- Government unveils PRRT reforms ahead of tonight’s budget
- How to plot a path through the s100A minefield
- Strategic tax reform ‘missing in action’
- Sun about to set on range of popular tax measures, ATO warns
- PRRT reforms ‘strike a fine balance’, says RSM
- How to adopt a risk-free approach to s100A
- ATO rental property focus to keep accountants on their toes
- ATO crackdown focuses on rental properties, work claims, CGT
- ATO targets side hustles in crackdown on undeclared income
- How the ATO will turn celebrity into a challenge
- Victorian land tax changes ‘to hit small business, renters’
- Higher payroll taxes tipped to ‘impact jobs and wages’
- ‘Burdensome’ multinational reporting changes raise major concerns
- How to take CGT sting from assets bequeathed to a foreign resident
- CA ANZ pushes for advice regulation changes ahead of $3m threshold
- Government to revise franking credit changes after Senate Inquiry
- Taxpayers must ensure they are ‘tax literate’: CPA
- ATO tells small businesses to come clean
- BDO flags EOFY checklist items for businesses
- Master EOFY Complexity with ChangeGPS
- Accountants urged ‘not to jump the gun’ on $3m threshold
- Appointor succession and $46m UPEs
- ATO widens its data-matching capacity
- Technical expert flags EOFY planning tips for super
- How to prepare your clients for the end of the financial year
- Cryptocurrency space in desperate need of further tax guidance
- SME tax incentives pass both houses
- Tax season is coming: What’s your people plan?
- Micro businesses ‘overwhelmed’ with tax debts, lodgements
- Avoid copying last year’s return, warns ATO
- Federal Court dismisses appeal over R&D claim
- July start date for multinational tax changes expected to stay
- Government told to scrap NALE provisions
- VCAT decision raises stamp duty risks for capital raising
- Industry groups push for extension to small business energy incentive
- ATO reveals characteristics and behaviours it will focus on
- Government establishes e-invoicing hub to encourage take-up
- Tax offset ‘to boost computer game industry’
- ‘Aggressive’ ATO puts directors in front line for tax debts
- CPA flags ‘major deficiencies’ in thin capitalisation changes
- Tax residency changes ‘fail to consider post-covid scenarios’
- ATO signals tougher approach on tax debt recovery
- Debt creation provisions ‘detrimental’ to genuine transactions, warns AFMA
- Thin cap changes to ‘discriminate against mid-market taxpayers’
- Average ATO refund tumbles $430 compared to last July
- ATO urged to postpone tax determination on NALI and CGT
- Why company boards must keep an eagle eye on tax governance
- CA ANZ pushes for deferral of multinational tax changes
- Certainty over tax residency rules ‘will come at a cost’
- Bikie gang members charged over alleged GST fraud
- Penalty amnesty tempts 7,000 small businesses back into tax system
- Multinational tax changes enter the Senate
- NSW, Victoria prescribe GP payroll tax without amnesty sweetener
- Medical centres confront $600k payroll tax bills or closure
- Plutus Payroll scammers plead case ahead of sentencing
- Taxpayers get refunds despite having debts-on-hold
- SMSFs, unit trusts and NALI – some lessons for all
- Government releases draft PRRT legislation
- NSW pauses payroll tax audits to consult with GPs
- Structural changes to erode Australia’s tax base: IGR
- Holistic tax reform ‘a solution to Australia’s crumbling tax base’
- BDO flags key areas for ‘bite-sized tax reform’
- Unorthodox tax measures spark fears about ‘new era of tax’
- Police seize cigarettes, tobacco worth millions in lost tax
- Fraudster who claimed $830k in GST refunds gets 7.5 years’ jail
- Small business CGT concessions a ‘one way ticket to an ATO review’
- CA ANZ urges government to delay GST input tax credit changes
- ATO escalates warnings over dodgy rental claims
- Too many businesses roll the dice on tax debt: Jordan
- Case law drives significant tax outcomes for Tax Office
- ATO takes gloves off to chase down $4bn in long-term debt
- Side hustles run from home can trigger CGT, tax lawyer warns
- Tax debts ‘at double pre-pandemic levels, $1m common’
- Accounting software subs eligible for 20% bonus deduction
- Division 7A loans a looming crisis, accountants warned
- Small business tax measures, NALI changes enter Parliament
- ATO interest charges soar to highest level since GFC
- Qld retreats from payroll tax on medical centre GPs
- Risk matrix in PCG 2021/4 a ‘blunt tool’ for assessing risk
- Changes to carbon credit tax rules ‘add complexity and cost for farmers’
- Revised NALE rules ‘miss chance to clarify SMSF bugbear’
- NSW budget to close ‘loopholes’ on duties, taxes
- GP Clinics left in ‘uncertain position’ on payroll tax, says KPMG
- Victorian ‘Airbnb tax’ misjudges landlords, experts say
- Land valuation changes to impact Queensland property owners
- Government to overhaul thin capitalisation changes after inquiry
- Court takes aim at ‘arbitrary’ GST rules in recent decision
- Accountants sweat on ‘non-stop’ wave of ATO super audits
- ATO raises $40m from crackdown on sales suppression tools
- ‘Expand FBT break to EV chargers, solar panels, batteries’
- SMSFA urges government to remove active member test
- Tech, skills boosts contain sting in tail for shareholders
- Proposed factor test for tax residency ‘won’t resolve complexities’
- Government unveils further details on $3 million cap in draft legislation
- ATO activity on SG ramps up as data-matching program expands
- $3m super tax legislation to cause ‘unintended outcomes’, SMSF industry warns
- AAT decision overturns ATO ruling on trusts and Div 7A
- Shifting property market creates GST traps for developers
- High-risk transactions by multinationals in decline, says ATO
- Government consults on details of payday super measure
- ATO will dob in 9k businesses to credit agencies this month
- Victoria land tax ‘onslaught’ could spark investor exodus
- $3m super tax will thump thousands of SMSF members with $80k bill
- PwC reforms ‘could threaten objective tax advice’, warns Tax Institute
- Payroll tax ruling ‘financially devastating’ for dental practices, warns ADA
- High Court rules against Victoria’s electric vehicle road charge
- Government releases revised amendments to thin capitalisation rules
- You can offer digitally-enabled financial guidance without an AFSL
- Prepare for surge in GST audits, ATO warns tax agents
- Tax revenue up $6.4bn from large corporates, ATO reports
- Industry super fund calls for indexation for $3m super tax
- Mid-year WFH changes ‘will catch out many taxpayers’
- AI could ‘resolve GST classification burden’, says ATO assistant commissioner
- Concerning global tax evasion patterns emerging, report reveals
- Eliminate tax gender bias and liberate $128bn, taskforce urges
- ATO flags small business tax debt, SG as key focus areas for FY23–24
- ATO ramps up compliance action on ‘growing GST debt’
- CA ANZ proposes simpler solutions to $3m super tax
- ATO taking stricter line on payment plans, businesses warned
- Small business facing ‘legislative uncertainty’ with tax incentives now stalled
- ‘Integrity issues’ prompt ATO to clarify rules for R&D incentive
- Self-employed 'missing out on $3.5 billion in tax deductions'
- Tax agents hit with ‘petty’ ATO list of old debts as small as 4c
- Festive work parties must dance through an FBT ‘minefield’
- Revised thin capitalisation rules fail to deliver ‘substantive change’
- Expanded Victoria land tax ‘to hit SMSFs with property’
- ATO responds to AAT decision on taxi compensation payment
- Joint bodies reject government’s ‘two-tiered’ approach to NALE reforms
- ATO flags poor governance documentation as top issue in Next 5,000 review
- ATO warns employers on emerging ‘FBT myths’
- CA ANZ slams limited consultation period for revised thin capitalisation measures
- Accountants warned not to jump the gun with AAT’s Div7A decision
- Large corporates pay record $83.8 billion in income tax for FY21–22
- ATO, banks revive legacy debts and return to court action
- Lack of progress with Pillar Two reforms ‘disappointing’, says RSM
- Average refund plummets by $580, total payout down $5.4bn
- Bill to implement ‘biggest crackdown on tax adviser misconduct’ enters Parliament
- ATO refuses to budge until result of Bendel case appeal
- Grant Thornton flags key trigger points for ATO transfer pricing reviews
- BDO flags ‘festive tax traps’ for businesses as year end approaches
- Why ASIC needs to rise from ashes of failed phoenix case
- Thin cap overhaul goes ‘too far’, warns tax expert
- Entertainment or gift? Remember how it comes wrapped in tax
- ATO slips from top spot in public trust ranking
- ATO slams brakes on debts campaign in face of backlash
- Peak body demands Canberra to reject ‘international student tax’
- When NALI punishment goes way beyond the crime
- Victoria to hand back $7m in unlawful EV taxes
- ATO wins landmark diverted profits case against Pepsi
- AccountantsIQ tackles tax challenges of ageing
- ATO pursues Coca-Cola for $174m diverted profits tax
- Unlock QuickBooks Tax for free with the ProAdvisor Program
- ATO will scrutinise fine print in employee v contractor issues
- ATO waives $48m under lodgement amnesty
- Agribusiness guide update covers latest tax, legal issues
- What Bendel exposes about ATO rulings
- Streamline Tax Season with QuickBooks Tax: 3 Reasons Accountants Love It
- $3m super tax ‘will be devastating to farmers’
- Tax ombudsman launches probe into how ATO handles identity theft
- Two men get 8 years’ jail for $40m gold bullion fraud
- Small business set for ‘unforeseen pain’ with tax collection changes, CA ANZ warns
- ATO warns advisers against suspect R&D tax claims
- ATO issues lodgment tips for Next 5000 groups
- Commissioner’s remedial power ‘underused, invisible’
- ATO research will help trustees understand their obligations: CEO
- Why 2023 was a year of living taxingly
- CFS flags planning opportunities ahead of stage 3 tax cuts
- Tax issues with mixed purpose loans tipped to rise this year: Hayes Knight
- Crucial deadline looms for foreign owners of Victorian property
- CGW flags ‘largest trap’ with Section 99B and trust distributions
- ‘Sub-optimal’ thin cap rules to damage economy, warns CPA
- Australian multinationals warned on top tax issues ahead of EOFY
- Advocacy group pushes for tax changes to improve worker shortages
- How accountants and bookkeepers are automating & streamlining their processes
- Plastic tax could stem ‘waste tsunami’, raise $1.5bn
- AAT upholds ATO decision in GST dispute
- Tribunal rejects real estate agent’s tax deductions in recent decision
- IMF urges Canberra to bite the bullet with tax overhaul
- ATO must take ‘pragmatic’ approach to thin cap changes, says CA ANZ
- NALI delay ‘a kick in the guts’ for industry, says law firm
- Streamline Tax Season with QuickBooks Tax: 3 Reasons Accountants Love It
- Treasurer defends revised stage 3 tax cuts plan
- IFPA calls for repeal of s100A
- ATO to pull plug on legacy website
- QuickBooks Roadshow is back with 15 locations (+ virtual) in March 2024!
- Businesses threaten: No more tax until client linking fix
- Tax Institute calls for ‘high compliance’ taxes to be abolished
- Trust taxation ‘in urgent need of review’, government told
- Stage 3 tax cuts to impact budget in longer-term: Grattan Institute
- Stage 3 tax cuts legislation to enter Parliament today
- Auditor rallies younger members to fight against $3m super tax
- Experts sound alarm over ‘flawed’ ATO royalty ruling
- Stage 3 cuts to pass House, Senate greenlights ‘right to disconnect’
- Stage 3 tax cuts divide accountants
- Intercompany transactions, agreements under ‘heightened scrutiny’, companies warned
- Revised draft legislation released for country-by-country reporting
- Resort developer gets 10-year sentence for $15m tax fraud
- Pressure mounts on government to curb negative gearing, CGT
- Audit office damns ATO safeguards in wake of $2bn GST fraud
- ATO guidance needed on thin cap changes, says CPA
- ATO needs active monitoring by oversight board: IPA
- ATO defends ‘strong’ GST fraud controls against ANAO criticism
- Employer audits to surge, ATO warns
- Court dismisses dispute over capital allowance deductions
- Everett assignments ‘dropping like flies’ as ATO cracks down
- ATO mulls options with on-hold tax debts
- Why transparency won’t fix Australia’s tax system
- ATO’s hands tied with scrapping on-hold debts, expert says
- ‘No reason’ for gas industry’s generous anti-avoidance rules
- Contribution caps set to increase from 1 July
- Not-for-profits scrambling to justify tax-exempt status
- Australia’s tax debate is part of a global ‘war on fair taxation’
- ATO targets multinationals outside of justified trust program
- What to tell clients ahead of stage 3 tax cuts
- ATO issues ‘last warning’ on overdue TPARs
- Further fraudsters jailed over GST fraud scheme
- Pandemic super withdrawals to cost taxpayers $85bn
- Multinationals should be acting on base erosion sooner, not later
- RACGP calls for clarity on payroll tax promise in Tasmania
- ATO issues $23m in assessments after latest ESST raids
- ATO ruling flags common audit traps for self-education claims
- ATO's SMSF crackdown sees 149 trustees disqualified
- ATO welcomes SGSP Australia Assets settlement as win for taskforce
- ATO targeting DPNs at directors with high value assets
- ATO’s adviser strategy zeroes in on late-paying partners
- Full Federal Court rejects ATO's Minerva anti-avoidance ruling
- ATO issues decision impact statement on Bowerman case
- Former ATO employee jailed for accepting bribes
- ATO’s client-agent linking a threat to system integrity: IGTO
- AusNet appeals Federal Court capital allowance deductions case
- Super Clearing House change to impact small businesses, SMSFs
- Government unveils details of Division 296 tax for defined benefit interests
- Tax services are ‘urgently needed’ in remote communities
- DPNs surge to over 18,000 as ATO ramps up action on debt
- ATO admits to fast-tracking client linking over fraud concerns
- Bowerman decision highlights flaws with ATO approach to losses
- Full Federal Court dismisses appeal in recent FBT case
- ATO appeals FOI order relating to transfer pricing audit
- ATO’s SG activities expose ‘clearing house debacle’, says IPA
- Treasury releases draft minimum tax rules for multinationals
- $3m super tax to ‘disrupt’ small business and farmers, warns SMSFA
- Law firm flags risk mitigation strategies for ATO audits
- Tax agents still failing Div 7A basics, ATO warns
- Federal Court rejects yet another ATO anti-avoidance decision
- ATO’s debts on hold campaign prompts new IGTO guidance
- $5.2m in illicit tobacco destroyed following ATO investigation
- ‘Cold-blooded’ ATO needlessly withheld refund from vulnerable taxpayer
- Tax Office ‘dredging up’ decade old director debts
- ATO responds to IGTO guidance on debt notification
- 16,500 SMSFs face regulator scrutiny over valuations
- ATO ‘recalibrates’ combined assurance review program
- GST distribution reform: ‘Worst’ public policy decision this century
- ATO raises concerns over $200m in illegal SMSF loans
- Common FBT mistakes flagged as FBT season kicks off
- Deakin tax tool to help NFPs cope with ATO’s ‘ticking time bomb’
- The ATO reflects on ‘very hard lesson’ in debt collection
- Next 5,000 groups will pay for unsubstantiated related party transactions: ATO
- Genuine tax reform is difficult and it’s partly my fault: Ken Henry
- ATO urges NFPs to start preparing for new reporting
- ATO issues alert on false invoicing arrangements
- Draft legislation to provide tax relief for certain lump sum payments
- ATO issues favourable ruling on KPMG fuel tax credit product
- Paul Tilley: Australian tax system is a ‘renovator’s delight’
- ATO information sharing upheld in RDTI fraud case
- Cost of tax debt ‘to soar in 2025’, CA ANZ warns
- Small business urged to use ATO courses to learn tax, boost compliance
- AFP busts business that allegedly washed $1bn for 1.2k tax evaders
- Australia rejects UN global tax reform, despite talking a ‘big game’
- ATO issues response on NALI decision by AAT
- Self-employed, trust beneficiaries gamifying tax brackets, research finds
- ATO flags trust administration changes ahead of 1 July
- Broking associations hit back at payroll tax decision
- Tax season is coming: What’s your plan?
- ATO warns of ‘serious penalties’ for unlawful tax scheme promoters
- IFRS 18: ‘significant’ changes to financial statements
- ATO explores ‘digitised guidance’ to combat Division 7A issues
- ATO consistently failing to meet transfer pricing targets, audit finds
- Tribunal confirms ATO’s power to make RDTI ruling
- ATO updates client-agent linking system to prevent ‘inadvertent errors’
- ACTU double-leave-half-pay reform will stress payroll accounting
- H&R Block's predictions for 2024 ATO compliance hotspots
- ATO takes ‘stringent’ stance on GIC remissions as part of debt clampdown
- ATO warns Next 5,000 Groups against outgrowing their tax reporting
- Accountants cautioned on ‘unexpected tax consequences’ with Division 7A loans
- ATO ‘underestimated’ impact of Peter Collins licensing decision: Hirschhorn
- Experts clash over classification of PRRT as ‘super-profits tax’
- CGT, negative gearing reform could save $60bn, analysis finds
- AAT upholds ATO decision on self-education expenses
- ATO issues alert to SMSFs on crypto scams and losses
- Top adviser calls for end to tax system tinkering
- Global billionaire tax would add $250bn in tax revenues
- ATO’s systems vulnerable to tax fraud, IGTO report cautions
- Budget tipped to deliver tax breaks for business investment
- Endangered NFPs to gain from Deakin’s reporting tool
- Global initiative claws back US$2.3bn in taxes for developing nations
- ATO expands data-matching program for crypto assets
- Treasurer to beef up ATO’s foreign investment tax reviews
- Mid market wants a tax reform-led economic recovery: survey
- Businesses urge Treasurer to follow through on tax incentives hints
- ATO cautions tax agents on ‘cut and paste’ lodgment deferrals
- Scrutinise trust deeds to avoid ‘unexpected outcomes’, ATO urges
- Business NSW calls for federal review to end payroll tax, stamp duty
- ATO to be given ‘notice to produce’ powers under proposed changes
- $3m super tax likely to progress ‘warts and all’, IPA warns
- Victorian budget offers ‘little support’ to struggling businesses: CPA
- Expert warns tax agents can no longer turn a blind eye to cryptocurrency
- ATO urges professional firms to clean up distribution statements
- Future Taxed in Australia: Treasurer budgets for business tax breaks
- Victorian budget fails to save GP clinics from ‘payroll tax fiasco’
- Service entities must face looming payroll tax issue ‘head on’, warns tax lawyer
- PRRT deductions cap gets Senate Committee green light
- Multinationals scrambling to meet thin cap reform deadlines
- Chalmers confirms business tax incentives in budget
- SMSFA urges Senate crossbench to halt ‘flawed’ super tax bill
- Business tax incentives, tax reform top of budget wishlist
- Lendlease hit with $112m tax bill
- Taxing the Tax Office: ATO debt recovery to grow costlier under federal outsourcing levy
- This year in tax: Accounting experts, professional bodies break down budget tax takeaways
- Federal budget: The accounting profession delivers its verdict
- Popular $20k tax break fails to move needle on SME cost pressures
- ‘Hammer is about to drop’: ATO debts driving insolvency spike
- Definitions in dob-in provisions ‘highly problematic’ for practitioners
- Definitions in dob-in provisions ‘highly problematic’ for practitioners
- ATO affirms Federal Court’s ‘employee’ definition for super purposes
- CA ANZ urges ATO to revise NALI guidance after court decision
- Court rules against Qld businessman’s EY-inspired tax schemes
- Increased penalties for royalty withholding tax non-compliance
- Labor’s PRRT deductions cap clears Parliament – but not for free
- Instant asset write-off the latest ‘political football’, says NTAA
- Lendlease chair steps down amid ATO tax stoush
- ATO funding to bring more taxpayers under real-time scrutiny
- Lowering the corporate tax rate could save Australia’s productivity: think tank
- Dob-in provisions to pose major issues for common scenarios
- AAT sets aside trustee disqualification
- Parliamentary pipeline stalling Treasurer’s key tax reforms
- ATO flags top problem areas for rental property deductions
- ‘Bad precedent’: Costello slams Treasurer’s super tax
- ‘A lot of work’ and little time for Pillar Two reporting
- ATO warns taxpayers on ‘double dipping’ with WFH deductions
- Payroll tax for GPs scrapped in Victoria, SA
- ATO scrutiny on trust distributions increasing, lawyer warns
- Federal Court quashes AAT decision involving property trust
- Foreign partners can be held liable under promoter penalty laws
- Federal Court quashes AAT decision involving property trust
- HLB Mann Judd flags super changes for new financial year
- Plan now to take advantage of stage 3 tax cuts, specialist advises
- Victorian government swoops on vacant properties in tax crackdown
- Land tax objections can attract ‘greater scrutiny’, warns law firm
- Government ‘failing small business’ with political games: Allegra Spender
- Qld women sentenced over illegal COVID-19 scheme claims
- Renewed talk on corporate tax reform welcomed by business, accounting groups
- Lawyer issues reminder on tax risks with UPEs
- ATO flags critical considerations with family trust elections
- Next 5,000 private groups urged to seek advice on significant transactions
- ATO offers further guidance on self-assessing for new NFP return
- Instant asset write-off measure for 2024–25 introduced into Parliament
- ATO ‘scrutinising’ section 109RB requests, practitioners warned
- Dubai’s Godolphin Stables loses High Court appeal over land tax break
- CPA Australia calls for 2-year extension to stalled tax break
- NFPs urged to check guidance before applying for private rulings
- Lost receipts to cost SMB owners $948m in unclaimed expenses
- Victoria’s new tax regime to ‘significantly impact’ commercial property, lawyer warns
- Bendel appeal could affect Section 100A approach, says ATO
- Tax time confusion spikes among small business owners, survey shows
- Queensland Treasurer unveils payroll tax changes in budget
- Landlords who ‘double dip’, fudge deductions in ATO crosshairs
- City Beach founders win tax battle with ATO over $52m restructure
- Global report reveals ‘accelerated adoption’ of Pillar Two measures
- Hotelier’s $11m tax fight fails as court confirms ‘all or nothing’ stance
- Freight company wins small business CGT concession dispute
- Grant Thornton flags biggest EOFY pitfalls with employment tax lodgments
- NSW seizes ‘low-hanging fruit’ with new land tax slugs
- ATO to consult on new GST reporting for Top 1,000 groups
- Voluntary tax compliance for large market at ‘highest ever’, says ATO
- ATO focus on FBT, are your clients in the ATO sights?
- Pillar Two rules pose ‘significant compliance challenges’, consultation reveals
- PepsiCo wins appeal against Commissioner of Taxation
- ATO’s outdated estate rules cause delays, confusion
- Treasurer unveils initial plans for production tax incentives
- Tax incentives to reduce food waste introduced into Parliament
- Minimum global tax to eliminate ‘dodgy accounting tricks’, says assistant minister
- Temporary FBT break lifts plug-in hybrid sales 130%
- Nearly half of crypto investors unclear on tax rules, survey finds
- Accountant’s $340k BAS refund claim crumbles
- Review of Qld property tax draws cautious support
- Bankruptcy trustee’s bid to shirk CGT on $388k sale fails in court
- ATO hands NFPs 5-month extension to lodge self-reviews
- Outlook for tax debts ‘not all doom and gloom’, says tax specialist
- Loan Market decision a ‘national’ payroll tax issue, warns MFAA
- Court quashes AAT residency ruling ‘infected by errors’
- Revenue authorities demanding ‘higher level of proof’ for payroll tax reviews
- Boost savings this FY by salary packaging: NALSPA
- Australia’s R&D tax incentives among world's most generous: OECD
- Taxpayer wins appeal against Commissioner in Federal Court
- Petition to scrap code changes hits 1k signatures
- ATO’s growing data access ‘alarming’, says TaxTank CEO
- ATO flags common errors delaying R&D registrations
- Research identifies ‘blindspots’ in Australia’s CbC reporting
- Russian couple’s tax bill upheld after $1.6m found in covert ATO audit
- ‘Bleisure’ travel claims in ATO sights, experts warn
- TPB puts 3.8k practitioners on notice over outstanding tax obligations
- Ute tax loophole costs government $250m
- Partner profits to face ATO crackdown, warns William Buck
- CPA calls for guidance on timeline for Pillar Two reforms
- ATO clarifies approach on disputed debts for larger businesses
- Three-quarters of Australians back wealth tax amid rising inequality
- Tax chiefs make global impact: J5 report
- SMBs to be given 4 years to amend returns under proposed legislation
- ATO provides clarity on Section 99B in new guidance
- Coalition would reverse Div 296 tax: Howarth
- ATO underscores focus on withholding tax obligations
- ATO issues reminder on record-keeping requirements for taxpayers
- Voluntary tax believer fined $15k for bogus trust deductions
- ATO announces plans to appeal PepsiCo decision in High Court
- BAS agent hit with 4-year ban for failing tax obligations
- ATO issues further advice to NFPs on self-review return
- Tax reform critical to tackle wealth inequality, research reveals
- ATO flags multinationals and larger taxpayers as priority area in FY25 plans
- Farmers and SMEs call for protection against ‘super tax’
- Big business must prepare for ‘imminent’ GloBE reforms, warns RSM
- Joint bodies fight for crucial changes to $3m super tax bill
- Tax agent and client hit with 5-year sentences for ‘cheating tax system’
- Bills to introduce GloBE reforms clear lower house
- Upcoming election to bring tax system ‘back in focus’: Tax Institute
- Claiming R&D activities can boost agrifood sector: RSM Australia
- Greens’ $514bn ‘Robin Hood’ tax slug sparks business backlash
- PCG 2024/D2 poses ‘higher taxes for thousands of businesses’, warns tax expert
- ‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with regulator
- ATO practice statement lays down law on illegal early release perpetrators
- Notification threshold ‘too low’ for foreign resident CGT changes: KPMG
- ‘Brazen’ ATO bribes land man behind bars
- Consultants cautioned on tax traps with PSI rules
- ATO predicts further jump in tax debt disclosures to credit agencies
- ATO reveals common rental property errors from data-matching program
- ATO reveals top issues on its radar for Next 5,000 groups
- Greens’ big corporation taxes for resources sector to raise $61.6bn: PBO
- Accounting bodies demand action on code changes in letter to PM
- Small business collectable debt ‘slowing down’, says ATO
- ATO rules out simplifying NFP rules despite ‘pockets of confusion’
- Joint bodies continue support for disallowance motion on TASA changes
- ATO offers guidance to NFPs on assessing charitable purposes
- Uber wins payroll tax case against Revenue NSW
- ATO calls out tax advisers still making ‘basic’ errors
- Disallowance motion on code changes voted down in Senate
- Oil, gas giants driving positive trends in big business tax: ATO
- Tax tipped to be major feature of election campaign
- William Buck calls for clearer payroll tax legislation
- Accounting bodies must continue ‘loud approach’ on policy development: Julie Bishop
- Tax laws trap domestic abuse survivors in debt cycles, expert warns
- ATO urges workers to claim $17.8bn in lost super
- Top end of town more compliant than ever, ATO reports
- Mortgage aggregator ‘up for the fight’ on payroll tax
- Government releases details on luxury car tax changes
- Government signs treaty to protect tax bases in developing countries
- Federal Court dismisses appeal in tax dispute over settlement payment
- ATO to introduce annual GST return for large businesses
- Taxpayers must apply unused super caps, AAT rules
- Australian accountant indicted for part in multi-decade tax conspiracy
- Government mulls changes to negative gearing
- Labor resists pressure to scrap negative gearing
- National Tax Clinic Program set to expand with 5 new clinics
- LNP Qld payroll tax pledge applauded by peak medical bodies
- Foreign investors warned on tax law changes: Grant Thornton
- Government fails to deliver on agreed changes to code instrument: joint bodies
- Company slapped with termination for ‘shocking, fraudulent activity’
- ATO releases instructions for new annual GST return
- IMF calls on Canberra to phase out property, super tax breaks
- The Block’s 2024 properties the ‘tax dream’, says deduction specialist
- Lower threshold for reporting tax debts ‘to increase transparency’: IPA
- R&D expenditure claims tip $11.2bn, ATO report reveals
- Qld government makes ‘milestone move’ to scrap patient tax
- Indexing amendment for $3m super tax defeated in lower house
- Ai Group slams ATO’s new R&D incentive reporting rules
- Court calls brothers’ bluff in $16m tax appeal
- Aussies tired of ‘dodgy tax’ criminals, warns ATO
- Businesses told to prepare for phase out of PHEVs from FBT exemption: Grant Thornton
- Landholders told to review historical capital raisings after Hume decision
- Taxpayer wins High Court appeal in luxury car tax case
- Digitisation offers big opportunities for closing GST gap: ATO Commissioner
- Tax Institute welcomes IGTO's proposed review areas
- ATO report offers opportunity to benchmark R&D: RSM
- Controversial ‘Airbnb tax' set to become law
- Dissatisfaction with ATO systems ‘the highest in a decade’, IGTO told
- Timing of asset sales critical with impending Div 296 tax: specialist
- PCG 2024/D2 fails to reflect ‘commercial reality’, joint bodies warn
- From 4 Hours to 4 Minutes: Spire Accounting Streamlines Year-End Compliance
- ACCA and AICD bolster industry sectors with new partnership
- NTAA pushes for ‘urgent review into CAL deficiencies’
- Overhaul tax system to fix low productivity, inequality: Teals
- Application of section 15 will be ‘rare for most practices’, says TPB
- Tax fraud crimes to be repaid with diamonds: AFSA
- TPB to set higher bar for top end of town with code changes
- SingTel dealt final blow in $894m ATO appeal
- Government’s super tax reforms ‘modestly’ reduce tax concessions: Assistant Treasurer
- Review makes recommendations to rectify ATO’s ‘clogged’ objection system
- UK tax changes a 'nightmare' for Aussies with UK investments: Pitcher Partners
- Large corporations cough up $100bn in corporate tax
- NDIS fraudsters slapped with combined 12-year prison sentence
- TPB to leverage breach reporting in compliance programs for 24-25
- Beware tax traps this festive season, expert warns
- AFP raids PwC offices as tax leaks investigation further unfolds
- Court delivers final orders for Loan Market payroll tax case
- Tax promoter penalty changes must be delayed: SMSFA
- ATO granted special leave to appeal PepsiCo decision in High Court
- ATO issues public group disputes and settlements report
- Oracle’s $250m ATO tax battle to set precedent for tech royalties
- Tax Institute debuts new tax education system
- Bendel decision could spur ‘legislative tinkering’ from government
- Looming election offers reprieve from regulatory uncertainty
- Reliance on bracket creep risks record-high income taxes
- FBT exemption grows regional EV uptake
- Tax plan to combat food waste must be scaled up, government told
- Most pre-retirees in the dark on Div 296, report finds
- ATO issues reminder to tax agents as government phases out cheques
- ATO to crack down on businesses over failed SG payments
- KPMG pushes revised tax plan for working families
- Practitioners cautioned on ATO's top target areas for GST
- PwC sues lawyer over tax leaks scandal
- Tax administration at ‘critical time’ as ATO intensifies debt collection: IGTO
- Government looks to improve crypto tax transparency
- AAT’s legal errors force rehearing of luxury car tax dispute
- NSW payroll tax changes safeguard essential GP veteran care
- Bill to introduce tax incentives for critical minerals enters Parliament
- NSW payroll tax law to be reviewed
- Differing payroll taxes across Australia stunts productivity, BCA warns
- Court rejects R&D tax credits for basketball star’s custom shoes
- PwC scandal shows ‘biggest is never best’
- ‘Clarity on legislation is crucial’: What the NSW payroll tax review means for businesses
- Vanuatuan matriarch’s $33m sent to brother not taxable, court rules
- ATO tightens CbC reporting rules, raising costs for multinationals
- GST a critical lever in tax reform approach: Allegra Spender
- Top 500 groups still making simple errors, says ATO
- Investors reminded on looming capital gains withholding changes
- Government scraps $2 minimum on tax-deductible donations
- ATO to release further CbC reporting guidance
- Section 109RB not your get-out-of-jail-free card: ATO
- Revolutionising Tax and BAS Returns: Intuit QuickBooks Tax Simplifies Accountants’ Workflows
- Super system in need of major tax shake-up, says Actuaries Institute
- Tax reporting deadline looms for sharing economy platforms: RSM
- Perpetual flags tax blow, revises shareholder proceeds in KKR deal
- ATO cracks down on advisers abusing tax breaks for start-ups
- ATO issues alert on guarantee arrangements and Division 7A
- BDO urges government not to tinker with R&D tax incentive
- Tax Office issues cyber warning for tax professionals
- Reinstating EV subsidies key to market’s future: report
- Tax liabilities sink Perpetual-KKR deal as not in shareholder interests
- Division 7A rules in need of 'care and maintenance', says tax partner
- ATO’s draft thin cap rules miss the mark, fuel uncertainty: CA ANZ
- Top tax changes in 2024
- Aussie donation rates slow as taxpayers feel cost-of-living pinch
- Abolish $150m R&D tax incentive cap now, BCA urges
- Is Div 296 dead and buried? SMSF experts weigh in
- Breach reporting guidance raises concerns with software errors
- Mining lobby seeks $200m boost in tax breaks for junior explorers
- Developer of $118m Canberra apartments loses GST stoush with ATO
- New Airbnb tax raises concern for Victorian tourism sector
- Looming election casts uncertainty over key tax measures: Tax Institute
- Future Made in Australia measures ‘must not hinder R&D tax incentive’: BDO
- Demand for succession planning advice tipped to soar
- ART upholds TPB decision to ban tax agent
- SME owners urged to consider benefits of tax-efficient exits
- ‘Significant variation’ in ATO’s approach to financial abuse matters
- Aussie investment opportunities must become ‘more attractive’: BCA
- Insolvencies surge as ATO continues tax debt crackdown
- Aussie exporters face potential threat of US tariffs, BDO warns
- FBT, GST complexities flagged with $20k deduction proposal
- WA landowners cautioned on tax obligations as values soar
- FSC pushes for systemic tax reform ahead of election
- Treasurer slams Coalition’s $20k ‘long lunch’ tax deduction
- US withdrawal from OECD tax deal to hamper tax avoidance crackdown
- RACGP urges Qld government to pass GP payroll tax exemption
- COSBOA lobbies for modernised tax system, red tape reduction
- CPA calls for alternative strategies for reducing ATO tax debt
- ATO homes in on thin capitalisation for justified trust reviews
- Dodgy tax schemes on the rise, ATO warns
- Vehicle association calls for stricter definitions with luxury car tax changes
- ‘Resource constrained’ firms unprepared for CbC reporting: Grant Thornton
- Senate committee approves tax incentives for critical mineral production
- Government urged to scrap section 100A: IFPA
- FSC boss says super tax ‘symbolic’ of Australia’s failing tax system
- CA ANZ pushes for government to scrap super tax concessions policy
- Senate to debate super tax bill today
- Coalition slams GIC deduction changes as ‘brazen cash grab’
- Tax breaks have ‘little effect’ on business investment, RBA finds
- Concerns raised with ATO’s approach to section 109U
- Effective record keeping critical for preventing ‘costly audits’, ATO warns
- Senators urged to reject ‘harmful‘ super tax bill: CA ANZ
- Pitcher Partners challenges ATO’s views on section 109U
- Government must address 'declining ATO service standards', says CA ANZ
- SMSFA urges government to reconsider accountants’ role in financial advice
- Crossbenchers push for $50k instant asset write-off threshold
- Hydrogen and critical minerals tax credits passed by Parliament
- Major parties ‘hellbent on piecemeal tax changes’ as election looms: IPA
- Tax agent slammed with 5-year ban for swindling government
- Australia fails to secure exemption from US tariffs on steel and aluminium
- Tax transparency on the rise, but disclosures often incomplete: GRI
- Simplify payroll tax laws to ‘resolve ambiguity’, says Tax Institute
- CA ANZ welcomes delay in super tax bill
- SMSF sector cautiously optimistic Div 296 battle has been won
- Third-party debt test rules overly restrictive and impractical, says CPA
- Federal Court rules against ATO in Bendel decision
- Political interest in reviewing tax residency laws has ‘disappeared’, says specialist
- Inspector-General of Taxation welcomes grant of additional powers
- ATO likely to face difficulties in appealing Bendel decision, says law firm
- SMSFA says it is time for government to take Div 296 ‘off the table’
- Practitioners left in 'uncertain position' as TR 2010/3 unravels
- ATO to push non-compliant businesses to monthly GST reporting
- Tax Office puts contractors on notice over misreporting of income
- Tribunal varies TPB decision to ban tax agent
- ATO sets its sights on 22k taxpayers with high-value debts
- Tax Office issues warning about dodgy NFP tax avoidance schemes
- ATO releases decision impact statement on anti-avoidance decision
- ATO to cease issuing statements on GIC
- Independent MPs push for indexation on tax brackets
- Tax Office to issue penalties for overdue TPARs from 22 March
- CPA urges government to scrap proposed extension of tax secrecy exceptions
- Greens propose ‘big tech tax’ targeting billionaire tech bros
- Ordinarily resides test continues to cause headaches, warns tax expert
- Council wins appeal against private ruling in FBT case
- ATO issues FBT reminder as March deadline looms
- Most businesses to pass tariff costs onto customers, CFO survey finds
- ATO flags top target areas for FBT this year
- Negative gearing, CGT discounts supercharging housing crisis: ACOSS
- ATO to appeal Federal Court's FBT decision on council car park
- ATO outlines tax avoidance risks on its radar for large businesses
- ATO outlines current focus areas for tax 3.0 plans
- High taxes, regulation burden driving Aussie start-ups offshore, says tax specialist
- Government to clarify tax arrangements for MITs
- Substantive tax reform needed to address long-term budget challenges: Grattan Institute
- Businesses that overlook R&D tax incentives miss out on their benefits: RSM
- Coalition remains ‘on the fence’ towards income tax cuts
- Lower Div 296 threshold to $2m, increase Div 293 to 35%: Grattan report
- Commissioner of Taxation appeals Bendel case decision
- Urgent clarity needed on corporate taxation, The Tax Institute says
- Revised tax policies ‘wishful thinking’ as budget announcement looms
- Thin capitalisation revisions to make compliance more challenging: BDO
- ATO issues warning on common CGT errors to Next 5,000 groups
- Modest tax cuts fall short of meaningful reform
- ATO expected to use section 100A as ‘alternative weapon’ after Bendel
- Howarth reaffirms Coalition support for instant asset write-off measure
- Controversial changes to GIC deductions pass parliament
- Labor passes income tax cuts with support from the Greens
- Tax agents raise concerns with ATO’s ‘disastrous’ rental income letters
- ATO issues statement on FBT decision by Federal Court
- Advisers warned on tax traps with family trust beneficiaries: CGW
- ATO cautions tax agents on common CGT errors
- GIC deduction changes to start ‘at worst time for businesses’, accountants warn
- Real estate group wins appeal in dispute over service fee deductions
- Abuse in the tax system leading to ‘devastating outcomes’ for victims: IGTO
- Property taxes restrict regional housing supply, real estate agents say
- Tribunal overturns decision on meal expense deductions
- ATO to take firmer action on late lodgments by NFPs from July
- ATO welcomes IGTO recommendations to prevent financial abuse
- Deadline for R&D tax incentive registration fast approaching, warns ATO
- Court case raises questions about ATO’s service trust guidance
- Tax advisory expert flags common small business CGT concession errors
- Shrinking household sizes driving the housing crisis: Grattan Institute
- Greens float revised policy for negative gearing, CGT
- Coalition ‘dead against’ Div 296, ASFA ‘not as concerned’
- ‘Erroneous’ ATO letters burden tax agents with additional work and stress: IPA
- RSM offers tax time tips for cash-strapped construction businesses
- Major parties miss the mark with tax sweetener measures
- Labor’s standard deduction may expose taxpayers to ‘future tax consequences’
- Federal Court delivers win for former farmer in recent tax dispute
- BDO urges government to streamline R&D tax incentives
- ATO to appeal ART decision on truck driver’s meal expenses
- Coalition unveils new tax incentives as part of small business package
- BDO urges firms to prepare for ATO transfer pricing crackdown
- ATO responds to raft of inquiries on Bendel decision
- Coalition vows to scrap FBT exemption for electric vehicles
- Lowering Div 296 to $2m will impact 1.8m: analysis
- Court dismisses appeal in CGT case involving investment management scheme
- Depreciation expert urges property investors to leverage tax depreciation
- ANAO urged to undertake audit into ATO tax debt reporting
- $95bn loss predicted to Australian economy if Div 296 passes: analysis
- ‘Boring’ tax education demands entertainment makeover, says tax expert
- RSM urges US-headquartered multinationals to prepare for CbC reporting
- Accounting industry awaits federal election outcome
- RSM flags common RDTI pitfalls for foreign companies
- Concerns grow as taxpayers turn to ChatGPT for tax information and advice
- Shaw decision warrants review of ATO’s approach to meal expenses: IFPA
- Div 296 now a matter of when, not if
- Australians support taxing gas exports more, survey finds
- Merchant decision fortifies ATO’s position on Part IVA, accountants warned
- $1k standard deduction to free up ATO’s resources, says H&R Block
- Accounting bodies push for Div 7A ‘legislative fix’
- Tribunal upholds taxpayer appeal in transfer pricing case
- ATO audit activity predicted to ramp up following budget funding boost
- Air fryer fails tax deduction ‘pub test’, says ATO
- ATO second commissioner speaks on the challenges of taxing multinationals
- Corporate leader hopeful Greens will see the light on taxing unrealised capital gains
- ATO issues reminder on supplementary GST returns for large businesses
- Overseas funding application deadline for RDTI fast approaching, RSM warns
- Court strips gold bullion fraudsters of $8.7m for GST scheme
- Wined and fined? Grant Thornton flags strict NSW land tax exemption requirements
- Tribunal rules in favour of taxpayer in tax evasion case
- ATO’s debt book climbs to $105bn
- ATO second commissioner highlights tax avoidance red flags for investors
- TikTok tax advice misleading taxpayers, cautions CPA
- ATO dispels myths about super rules in response to fake articles
- Treasurer doubles down on $3m super tax
- SMSFA calls for urgent action on flawed super tax amid growing panic selling
- ATO clarifies interaction between Pillar Two and other corporate taxes
- Super tax will haunt government: Spender
- Tax and CFD Trading: Accounting For Professional and Casual Traders
- ATO issues EOFY checklist to trustees
- Treasurer claims ‘no alternative’ to taxing unrealised capital gains
- Tax practitioners warned on emerging issues with family trust elections
- Beware the early lodgment tax trap, CPA Australia warns
- ATO whistleblower pleads guilty to 4 charges
- Advice, accounting associations release tax deductibility of financial advice fees guidance
- Commissioner outlines challenges with digitising the tax system
- Tax lawyer flags compliance traps with family trusts following ATO crackdown
- ATO releases guidance on cross-border related party financing arrangements
- Xero urges Aussies to seek guidance this tax time
- ATO issues interim decision impact statement on meal expenses case
- Consistent outcomes critical for building trust in tax system, says IGTO
- SMSFA encouraged by talk of a deal over super tax
- ATO monitoring advice fee deductions, FAAA cautions
- Greens in discussions with Labor over Div 296 tax
- Tax Office to extend lodgment date for NSW flood victims
- Treasurer’s claims about Div 296 ‘farcical’, industry bodies say
- 1 in 3 Aussies desperate for tax time cash injection, data reveals
- ‘Taking the piss:’ David Pocock slams PRRT ‘rort’ amid $4bn revenue downgrade
- Accountants can play vital role in philanthropy tax planning
- Federal Court overturns ART decision on FBT liability
- Trustees should review trust deeds to avoid breaches at EOFY: legal specialist
- Be wary of all tax time communication, says CPA
- ATO issues reminder on looming interest deductibility changes
- Government urged to build simpler, sustainable tax framework: The Tax Institute
- TPB reports over 1k whistleblower reports under new regime
- Business Council calls for R&D tax incentive changes
- Tax Institute urges government to scrap Div 296, review NALI
- ATO granted special leave to appeal Bendel dispute in High Court
- Control elements that will impact TSB in preparation for Div 296: technical expert
- TPB calls for reinforced information protections amid privacy week
- Side hustlers could be slapped with large tax bills this year, warns CPA
- Tribunal varies ATO decision in tax residency case
- Super tax backlash bodes poorly for broader tax reform, says Treasurer
- Manufacturing companies often underclaim RDTI, RSM says
- ATO finalises tax determination on circular financing arrangements
- Industry bodies and opposition welcome tax reform ambition
- ATO focus on historical tax debts creating 'challenging environment', warns lawyer
- How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could affect Australian taxpayers
- Tax practitioners warned against entering confidential info into ChatGPT
- Tax reform agenda eyeing other structures: auditor
- IGTO to focus on ATO tax debt approach in FY26
- Beware of tax implications for failing to meet minimum pension requirements: consultant
- New super tax proposal reinforces case for auditors to increase technology use: fintech
- Taxpayers warned of GIC implications as changes loom
- Tax reform rhetoric reignites calls for GST shake-up
- ATO 2022–23 tax stats suggest ongoing reliance on income tax
- US treasury pushes to axe retaliatory tax provisions in Big Beautiful Bill
- Tax reform key to ‘productivity promise’, says Deloitte
- GST’s ‘structural weakness’ at heart of tax reform conversation
- Shadow treasurer slams Labor’s super tax and GIC deductibility changes
- G7 ‘revenge tax’ deal paves uncertain path for OECD global minimum tax rules
- Analysis shows lack of super tax indexation could cost government $444m in lost revenue
- Taxpayers warned to steer clear of family trust distributions tax trap
- SMSF contributions: Must-know issues for 2024–25
- TPB bans tax fraudster for 3 years
- The most common EOFY tax questions answered
- ‘Reckless’ Victorians to gear up for 50% penalty tax
- Caution advised with tax effect accounting Caution advised with tax effect accounting
- NSW government commits to the ‘art of tax reform’
- Failure to pay minimum pensions just got a lot more costly
- RCSA raises concern over ACT’s ‘backroom tax’
- Tax Office reports 300% rise in ATO impersonation scams
- Bitcoin offers liquid solution against possible tax liabilities
- Treasury leak a potential modern ‘banana republic’ moment, says tax expert
- CBA calls for less income tax, more wealth and consumption tax
- Ken Henry questions ‘why the hell’ Australia dropped its carbon tax
- Employers urged to consider employment tax traps
- Greens slam ‘pie in the sky’ Labor housing targets, call for property tax reform
- ‘Gravely concerning’: Greens disappointed as PwC scandal clouds government transparency
- CGT needs a ‘strategic recalibration’, says McKell Institute
- Labor urged to ‘scrap’ CGT discount on housing
- Grant Thornton Brisbane names new tax partner
- CA ANZ seeks further improvements to redesigned tax transparency code
- Australia’s tax system exhibits ‘highly inefficient’ inequalities, economists say
- Company tax cuts, regulatory pare backs proposed in Productivity Commission report
- Pitcher Partners calls for targeted reforms to support middle market sector
- ACTU’s pre-roundtable pitch calls for housing tax reform, wealth taxes
- ‘Wake-up call for businesses’: Uber hit with $81m payroll tax bill in court
- Greens support ACTU call to scrap investor tax perks, fuel taxes
- Economists call for ‘inefficient’ stamp duty, insurance taxes to be scrapped
- Simplify trust taxation law and reform housing taxes, says BDO
- ‘Absolute garbage’: Liberal senator slams ACTU housing tax reform proposal
- Div 296 a ‘beachhead’ to further tax on paper profits: former treasury secretary
- Uber decision highlights GP payroll vulnerabilities, accountant warns
- Political scare campaigns worsen tax reform gridlock, expert says
- ‘Not radical ideas’: The Australia Institute suggests wealth, inheritance tax, CGT discount scrap
- Tax adviser successful in arguing for $140k rental repair deduction after ATO audit
- ATO releases final PCG for thin capitalisation, DDCR
- Political clashes and big ideas: The final day of the reform roundtable
- Chalmers’ 3 post-roundtable priorities for tax reform
- Qld tax office's appeal to reverse ‘charitable institution’ status of pre-school trust fails
- Government considers scrapping controversial aspects of Div 296 super tax
- Tax reform needed to combat lifetime earnings gap, advocates say
- The Tax Institute calls for clarity, understanding in PCG 2025/D3 draft
- Greens endorse net cash flow tax proposal after BCA backlash
- New ATO PCG on thin capitalisation ‘acknowledged’ industry concerns, BDO says
- Payroll tax risk ‘greater than first imagined’, says CEO
- ‘Highly vocal and very politically sensitive:’ Exploring the Div 296 super tax backlash
- CPA Australia slams ‘piecemeal’ approach to tax reform, calls for simplicity
- GIC impositions soared to $9.4bn in FY2025, ATO data reveals
- ‘No one in this debate is evil’: Economist weighs in on business tax discussion
- ‘Attractive in theory’: CA ANZ offers recommendations on productivity reform
- ‘Stay wary, plan ahead’: KPMG warns businesses as CGT turns 40
- Treasury has underestimated the impact of Div 296, benchmark report indicates
- Productivity Commission to launch review into WA GST deal
- Inheriting shares through a trust: why it can trigger unexpected tax consequences
- Why Your Clients Need a Tax Depreciation Schedule From Duo Tax
- IPA jumps on the anti-net cash flow tax train
- US industry coalition backs Australian PCbCR regime amid lobby pressures
- ‘Not gaming the system’: ATO celebrates ‘record levels’ of corporate tax receipts
- Changes to Div 296 super tax being considered, Treasury confirms
- ICA calls for abolition of insurance taxes as climate risks accelerate
- ‘Clock is ticking:’ BDO urges firms to revisit their thin capitalisation position
- ‘Clear guidance, detail’: CA ANZ backs ATO in Top 100 GST program improvements
- New Zealander fails to overturn Victorian land tax surcharge
- Australia signs bilateral tax treaty with Ukraine
- Retaining pre-CGT assets owned via trusts: Clarity at last(?)
- Oracle case marks shift in cross-border tax disputes, experts say
- Australia’s ‘unequivocally poor’ corporate tax ranking sparks calls for reform
- Payday Super, Div 296 changes to revive tax landscape activity
- Sacking of EY partner for bar fight ‘reasonable’, court confirms
- What does the ATO’s microscope on private equity mean for investment?
- Greens launch Senate inquiry into ‘unfair and unequal’ CGT discount
- Board of Taxation publishes finalised Voluntary Tax Transparency Code redesign
- Family trust rules are punishing honest mistakes: reform can’t wait
- Pillar 2 deadlines fast approaching, HLB Mann Judd reminds multinationals
- ‘There is no excuse’: ATO rebukes tax evaders as tip-offs flood in
- ATO spotlights international partnerships at tax crime summit
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- Treasurer faces IMF call for comprehensive tax reform, cut on spending
- Chalmers reaffirms support for WA GST deal
- OECD updates tax convention to clarify cross-border remote work arrangements
- Treasury, accounting body welcomes IMF blueprint
- Productivity Commission invites submissions on GST distribution reforms
- Australia, Croatia sign first tax treaty between nations
- OECD tax report finds 'modest reductions' in multinational profit shifting
- Greens call for LNG export tax to combat projected domestic shortfalls
- Tax fraud case clarifies use of compulsory ATO interviews in criminal proceedings
- How the UK’s FIG regime applies and impacts residents, non-residents
- City Beach restructure was not a tax avoidance scheme, court finds
- OECD welcomes international agreement to boost offshore real estate transparency
- Deloitte calls for lower income taxes, higher GST and wealth taxes
- Labour taxes leading a boost in public revenues, OECD finds
- Tax reform: A story of bluster, bulldust and bedlam
- Greens double down on call to slash CGT ahead of MYEFO
- ‘Wilful blindness’: Court slams ATO’s debt collection from misappropriated funds
- Gambling shareholders’ appeal to slash tax bill for News Corp sale dismissed
- Treasury opens consultation for Div 296 just in time for Christmas
- Productivity Commission calls for corporate tax and regulatory overhaul
- Tax specialists using AI to handle ‘rising wave of tax controversy’
- Industry bodies continue backlash against ‘experimental’ net cash flow tax
- US wins preferential treatment under ‘side-by-side’ OECD global minimum tax rules
- IKEA confirms tax audit by ATO
- SMSF specialist provides early tips on prepping for Division 296
- ATO gives further guidance to MNEs ahead of Pillar 2 reporting
- ‘Arguably necessary’: RSM tax experts welcome updated OECD tax framework
- Sunset clause, legacy cleanup for tax expenditure reporting, experts recommend
- Back to 1999: Think tank floats return to pre-CGT discount cost base indexing
- 6 ways to cut tax red tape, according to Pitcher Partners
- GST fraud, false invoicing, dodgy gold dealers top ATO’s crime-fighting list
- The hidden tax trap when inheriting property
- ‘Tax-on-tax’ or business as usual?: Industry divided on Div 296 franking credits
- RSM flags ATO debt enforcement ‘areas to watch’
- OECD joins Australian tax reform chorus
- BDO breaks down OECD global minimum tax safe harbours
- Tax strategies for returning expats
- ‘They’ll find you eventually’: Service platforms should check SERR status
- Board of Taxation launches thin capitalisation review
- ‘Cluttered, unnecessarily complex’: IFPA pushes tax, super reform in pre-budget submission
- Explosive Epstein emails give fresh insights into mining tax smear campaign
- Labor reportedly considering changes to CGT discount ahead of budget
- Australia’s ‘quarter-trillion-dollar joke’: PBO delivers further analysis to slash CGT
- Enough with the tinkering: Tax Institute calls for substantive reform in May budget
- ‘Something worth talking about’: future of CGT discount set to be determined
- Div 296 officially introduced to parliament
- Chalmers leaves door open for tax reform in May budget
- Engineer who claimed $60k in WFH, car deductions loses court fight
- IMF echoes calls for comprehensive tax reform in Australia
- ATO releases fresh data on international related party dealings
- Div 296 to come with potential implementation complexity, CA ANZ says
- Buying property in a trust or company: what investors need to understand before making the leap
- CGT discount not 'egregiously high' but overcompensates for inflation, inquiry hears
- Revised Division 296 bill 'still riddled with potential issues': Tax Institute
- Tax mix switch the ‘holy grail’ of reform, CGT inquiry hears
- ATO issues practical tax governance tips for private groups
- Treasury considering 33% CGT discount ahead of budget
- Division 7A 'not going away', ATO warns private groups
- Federal budget an opportunity to deliver bold tax reform, says Barbara Pocock
- David Pocock proposes inquiry into petroleum resource rent tax
- CPA calls for multi-pronged approach to housing affordability
- ATO urged to reconsider draft tax determination on deceased states
- Greens call for 25% gas tax to protect Aussies from ‘war-driven’ prices
- Major tax reform 'can't wait till next election': Allegra Spender
- Top tips for tax time success
- Fraud investigators raise alarm on emerging trend in business fraud
- Senate votes down Greens' proposal for 25% gas export tax
- ATO flags key updates for FBT tax time this year
- Senate committee releases findings from CGT discount review
- Review panel proposes complete overhaul of R&D tax incentive
- David Pocock backs major reforms for CGT, negative gearing
- BCA welcomes recommendations from R&D review
- Aussie exporters urged to prepare for tariff refunds
- Treasurer to deliver 'ambitious' tax package to address rising economic pressures
- BDO flags potential policy gaps with R&D review recommendations
- BCA calls for regulatory pare-backs and tax reform as global uncertainty brews
- War-driven ‘supernormal’ gas profits must be taxed more, crossbench says
- Treasurer under pressure to cut CGT discount before budget
- Treasurer warned against 'knee-jerk' tax policy on EVs
- Government to halve fuel excise for 3 months
- Unaffordable housing ‘the biggest social problem’ facing Australia: Allegra Spender
- Taxpayer wins appeal in FBT decision by full court
- The Tax Institute urges treasurer to provide clarity on zombie tax measures
- FBT case reminds businesses to clearly distinguish owner, employee roles
- ‘Emphatic rejection’ of CoT High Court appeal clarifies section 45B rules
- AI could provide opportunity to 'redesign' tax system, says Hirschhorn
- Treasurer releases draft reforms to strengthen foreign resident CGT legislation
- CPA slams Treasury's rushed consultation on retrospective CGT reform
- Draft laws confirm ATO's 'longstanding views' on foreign resident CGT, says Tax Office
- BCA slams proposal for gas tax on gas exports
- 'Intense but rewarding': accountant recounts taking the stand in City Beach case
- Closure of gas projects to 'materially reduce' PRRT collections in coming years: ATO
- Upcoming changes to EU de minimis exemption to affect Australian exporters
- AMP economist urges government to undertake ‘serious tax reform’ this budget
- ACCI pushes government to postpone Payday Super amid ongoing Middle East conflict
- PM expected to reject gas tax proposal in upcoming budget
- Report finds politicisation, miscommunication hold back tax reform: McKinnon
- Labor considering scrapping CGT discount in favour of cost base indexing
- Federal budget ‘will not undermine existing contracts on gas exports': Albanese
- Tax reform necessary to curb reliance on commodity windfalls, IPA says
- Not just about data: narratives integral to public tax disclosures, experts say
- Retrospective changes to foreign CGT regime 'neither fair nor equitable': The Tax Institute
- BCA calls for tax cuts and fiscal discipline in budget
- Government to pare back FBT discount for EVs
- Stabilising debt, lifting productivity, supporting SMEs through greater fiscal discipline needed, says IPA
- Economist weighs in on the resource tax debate
- IPA urges government to simplify laws for WRE deductions
- Treasury opens consultation for tweaked global minimum tax rules
- Family trust distribution tax: the growing PI risk for accountants
- Shell wins appeal in CGT dispute with ATO
- Treasurer unveils 'ambitious' tax reform package for 2026 federal budget
- Government provides detail on R&D tax incentive reforms
- Tax trust changes could spark further administrative burden: Corrs
- ATO to target misleading advice, aggressive sales tactics in R&DTI space
- Government to make major changes to FBT exemption for EVs
- Federal budget 2026 signals a fundamental shift in Australian wealth strategy
- Sweeping reforms to R&D tax incentive ‘inconsistent’, ‘arbitrary’: BDO
- ‘A lack of consultation’: 30% trust tax minimum killing bucket companies
- Prime Minister to move quickly on passing CGT, negative gearing changes
- The tax change putting families, divorcees through the ringer
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- CPA pushes for targeted changes to 'complex and disruptive' thin cap regime
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- ‘Existential risk’: accountants, SMEs need FTE, FTDT reform, professional bodies say
- ATO guidance could spur unintended consequences for property developers
- ‘Facilitating tax avoidance’: trust growth out of control, think tank says
- Uncovering Australia’s hidden tax crisis
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- ‘Simpler’ tax reform resulting in major confusion
- Unclear interactions among provisions for thin cap reforms: The Tax Institute
- Taxpayers must prioritise valuations, modelling ahead of CGT changes: PwC
- Beauty is pain for fashion retailers after alleged late lodgments
- CGT reform: Is Australia penalising entrepreneurs?
- ATO issues decision impact statement after loss in land development case
- ASIC disqualifies NSW director for 5 years
- Opposition leader’s ‘cute’ bracket creep claims don’t stack up
- ATO outlines approach to security arrangements under private capital program
- Rushed tax changes have produced 'avoidable errors’: CPA Australia
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- KPMG referred to corruption body amid federal contract ban
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- Practitioners, firms must continue preparations for PCG2021/4
- ‘Clearly bad’ tax policy being revised on a ‘piecemeal basis’
- Bracket creep sees income tax revenue surpass $329bn, ATO stats reveal
- 3-month ban on KPMG ‘manifestly inadequate’, thinktank argues
- How the ATO is cracking down for tax time
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- Further work needed on CGT carve-outs, says NTAA
- ‘Strategic necessity’: robust governance critical as ATO ramps up litigation
- ‘Time will tell’: how foreign resident tax changes impact Australian sovereign risk
- Wealthy accountant loses bid to reclassify income from property syndicates
- New era begins as Payday Super and tranche 2 AML reforms take effect
- Why whistleblower investigation independence is no longer optional
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- CGT changes to dampen Australia’s renewable energy development
- ‘Illegal phoenixing’: convictions made after nearly $800k funnelled between labour hire companies
- Greater numeric tax disclosure conducive to better information environment, research finds
- ATO to launch pilot programs for dynamic PAYG instalments
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- Unexpected CGT discount for partial residents uncovered in new analysis
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- ‘Disaster tax’ disincentivises investment in the ‘lifeblood of Australia’, investor says
- ATO statement on Bendel fails to provide ‘equity and certainty’: CPA
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- Accounting firm urges rethink of ‘punitive’ trust tax proposal
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- SMEs ‘must lift game on ESG’ as regulations bite big end of town
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- Plan for leadership succession so that exit means exit
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- Data security, health and safety shoot to top of HR concerns
- Stability makes Australia the ‘regional sweet spot’ for M&A deals
- Accountants ‘the linchpins’ in push for ESG standards
- Widespread thumbs-up for RBA rate pause
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- Limited licence advisers ‘an endangered species’
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- Businesses must bring ESG targets into focus or risk viability
- Data-hungry businesses must be alert to risks
- ATO adds PAYGW prefill to activity statements
- EY Australia staff in job cuts firing line
- Most employers support four-day week, with SMEs leading the way
- HR chief quits, EY partners told to ‘draw up lists’
- Wage theft law ‘will do nothing to help underpaid’
- Tax industry should take heed of disruptors in other sectors
- How to avoid the risk of playing favourites
- Data overload ‘creates havoc’ for decision making
- Money laundering reform to ‘raise stakes’ for accounting firms
- Empower clients with strategic advice, accountants urged
- Evolving risk, limited resourcing creates challenges for internal audits
- How hybrid working has spawned five tribes
- Employee or contractor? It all comes down to the delivery
- Payday super to raise costs for small business, COSBOA warns
- Enshrine right to disconnect from work, recruiter says
- 8 months after suicide, nervous EY staff await review ‘in weeks’
- Female business owners ‘a huge advice opportunity’
- Seymour steps down as PwC chief
- How accountants can help seal building sector against the storm
- $4.4m in back pay: UTS joins list of universities short-changing staff
- Talented women vote with their feet, top firms warned
- Payroll staff burnout worst in large companies
- Ai Group chief doubles down on wage theft criminalisation stance
- Data visibility, education ‘top priorities’ for younger SMSF trustees
- Cut clients and focus on the good stuff, accountants told
- Xero NZ boss challenges big firms to improve payment times
- Accounting pay grows faster than average but trails CPI
- Airwallex partners with Expedia to tackle global travel costs
- TPB terminates agent for wrongfully claiming over $100k in deductions
- Regulatory changes, STP the ‘top payroll challenges’ for new FY
- Lost trust deeds: beware the duty costs
- Accountants have to bite bullet on desperation hires, poor performers
- Working remotely is limiting your career prospects, say firms
- NAB warns accounting firms their data is at risk
- Sustainability reporting requirements to spark new challenges
- Small business increasingly ‘vulnerable to cyber attacks’: COSBOA
- PwC to publish independent report in full
- NSW government secures record fine against specialty retailer
- Are young workers facing a ‘resilience crisis’?
- Accountants flag pay rise at ‘top career priority’ for 2023
- Targeted changes needed for Australia’s complex employment system
- TPB has no plan to suspend PwC despite leaks
- Over a third of accountants are considering leaving in next 5 years
- Businesses are relying on poor managers due to the pandemic
- International accounting and law bodies announce MoU
- [CPD Webinar] Your guide to compliant engagements this EOFY
- Government urged to rethink reliance on big 4 firms
- CA ANZ releases professional conduct review
- Government to act on migrant worker ‘crisis of exploitation’
- BDO expands presence with experienced appointments
- Ethics board declares PwC tax case a ‘breach of standards’
- Gender super gaps narrows for SMSFs
- ATO tells accountants to caution clients of scammers
- CFOs deal with more than just finances: BDO
- Suncorp forced to back pay staff $32m
- Creative industries face ‘mixed’ outlook for year ahead
- QAR reforms welcomed by advice sector
- Former CFO charged with insider trading
- Relationship-based services key to driving organic growth
- Anti-money laundering changes could ‘displace risk’, joint bodies warn
- Speed up your productivity: make the switch to a 100% cloud-based business
- Black Economy Taskforce audit reveals ‘Treasury failures’
- BDO outlines strategies for combatting talent crisis in construction
- Now is the time for a business ‘health check’, says insolvency platform
- Small businesses need big firms to lift their game
- KordaMentha strengthens its financial crime team
- ACSC revamps cyber security guidance for small business
- Small businesses need cash flow help: Xero
- 4 in 5 Australians want PwC banned from new government work
- Senate report delivers ‘striking’ findings into PwC scandal
- COSBOA pushes for global ESG standards to combat greenwashing
- Over a quarter of workers are looking for an employment change
- Remote workers and their employers must be aware of tax restrictions
- Moore Australia strengthens leadership with 21 appointments
- Crypto tax services a ‘major market gap’, says specialist firm
- An ideal time to overhaul your organisation’s billing system
- ISSB sustainability standards to spark ‘far-reaching reforms’
- PwC’s $1 deal an attempt to ‘phoenix’ its government relationship
- Trust administration is a tricky affair, not a tick-and-flick exercise
- TPB bans agent for 5 years over $16m in undeclared income
- KPMG Australia elects next national chairman
- Government scraps ASIC levy freeze
- Australia to struggle to meet ISSB sustainability standards
- Almost 9 in 10 employees want a 4-day work week, survey shows
- 1 in 2 taxpayers aren't maximising charitable savings
- Inflation data cools month-on-month
- ‘Review shutdown provisions now’, businesses told
- The Tax Institute initiates investigation into 4 named PwC partners
- Don’t call us! ATO tells agents, just go online
- PwC names 8 partners forced to quit over tax scandal
- Fintech expands licence-free digital advice platform
- Carbon Group bonds with Kensington Financial
- ISSB standards to require overhaul of systems
- Incoming PwC Australia chief shuffles C-suite
- Majority of small businesses are seeking cost reductions
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- Why the revised ATO charter comes up short on accountability
- Director banned for failed construction companies owing $20m
- Wage theft reforms fail to fix ‘fundamental issue’, says BCA
- Accounting talent shortage eases slightly as new FY begins
- Robodebt report casts doubt on legality of ATO data exchanges
- Small business energy incentive ‘hobbled by short shelf life’: IPA
- ProAdvice joins Moore to bolster Geelong footprint
- SMEs cut ties with foreign suppliers to safeguard supply chains: ScotPac
- Only meaningful disclosure will stop greenwashing, says ASIC
- Government appoints the next Fair Work Ombudsman
- KPMG unveils major upgrades to AI capabilities
- Accountant charged over $26 million tax-related fraud
- RSM Australia appoints Melbourne managing partner
- PJC inquiry calls for ‘comprehensive review’ of insolvency law
- Professionals quit their jobs in tight labour market
- C-suites must refocus on security as cyber threats rise: BDO
- WA Insolvency Solutions promotes long-serving member to partner
- CIMA elects 90th president with agenda to drive change
- Economic conditions drive surge in demand for accountant’s letters, CPA warns
- PwC to reveal timeline of activities in response to breach
- Almost half of Kiwi small business owners unable to pay themselves
- Sustainability reporting to ‘heavily impact PE deals this year’
- Bakers Delight franchisor faces court over alleged $1.25m underpayment
- ‘I came here thinking success would come quickly’
- ACCC publishes draft guidance to reduce greenwashing
- PwC scandal sparks calls to ‘break up the big 4’
- Businesses told to welcome risk in ‘era of perpetual crisis’: BDO report
- Big 4 operate ‘beyond the law’ as ‘pseudo corporations’
- Lack of oversight raises ‘potential for harm’ in consulting sector
- 8 in 10 small business owners ‘make costly mistakes’
- ASIC bans 2 directors for 6 failed companies, $3m in debts
- First Australian appointed president of DFK International
- JobKeeper ‘a lesson’ for future disaster support programs
- Company statistics reveal 62% jump in insolvencies
- ‘Over a third’ of accountancy tasks could be automated by AI
- CPA Australia CEO quits to pursue career in Europe
- Accountants must question non-financials to improve risk management
- ASIC crackdown claims 8 more SMSF auditors
- WA takes GP payroll tax off the table
- Joint ATO operation smashes $137m fraud and exploitation ring
- KPMG releases partnership agreement to Senate inquiry
- Labor unveils industrial relations reforms for casual workers
- Accountants in ‘unique position’ in evolving advice landscape
- Businesses urged to prepare for ‘evolving sustainability requirements’
- Government urged to modify thresholds for sustainability reporting
- Deloitte records 14% revenue growth
- Alleged money mule laundered $176k from fraudulent emails
- Cathro recruits fraud, forensic accounting specialist
- TPB forces 1,300 PwC staff back to ethics school
- Government to consult on digital reporting with regulators
- Regency Partners recruits manager from HLB Mann Judd
- RSM expands in Riverina with purchase of boutique firm
- Advisers can be liable to pay for bad advice following AFCA ruling
- Economic conditions trigger slowdown in sales for small business
- Bullying, racism, sexual harassment and overwork ‘endemic’ at EY
- AFCA chief blasts financial firms as complaints hit record high
- Role of CFOs, accountants ‘drastically changing’, says Anaplan
- Insolvency must address gender imbalance: Rodgers Reidy
- IPA calls for ‘simplified’ climate reporting for SMEs
- 9 out of 10 CFOs rediscover hunger to hire
- Cash flow forecasting critical in ‘unprecedented environment’, says BDO
- Accountants ‘ill prepared’ for tighter client ID regime
- Digital and construction disputes push ASBFEO past milestone
- Dmca advisory acquires Willoughbys Financial as founders plan for retirement
- CFO optimism ‘fading’ amid weak economic conditions
- Government contracts ‘in crowd’ keeps small business in dark
- FWO forces big business to hand back $500m in unpaid wages
- AAT upholds TPB ban of ‘dishonest’ Victorian tax agent
- Woolworths faces charges for alleged $1m in unpaid leave
- Contractor laws ‘rapidly evolving’, businesses warned
- AFP ‘had insufficient information from ATO to pursue PwC’ in 2018
- Slack record retention policies ‘expose firms to cyber crime’
- Most taxpayers ‘in the dark’ about their return result
- Carbon Group adds Harding Martin to Qld offices
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- EY acquires design and product development firm
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- AFSA ramps up compliance activity amid rising insolvencies
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- Grant Thornton flags critical considerations for renewable energy projects
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- IPA ‘excited for future of accounting’ as it celebrates centenary
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- Cuts to ASIC’s audit oversight ‘concerning’, says CA ANZ
- KPMG revenue climbs to $2.55 billion in FY23
- Government to review $170bn franchising sector
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- Best & Less forced to back pay hundreds of managers $5.2m
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- Prospa, Intuit among the nation’s best workplaces
- Small business restructuring scheme gaining momentum: BDO
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- Federal Court dismisses ASIC’s case against liquidator
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- BlueRock acquires boutique firm dnm, looks to expand interstate
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- ASIC sues PayPal over ‘unfair’ overcharging fine print
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- CA ANZ defends business structure of big 4 firms
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- Accounting salaries outpace insurance, banking
- CA ANZ fines PwC $50k, imposes reporting regime
- Bookkeepers, accounts clerks will lose 40% of tasks to AI
- ‘Motivate, rather than mandate, to bridge WFH gap’
- Black Friday? Cafes, restaurants charge towards black hole
- Accountants ‘happy but suffer from overwork, insufficient exercise’
- Most pay rises next year ‘will fail to match CPI’
- How tech can beat the late-payment cheats
- Big 4’s toxic culture ‘alive and well’, says Labor senator
- CPA Australia cuts staff in attempt to curb losses
- Start-up grant program a ‘golden chance for accountants’
- CPA Australia faces member revolt over job cuts, losses
- CPA Australia ‘descends into chaos’ as exec quits after 3 months
- Scammed Tassie firm recovers $150k in AFP ‘money mule crackdown’
- Jones creates fee-free adviser category for banks, super funds
- Business confidence plummets, two-thirds gloomy about 2024
- CPA Australia ‘final round' of job cuts claims four
- Chalmers names ‘tax expert’ Rob Heferen as next commissioner
- Test Only Article
- Code of conduct aims to to tighten ethical standards
- Profit-focused accounting events ‘have lost their way’
- Government unveils plans for ‘super complaints’ body
- Canberra scales up TPB sanction powers, penalties
- Director cops 1.5-year ban for failed companies owing $9.5m
- Cairns woman gets 3 years’ jail for $283k GST fraud
- ‘Brazen’ unregistered tax preparer fined $230k, banned for life
- CFO risk appetite sinks to 10-year low
- Legal high-flier to take reins at CPA Australia
- How to cope with the triple threat of 2024
- SMSFA laments ‘accountants out in cold' in QAR reforms
- Sydney cafe fined $124k for underpaying casuals
- Documentation the ‘the big message’ from 2023 court cases, says BDO
- Businesses urged to prepare for rising scam threat in 2024
- Concessional caps likely to rise in FY2024–25, CFS predicts
- ‘Fat cat execs at fault for accounting body turmoil’
- Treasury ‘strengthens’ BoT with 2 appointments
- ATO should find admin fix to ‘invisible’ debts-on-hold: IGTO
- Court decision a warning to accountants on statutory demands
- Auspost to refund $2.9m for lost, damaged parcels
- ASIC urges directors to lift financial reporting game
- Why CFOs will need to step up in 2024
- Canberra to mandate ransomware reporting, smart device standards
- Spike in succession planning an opportunity for virtual CFOs
- Why early access to super should be a last resort
- Why it’s time for accountants to raise their prices
- When accountants get a seat at the family table
- The year cyber chickens came home to roost
- Productivity turnaround ‘halts post-COVID freefall’
- The year that rocked the foundations of the big 4
- Workers accrue record 200 million days of annual leave
- More questions than answers in code of conduct revisions
- The year the ATO came out on top – again
- Cyber risks and talent the top issues for business leaders this year: KPMG
- Taxes, cash flow top small business worries
- Complaints to AFCA rise 23% to hit record, scam issues double
- The year of shakers and movers
- The year of workplace law upheaval
- RSM adds partners, principals to accelerate growth plans
- CFOs pay 30% premium for financial analysts, planners
- The year that tax crime didn’t pay
- Proposed payday super model ‘highly challenging’ for NFPs: BDO
- Government releases legislation for climate reporting reforms
- ASIC bans 2 directors over string of failed companies owing $9m
- Grant Thornton promotes long-time business adviser to principal
- The year the accountant shortage got worse
- Government strengthens anti-avoidance rules for resources sector
- The year professional bodies saw red
- CSLR appoints former UniSuper CEO to board
- What CEOs want in a CFO
- Joint bodies call for adviser exam to be scrapped
- TASA code of conduct changes ‘open costly can of worms’
- ACU admits to underpaying 1,100 casual staff $3.6m
- Mazars imports senior risk consultant ahead of ESG reporting mandates
- Joint bodies push for greater clarity on interstate EPOAs
- ‘Abysmal’ TPB leaves H&R Block in dark over TASA changes
- Tax Institute appoints Todd Want as 2024 president
- Quality of disclosures a ‘critical focus area’ for ASIC this year, warns KPMG
- Elmo Software taps Xero managing director for CEO
- TASA changes to ‘diminish regulatory regime’, joint bodies warn
- Sanction regime changes to bolster TPB’s armoury, says IFPA
- ICAEW, SAICA members lose TPB registration pathway
- SME job growth fall ‘a sign of recession-to-come’
- Mike Baird to join KPMG board as independent director
- How many attorneys does it take to create authority?
- Government told to take action on declining ATO service standards
- New-look tax plan ‘objectively better’, experts say
- Worker disconnect to ‘skyrocket’ with back-to-office mandates
- Industry bodies push for tax system shake-up
- Royal Commission reforms ‘a cautionary tale’ for TASA changes, joint bodies warn
- RSM revenue surges 15% on middle market demand
- Dob-in provisions to lead to ‘devastating outcomes’ for tax agents, Tax Institute warns
- Survey reveals early career accountants receive biggest pay rises
- SMSFA pushes for red tape reduction across super rules
- Tax agents ‘waste hours in confusing client linking process’
- 1 in 3 workers expect 4-day weeks by 2030, survey finds
- Separation of audit and advisory critical for improving standards, inquiry told
- Staff ready to help with client linking issues: ATO
- ICB urges Canberra to intervene in client linking, ditch red tape
- ATO closes $105m Plutus payroll case with final fraudster jailed
- Conflict ‘inherent’ for firms with public, private clients: Scyne
- ATO to sool debt collector on 150,000 taxpayers
- 1 in 4 finance execs lack confidence in company data
- Small businesses may ‘collapse under strain of payday super’, IPA warns
- Moore snags audit director from Deloitte
- CA ANZ triples member ethics training, mandates annual pledge
- Oracle releases generative AI service across tech stack
- Franchisees deem ACCC to be an ineffective regulator in recent review
- Businesses warned on rising threat of credential stuffing
- Tax debt linked to family violence, research finds
- Inflation erodes employee confidence, but bosses upbeat
- ‘No confidence’ in PwC’s ethics, senators say
- ATO issues warning to businesses on overdue TPARs
- Tax Office expands employment tax crackdown through random audits
- Operators, accountant of Chapel Street bars fined $137k
- Greater transparency needed on unregistered entities, says Tax Institute
- Climate reporting legislation ‘ambiguous and inconsistent’, warns IPA
- Grant Thornton flags critical tax governance considerations
- Bracket creep hands top earners biggest tax breaks, survey finds
- 5 Reasons not to miss the QuickBooks Roadshow
- ATO mulls delaying GST refunds to weed out bogus claims
- Slipstream adds financial services exec to coaching roster
- Global companies increasing hires in Australia to ‘expand footprint’, says Deel
- CBA hit with record $10m fine for knowingly underpaying staff
- ACCC to prioritise complaints from business and consumer groups
- Findex partners with Agtuary to offer carbon accounting to farms
- ATO taking R&D tax claims more seriously, expert says
- ‘Standout’ local result propels Mazars to double-digit growth
- IPA urges TPB to address ‘information vacuum’ on register
- Accountants top list of most in-demand jobs
- PwC scandal goes deeper than a few bad apples, academic says
- Annual wages growth climbs to highest level since 2009
- BDO appoints digital and technology partner
- Tax commissioner rebuffs claims of big 4, ATO ‘cozy relationship’
- Consulting industry fights being tarred by the PwC brush
- Former Deloitte staff push for royal commission into big 4 firms
- Consulting inquiry sets sights on ‘pseudo-APS’ labour hire
- ATO expected to double down on multinational opportunity
- Employment minister’s challenge to restraint clauses ‘complete rubbish’: lawyer
- Rein in ‘enormous’ big 4 partnerships, small firms urge
- Generative AI will redefine the model CFO, says Gartner
- Majority of digital finance transformation to be outsourced by 2026, says Gartner
- Majority of CIO and CFO relationships ineffective, research shows
- Business leaders look to technology to boost revenue in 2024
- Deloitte trails big 4 on gender pay, PwC best in class
- Gender Equity in the Accounting Profession: A Panel Discussion
- ‘Accounting trick’ keeping the big 4 below national pay gap
- ‘Proportionate response’ needed on consulting firm inquiries, cautions IPA
- Building company penalised over unpaid wages to apprentice
- Increasing number of firms offering 'impact accounting'
- Freelance accounting to grow under right to disconnect laws
- Up to 40% of foreign multinational profits going to tax havens, research finds
- Accountants ‘dismayed’ by professional bodies, senator says
- Australians are working more and producing less, research finds
- Finance leaders are getting change management wrong, Gartner says
- CA ANZ refutes TPB information sharing claims, suggesting further communication breakdown
- University funding overhaul a ‘game-changer’ for accountant shortage
- Count announces completion of Diverger acquisition
- Redacted US big 4 audit quality report still more comprehensive than Australia’s
- The top 5 financial services risks over next 12 months, ranked by CROs
- ChatGPT forces rethink of accounting curriculums
- AAT upholds ATO view in tax residency case
- Grant Thornton appoints new risk advisory partners and director
- Personal insolvencies continue to soar in early 2024
- PwC ousted acting CEO Kristin Stubbins ‘against her will’, inquiry hears
- ‘Meaningful’ penalty regime needed to deter misconduct, says Senator
- Professional bodies raise ‘significant concerns’ with draft sustainability reporting standards
- Unregulated, aggressively profit-driven: Senator speaks on the big 4
- From Start-up to Star: Meet Award-Winning Austral Accountants
- Terminations under new Code items pose ‘legal consequences’, TPB warned
- ‘It’s about bloody time’: Labor to pay super on parental leave
- Accountants need ‘significant’ ESG familiarity in M&As
- 'Behave more like men', why female CEOs fell by nearly a third this year
- First-ever Women in Finance Network Lunch launches
- Unregulated, aggressively profit-driven: Senator speaks on the big 4
- Don’t get distracted by PwC’s reforms, Senator warns
- ATO SingTel victory puts profit shifters ‘on notice’
- ATO pays businesses $150 to vent on client-agent linking
- Federal Government unveils finance rules grid
- Former White Sky partner pleads guilty to stealing from clients
- Finance and accounting wages to keep rising this year
- Blame game erupts over ATO’s client-agent linking
- Invoice defaults climb to record highs: CreditorWatch
- CFO warns not to let ego ‘infect’ acquisition decisions
- Accountant one day, broker the next
- PwC axes over 300 jobs in major restructure
- Grant Thornton cuts 13 staff from its management consulting group
- ATO clarifies ‘extremely complicated’ hybrid mismatch rules
- ASIC acts against 15 auditors over in-house audit concerns
- Accounting bodies flag top compliance failures across quality reviews
- Pitcher Partners Sydney adds 2 new audit partners
- Aussie practices can learn from lucrative branding strategies in US
- AI will ‘accelerate’ younger workers to senior roles, data suggests
- Beware of ‘quirks’ in draft GST ruling, cautions tax expert
- By its own logic, Deloitte is ‘disrupted’, ‘disadvantaged’, or ‘distressed’
- ‘Uniform approach’ critical for resolving interstate EPOA issues, says Barrister
- Training cuts will cost Australian businesses $2bn this year
- Senator: PwC tax leak might have been used to 'influence' multinational tax system
- ‘They will drain all I have if they can’: the ATO and the bitcoin ‘billionaire’
- Submissions open for Australian Accounting Awards 2024
- Integro Private Wealth boosts regional WA presence with partnership
- PwC global chair tells senators he won't share tax scandal report
- HLB Mann Judd flags tax traps for clients working offshore
- Consequences of audit failure greater for ethnic minority partners
- ATEO workforce management team joins Deloitte Consulting
- ‘Like banging heads against a brick wall’: agents blast client linking
- ‘Quality rather than quantity’: CA ANZ welcomes skilled migration reform
- Underpaid, overworked: the audit profession's ‘battle’ for talent
- How automating revenue management can help your global growth drive succeed
- BDO flags unique tax challenges with influencer clients
- PwC fails to demonstrate ‘genuine change’, Senate report finds
- Post-Covid period sees mixed performance across capital cities
- Tax overhaul a missed opportunity in competition review, minister says
- Client-agent linking threatening ‘viability of practices’, CA ANZ tells ATO
- Client-agent linking threatening ‘viability of practices’, CA ANZ tells ATO
- Instant asset write-off measure still stalled in Parliament
- Busting the myths: 3 misconceptions that could stop you taking advantage of AR automation in 2024
- Former White Sky partner sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment
- ATO responds to tax agent gripes over TPAR obligations
- Aged care reforms need more consideration: joint bodies
- PwC Australia fined in US for failing to disclose TPB investigation
- iseek announces Lendlease’s Linda Brown as its new CFO
- Effective Data Analytics Starts With an Effective Data Strategy
- Wrongful R&D tax claims cost software start-up $900k
- Accounting bodies pin hopes on UK deal to relieve auditor shortage
- Accountants ‘lag’ on tech adoption, professional bodies must drive change
- Tax agents ‘relentlessly pushed to self-serve’ on ATO systems, says CA ANZ
- William Buck director fined $20.6k over audit independence concerns
- First-ever accounting conference and expo launches
- Demand for sustainability consultants is too high, experts say
- ASIC unveils plans to ramp up surveillance on auditor independence
- RMIT and Deloitte partner to meet ‘huge’ green skills challenge
- AAT reinstates liquidator’s registration with conditions
- Judge criticises Hall Chadwick’s ‘excessive and unreasonable’ bill
- Accounting firm fined $26m for using confidential client information
- KPMG fined US$25m over exam cheating at the ‘highest levels’
- Audit quality to suffer under climate reporting bill: CA ANZ, CPA
- Global ethics body to probe firm culture amid accounting ‘trust crisis’
- Businesses must ‘embrace internal auditors as strategic partners’
- Unlocking Financial Excellence: Sage Intacct's "Close The Books" Report
- ‘Urgent’ need to reform financial advice bill: professional bodies
- Name and shame big 6 audit quality: former ASIC chief accountant
- EY cuts 148 staff citing low consulting, financial services demand
- Draft legislation released to name and shame late payers
- Tax expert pushes for permanent change with instant asset write-off threshold
- Star gaming group wanted to fudge numbers, ex-CFO claims
- Former Xero Australia head appointed Everperform CEO
- Big 4 field questions on political donations, income splitting, audit breakoffs
- CFO specialist shares valuable lessons from mental health recovery
- Intuit QuickBooks partners with Australian Accounting Awards
- BGL readies for the ‘great wealth transfer’ with HeirWealth
- CPA Australia axed 121 staff, services for internal revamp: report
- Insolvency has a gender problem, says Jirsch’s first female trustee
- EY apologises for workplace culture following Senate grilling
- Moore Australia announces merger with Coffs Harbour practice
- Government shirks big 4, senator calls for government consulting revamp
- ‘Take advantage of deductions' ahead of tax cuts, tax expert advises
- Government must right-size climate disclosure laws for SMEs or risk costly debacle: CA ANZ
- ‘I risked everything’: PwC whistleblower calls for independent commissioner
- Study finds only one-quarter of new accountants, finance workers are female
- Accountants must lead the green transition: IFAC, ACCA, PwC
- PwC reveals new corporate strategy; former CEO Stubbins goes it alone
- Family preferred to accountants for money advice, survey finds
- US regulator reveals KPMG’s redacted audit deficiency rate
- How CFOs can make more impact in the boardroom and beyond
- ATO ‘disappointed’ by use of legal privilege, warns big 4 sins will reoccur
- BGL announces spate of promotions to drive growth
- ATO reports spike in errors with clearance certificates
- Sustainability reporting raises auditor independence red flags
- Accounting bodies slam ATO’s use of client linking to tackle fraud woes
- TPB releases draft guidance on breach reporting obligations
- Disqualified entities changes leaves tax agents ‘in the lurch’
- TPB to implement safeguards against ‘vexatious breach reports’
- Industry veteran Michael Croker retires from CA ANZ
- Grant Thornton nabs former EY partner for private business tax team
- ATO most diverse federal agency – but not among leadership
- Finance sets firm deadline on PwC government consulting ban
- BDO launches Perth infrastructure practice with housing focus
- Big 4 partnership caps under consideration by Treasury
- Big consultancies lose $624m as government cuts ‘shadow workforce’
- Government questions self-regulation of professional accounting bodies
- CA ANZ urges budget tax reforms to go beyond ‘sugar hits’
- WA directors convicted for failing director ID requirements
- Work/life balance trumps salary for accountants, Seek data shows
- Committee approves PwC reforms, downplays concerns of ‘chaotic’ agenda
- NFPs urged to update associates, contacts ahead of new reporting
- Profession needs ethics training for sustainability reporting
- Mid-market businesses overlooked in federal budget
- Why do chartered accountants get special treatment on their home loans?
- ASIC to review audit firm independence and ethics
- Grant Thornton makes 9-day fortnight permanent: ‘Happy people do great work’
- CA ANZ welcomes additional staffing for ASIC
- Lawyers and auditors should not work under same roof, inquiry hears
- Business concerned Treasurer failed to say ‘productivity’ in budget speech
- ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’: how this applies to accountants
- Promoter penalties, whistleblower, TPB reforms pass Parliament
- Ignition appoints global president to drive next growth phase
- PwC Australia’s new AI-leveraged accounting software alliance
- Insolvency accountant awarded liquidator licence at Mackay Goodwin
- Big 4 ‘revolving door’ drawing ire around the world
- Joint bodies push for ‘problematic’ accountants’ certificates to be scrapped
- Digital ESG reporting should be mandatory: PwC, Deloitte experts
- AI ‘wage premium’ yet to hit Australian accountants
- 1 in 3 SMBs looking for additional advisory services
- A Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Collective Strata Scheme Sales in New South Wales
- CA ANZ pushes for ‘better targeted’ migration strategy
- Accountants primed to help burnt out business owners
- ASIC flags climate reporting as top regulatory priority
- Federal Court dismisses tax agent’s appeal against termination
- IESBA chair outlines major priorities for ethics in accounting
- Finalists for Australian Accounting Awards 2024 notified
- KPMG supports increased transparency around auditor tenure
- Committee finds ‘excessive and undue use’ of consultants by NSW Government
- ATO releases decision impact statement on Minerva decision
- Former PwC Australia partner files defamation claim against PwC
- ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from company auditor
- ASIC pushes for new penalties for misuse of accountants’ certificates
- Practitioners ‘taken by surprise’ by breach reporting requirements, says CPA
- Dob-in obligations lacking whistleblower protections, joint bodies warn
- IPA calls for 6-month delay to dob-in obligations
- Tax Office shares EOFY tips for Top 500 private groups
- Cap partnerships at 400, create big 4 watchdog: IPA
- AAT upholds tax agent termination over unpaid tax debts
- Dob-in window ‘nearly impossible’ for practitioners, joint bodies warn
- ATO’s revelations about Luke Sayers meeting ‘very concerning’: ASIC
- Bill to implement country-by-country reforming, BTR reforms enter Parliament
- Grant Thornton appointment to drive ‘enterprise-wide transformation’
- Mid-market firms eye international markets for growth this year
- William Buck charity event brings joy for sick and disadvantaged children
- IPA calls for holistic review of ATO’s information-gathering powers
- Small businesses ‘overwhelmed’ by EOFY tax compliance, survey finds
- CA ANZ course accreditation renewed by education body
- Committee releases final report for PwC inquiry
- NFPs cautioned on traps with contractor classifications
- Mid-market M&A whiz joins Forvis Mazars as partner
- Greens push for five year ban on government work for PwC
- Dob-in provisions could apply ‘retrospectively’, warns IFPA
- Yearly grilling of accounting bodies needed, consulting inquiry says
- William Buck to open doors in Canberra, eyeing government clients
- Grant Thornton promotes 4 to partner
- Greens call for structural separation of audit in final report
- Majority of companies unprepared for looming ESG reporting
- KPMG consulting overhaul to claim 200 jobs, cut $80m in costs
- Finalists unveiled for Australian Accounting Awards 2024
- Fear of failure, skills gap stifle aspiring business owners
- Addressing Australia’s auditor shortage requires forward thinking
- Annual tax agent registration fees introduced to boost oversight
- From start up to star: Meet award-winning Austral Accountants
- ATO launches data-matching program for false Medicare levy claims
- 1 in 2 businesses flag ‘substantial’ AI spending
- Joint bodies reject moves to expand ATO powers into criminal law
- Government urged to fast-track visas for migrant accountants
- Ex-ABC general counsel to join BDO board as independent director
- Early preparation critical for financial reporting season this year
- Sage research reveals top pain points for financial close
- ATO 'hellbent' on chasing down $34bn in small business debts
- Client-agent linking has stopped identity fraud: ATO
- Leading professionals recognised at Australian Accounting Awards 2024
- How to diversify from tax to management accounting
- TPB warns taxpayers of unregistered agents in awareness campaign
- PKF Melbourne banned from expert reports after ASIC probe
- EOFY to trigger spike in scams targeting finance teams
- Hasty lodgers twice as likely to make mistakes, ATO warns
- Australia’s largest car dealership forced to back pay $16m
- ATO whistleblower prosecution to have ‘chilling effect’
- Former UK tax commissioner named next IGTO
- Victoria’s ‘hibernating’ property tax regime could rival GST in impact
- Consultant boom threatens accounting sector, expert says
- ASX-listed company fined for greenwashing
- Finance leaders flag top challenges for new financial year
- Small businesses slam ‘absurd’ 11th-hour passage of tax breaks
- Government ‘unfairly’ refuses to refund on-hold debts paid to ATO
- Draft guidance issued on employee definition for SG purposes
- Air Accounting taps into e-commerce with Bean Ninjas partnership
- ‘Bullish’ Moore Australia shakes up leadership team
- Court rejects taxpayer’s attempt to pay $45k ATO debt with $47 cheque
- Country-by-country reporting measures still stalled in Senate
- National Audits Group promotes 4 diverse auditors
- Airwallex posts 93% revenue surge in Australia
- ‘Don’t panic’ over new reporting rules, ATO tells NFPs
- New guidance released on ‘rapidly evolving’ sustainability disclosures
- Accounting students ‘optimistic’ about career, research reveals
- PwC names 22 partners in first intake since tax scandal
- 125% foreign student visa fee hike to worsen accountant shortage
- CA ANZ slams government’s ‘confused’ big 4 regulation paper
- KPMG supports broad review of partnership frameworks
- HLB Mann Judd, Pitcher Partners bolster partner ranks
- CPA Australia seeks permanent $100k asset write-off to end uncertainty
- CA ANZ pushes for mandatory digital financial reporting
- Ascendant mid-tiers boost partner ranks as big 4 scale back
- OECD executive among 3 new ‘high calibre’ KPMG hires
- Big 4 crusade could hurt high street accountants: CPA Australia
- Over half of construction projects experience overbilling, new data reveals
- ATO revamps top 100 program to improve engagement
- New reporting to ‘shine a light’ on subsidiary tax arrangements, says assistant minister
- Government urged to expand ASIC’s audit oversight
- PayPal used unfair contract term with small business, court rules
- Rank audit firms and tie pay to quality, government told
- Advocacy group pushes for reduced legal immunity in climate disclosures bill
- Clarity provided on tax residency issue with new transparency reporting
- ‘Limited and inconsistent’ whistleblower protections in private sector
- Charities stumble on pay disclosure rules, watchdog finds
- CA ANZ appoints new director to board
- Aviation company accuses lawyers, accountants of negligence
- ATO and Lunar seize over $6m of illicit tobacco in West Victoria
- Shock tax code changes hit industry
- Outdated payment methods hitting travel industry profits, survey finds
- Accountants enlisted in war against dirty money
- ATO to crack down on Amazon, eBay sellers’ tax affairs
- Insolvency the busiest it’s been in 50 years, says industry veteran
- ATO software bugs revived ‘false’ on-hold debts
- Boutique law firms seeking accounting practice partnerships
- Financial management critical amid rising insolvencies, says insolvency expert
- Minister Jones' determination 'inconsistent' with current law, warns IPA
- Small manufacturers outpace larger rivals in post-COVID recovery
- TPB’s guidance lacking clarity on time frames for breach reporting
- Blindsided accounting bodies lash ‘unworkable’ code changes
- Deloitte purchases minority stake in PwC Indigenous Consulting
- Female representation absent despite vacancies, data finds
- Liquidator hits 5 decades in the industry
- TPB chair speaks on new code rules, shuts down ‘scaremongering’
- EY announces 2 appointments to Asia-Pacific branch
- KPMG to close commercial law practice, cut 30 jobs
- Large Australian entities cautioned on CbC reporting ‘quirk’
- PKF Australia welcomes new Darwin practice, PKF Merit
- TPB’s ‘pragmatic’ code stance a Band-Aid solution: Tax Institute
- Treasury weighs overhaul of TPB registration pathways
- Labor’s code changes an ‘assault’ on accountants: Opposition
- Accounting bodies push back on TPB shake-up
- Inquiry pushes for increased disclosure on corporate giving
- CA ANZ, CPA Australia resist expanded M&A reporting rules
- Deloitte buys automation consultants Efficientia Solutions
- Man alleges ATO forced resignation amid ‘doomed’ murder charges
- ‘Running out of time’: industry sounds alarm over payday super rush
- 'Many' practitioners already compliant with new code rules: TPB
- Red tape ‘strangling’ small businesses: ACCI
- ASIC disqualifies 7 directors in recent enforcement blitz
- Government releases draft rules for payment times reporting
- Details unveiled for expansion of foreign resident CGT regime
- Accountant denied TPB registration over supervision concerns
- Veteran accountant stripped of SMSF rights as ATO prevails in AAT
- SMSF Association calls for 'pragmatic approach' on NALI issues
- Self-prepared returns on the rise in latest tax return data
- CA ANZ calls on Gen Z to ‘make epic things happen’
- Insolvencies surge above 11k for FY2023–24
- Scyne to axe 90 jobs in wake of dwindling Canberra contracts
- DPNs climb to 26.7k as ATO hunts down old debts
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- Weel creates expanded CFO and COO roles to bolster leadership
- Small businesses secure $41m in energy grants
- ANU payroll errors highlights ‘systemic issue’ with underpayments
- Accounting ties strengthened in Sri Lanka: CPA Australia
- Australian businesses ‘not ready’ for privacy law changes
- Stephen Jones retains role in recent ministry shake-up
- ATO gives taxpayers green light to lodge returns
- Greens MP demands answers on code changes amid Treasury silence
- Melbourne accountant convicted for falsifying signatures on audit documents
- Interest rates dampen M&A activity for mid-market deals: Pitcher Partners
- Accountants spared from loan certification: CPA Australia
- Moore Australia reaches ‘RTE’ CA ANZ status
- Government dismisses recommendations from auditing inquiry report
- PwC appoints first independent chairman
- Tax industry claims partial victory against government’s code changes
- ASBFEO’s small business indicator reveals decline in conditions
- Vestey Trust promoter banned from managing companies
- Payment times see limited improvement ahead of overhaul to rules
- Small accounting practices ‘underselling themselves’ with pricing
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- Mercer hit with $11.3m penalty in greenwashing case
- PwC CEO’s secret $1.2m payment sparks fresh ethics concerns
- Former PwC leaders point fingers over legal privilege abuse
- ETF investors warned against rushing tax returns
- First Nations accountants play critical role for local communities, says CA ANZ
- NALSPA calls for e-bike FBT amendment
- ATO continues to ‘burn holes’ in illicit tobacco trade
- MYOB partners with Silverfin to develop AI solutions
- Coalition continues push to make instant asset write-off permanent
- Bill to implement public CbC reporting receives green light
- Grant Thornton nabs former PwC director as new tax partner
- Sustainability reporting poses ‘greenwashing trap’ for mining, BDO warns
- Accountants urged to hike fees as new rules squeeze industry
- SMC launches initiative to boost awareness about super
- SME business confidence continues steady decline: Prospa
- Accountants need to become storytellers, says CA ANZ
- Cafe owner receives 6-year sentence for $1m GST fraud
- SME growth in SA stunted by government: e61 Institute
- TPB treads fine line with new tax agent rules
- Super bodies call for ‘swift’ law amendment
- ‘Re-energise’ SMEs with 14 steps: ASBFEO
- Changes to registration pathways would ‘create barriers for new entrants’: IPA
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- CPA flags ‘duplication risk’ with proposed registration requirements
- ‘Huge jump’ in M&A deal value for Q4 FY24
- Government ‘bundling’ wider tax industry with PwC scandal, says IPA
- Less than half of Australians confident about retirement: AustralianSuper
- Young accountants at risk of ‘burnout’, warns Springfox
- Migration changes remove ‘golden handcuffs’ for employers
- ATO zeroes in on business debt collection for FY24–25
- Coalition to oppose ‘disastrous’ tax agent rules in Senate
- Mackay Goodwin announces second FY24 acquisition
- Payroll professionals under increased strain from heavy workloads, staffing issues
- Australian economy needs SMEs to succeed, says COSBOA
- Joint bodies reject claims about consultation on key code changes
- EY suffers 5.5% loss in annual revenue for FY24
- TPB revamps public register to protect consumers
- Coalition sets date for TASA showdown
- ASIC 'losing patience' with super funds over retirement services
- KPMG to reset for FY25 after a ‘resilient’ FY24
- Victorian director gets 5-year ban for cooking the books
- Unregistered tax preparer fined $1.8m for record TASA breaches
- BDO announces ACT expansion following $500m in record revenue
- Kelly Partners furthers its US exposure with new partnership
- Constant regulatory change threatens ‘future pipeline of tax profession’: SMSFA
- PwC refreshes ‘Net Zero Action Plan’ to accelerate decarbonisation
- Structural change in big 4 consulting market ‘highly likely’, says former PwC CEO
- Looming IR laws to ‘intensify productivity challenges’ for finance teams
- New Rising Stars Awards premiers for young accountants
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- Government urged to exempt small firms from TPB reforms
- ABA calls for extension of SME loan exemption
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- Kelly Partners reports spike in revenue after rapid expansion
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- Government issues newly developed franchising code
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- BCA calls for fiscal tax, spending caps to rein in inflation
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- CA ANZ unveils policy wishlist as election looms
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- ACCI calls for tax and budget reform to boost global position
- Outlook for business financing unlikely to improve, says GCI
- Structural issues threaten Australia’s economic outlook: Deloitte
- Business conditions bounce back in December: NAB
- Core inflation approaches RBA target range, stoking hopes for rate cut
- Approval of assurance standards provides further certainty on climate reporting
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- First rate cut to occur in mid-2025, KPMG predicts
- February rate cuts expected as Australia heads for a ‘soft landing,’ says NAB
- Sales promotions drive modest jump in online retail sales: NAB
- Government must rectify Australia's ‘bureaucratic nightmare’, warns CPA
- SBR scheme set to transform insolvency landscape: Insolvency Australia
- Discretionary spending rises for third straight month: ABS
- Looming US trade war to disrupt Australian economy, expert warns
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- Recent climate events and their impact on reporting and finance teams
- Business conditions steady in December 2024 quarter: NAB
- US announces 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium
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- ACCI welcomes ‘milestone’ discussion paper on R&D system
- Personal insolvencies ease slightly in December
- Regulatory burdens stifle productivity in construction, report finds
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- Master Builders supports productivity-boosting reforms for construction industry
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- RBA announces first interest rate decision for the year
- Greens slam Coalition plans to cut the public service
- RBA cuts interest rates, but remains cautious about future outlook
- RBA rate cut hands NSW businesses $1.6bn lifeline
- M&A deals set to rely on succession planning, says Pitcher Partners
- Tariffs threaten to reverse bounceback in business conditions
- Labour inflation fears easing as wage growth cools
- Productivity crucial to boosting Aussie labour market, report reveals
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- Climate change to drive supply chain disruption, expert warns
- Monthly inflation holds steady in January
- Productivity dampened by inefficiency, failure to innovate: Productivity Commission
- Retaliatory tariffs by Australia would hurt Aussie businesses, Treasury warns
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- GDP data to show modest increase, banks predict
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- December 2024 quarter marks end of long running per-capita recession: ABS
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- Accounting bodies band together to bolster Aussie climate goals
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- Inconsistent regulations hindering efficient use of materials
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- Trade wars and waning fossil fuel demand call for an economic pivot: HSBC
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- Labor government shifts its focus to productivity through R&D and manufacturing
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- Consumer and business conditions remain weak in tariff aftermath
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- Rate cut offers relief but won’t resolve productivity crisis: CPA
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- Aussie firms in China were upbeat post-Liberation Day, RBA deputy says
- Dominance of small construction firms drags down productivity, CEDA says
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- Australian politicians slam ‘unjustified’ US tariff hike on steel, aluminium
- Minimum wage workers get their first real pay rise in 3 years
- ‘Unprecedented’ tariff situation almost sparked 50 basis point rate cut in May
- March GDP growth dampened by extreme weather and waning public spending
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- Strong climate action and economic growth not mutually exclusive, OECD finds
- Consumer spending accelerated in May but downside risks persist
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- Employers embracing the challenge of managing 5 generations
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- Monthly core CPI falls to midpoint of RBA target band
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- Professional services firms report strong FY26 growth prospects
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- RBA makes July 2025 cash rate call
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- ‘Very concerning’: Treasurer responds to US threat of 200% pharma tariffs
- Australia will benefit modestly from US tariffs: Productivity Commission
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- RBA shrugs off unemployment rise, says it’s in line with forecasts
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- Quarterly inflation falls to lowest levels in 4 years
- CA ANZ, ASX, UNGCNA launch initiative to boost climate, sustainability reporting
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- Treasurer waters down expectations of reform in contentious areas
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- Government pledges to abolish 500 ‘nuisance tariffs’ at next budget
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- Cash rate hindering business investment, MYOB says
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- M&A deals made with ‘offensive ambition’, research reveals
- Environmental law reforms ‘miss the mark’, business bodies say
- RBA delivers November 2025 rate call
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- Net-zero goals stalled by gaps in climate action plans, EY reveals
- Productivity growth needed to underpin economic recovery, RBA says
- ‘Extraordinary and somewhat surprising’: consumer sentiment surges in November
- Strong insolvency system necessary to boost productivity, minister says
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- Hotter-than-expected December CPI tips odds towards Feb rate hike
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- RBA hands down February cash rate decision
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- Unemployment stays steady at 4.3% in March
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- EY launches platform to enhance market and business insights
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- Aussie scam losses drop as protections get stronger, NASC reveals
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- AI adoption is a culture challenge as much as a technical one: Gartner
- AI revolution boosting cyber threats for accountants: Eftsure
- Employers urge employees to leverage AI for day-to-day tasks, data reveals
- Insufficient training holding accountants back with AI adoption: Ipsos
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- ATO ‘hypervigilant’ with oversight of AI activities, Hirschhorn assures practitioners
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- BDO pushes for AI and automation transition to streamline processes
- Generational tech divides are a ‘pain point’ for finance teams
- ATO claims online systems are ‘secure and resilient’
- Financial management platform releases productivity-boosting tools
- AI regulation must avoid ‘strangling’ innovation, says report
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- Weel launches accounts payable tool to streamline workflows
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- PwC launches AI assurance offering to support AI adoption
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- Widening IT knowledge gap set to threaten firm efficiency and productivity
- MYOB makes power move with banking service debut
- Australian AI Awards program returns for 2025
- Mid-market business confidence spikes with AI adoption
- CPA calls on public sector to leverage AI governance frameworks
- Lack of governance a barrier to AI uptake, survey finds
- KPMG Australia touts AI-centric approach in FY25 results
- AI can’t replace ethical judgement and accountability, The Tax Institute says
- Displacement, not replacement: how AI will affect workers, according to Goldman Sachs
- Accountants falling behind on AI as skills gap widens
- Scam losses trend up at $175m, NASC reveals
- Agricultural Innovation Australia releases new emissions accounting platform
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- AI to deliver economic gains and growing pains, RBA predicts
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- Deloitte AI debacle underscores need for government contract transparency: OCP
- Employers looking to undergo digital transformation, upskill employees
- New privacy rules make cyber governance ‘non negotiable,’ Grant Thornton says
- Trust is currency: cyber security in financial services
- AI and cyber security investments must go hand in hand, CPA Australia says
- Report finds AI adoption is leaving more to be desired
- AI, social engineering driving fraud risks for accounts payable teams
- PwC, UNSW team up to combat content creation fraud
- Business groups welcome National AI Plan
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- Aussie CEOs more confident coming into 2026
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- Aussie organisations falling behind on AI adoption: Deloitte
- Payment fraud reaching new horizons, says Eftsure
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- Market hype on AI and accounting roles overlooks critical issues, says AI specialist
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- Ethics more important in the age of AI, CPA says
- Bulk of generative AI data policy violations involve regulated data, report reveals
- AI driving rapid rise in sophisticated scam emails: Eftsure
- Over 1 in 2 firms have AI privacy concerns: Intuit
- Lack of AI training leads to fragmentation tax: Atlassian
- Australian accounting firms rolling out AI at pace, survey finds
- ASIC issues call to action regarding AI cyber risks
- KPMG partner admits to inappropriate access to documents in procurement of major Westpac contract
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