- 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
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- ATO releases guidance on cross-border related party financing arrangements
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- SMSFA encouraged by talk of a deal over super tax
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- Treasurer’s claims about Div 296 ‘farcical’, industry bodies say
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- ATO granted special leave to appeal Bendel dispute in High Court
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- 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
- KordaMentha promotes 12
- 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
- Government announces major crackdown on tax adviser misconduct
- Poor productivity the ‘biggest issue’ for construction sector
- EY acquires design and product development firm
- Mackay Goodwin appoints bankruptcy division head
- Stadium cleaners hit with $330k in fines for worker underpayments
- ACCC commences ‘greenwashing investigations’ following draft guidance
- Economic uncertainty to impact 30 June reporting, mid-tier firm warns
- Proposed climate reporting ‘a challenge for smaller entities’
- Ignition feature puts the profit back into scope creep
- Why automating your finance department can help your enterprise excel
- Cross-border partnership creates Canadian CPA pathway
- Reforms to wholesale investor rules ‘desperately needed’, says CPA
- AFSA ramps up compliance activity amid rising insolvencies
- Audit independence critical for ‘mitigating business risks’
- Grant Thornton flags critical considerations for renewable energy projects
- PwC partner wins reprieve from forced retirement
- IPA ‘excited for future of accounting’ as it celebrates centenary
- Risk appetite statements offer benefits for decision making
- Bankrupt lawyer with $4.7m tax debt ordered to pay $55k security
- 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
- Recycling companies fined $375k for underpaying refugees
- First-ever Women in Finance Summit launches
- Directors cop 3-year bans for collapsed companies owing $17m
- Best & Less forced to back pay hundreds of managers $5.2m
- Only Firms partnership offers accountants all-in-one consulting service
- Task-focused firms ‘risk losing staff to rivals’
- Cyber breaches cast long shadow over Optus, Medibank
- Prospa, Intuit among the nation’s best workplaces
- Small business restructuring scheme gaining momentum: BDO
- Conflicts of interest, aggressive practices ‘common issues for profession’
- Federal Court dismisses ASIC’s case against liquidator
- BCA calls for sweeping tax reforms to boost Australia’s economy
- File contractor payments on time or raise a red flag, ATO warns
- Court action ‘now ATO’s first resort for non-compliant sole traders’
- Grant Thornton bolsters tax group with 2 partners
- Complex rules ‘suffocating’ workplace relations system: BCA
- ‘Workers lose $850m a year to wage theft despite FWO’
- ‘Architect’ of $105m Plutus Payroll scam jailed for 15 years
- Carbon accounting ‘the next frontier of compliance’ says Xero
- Government to review competition policy settings
- Young entrepreneurs missing in action: ASBFEO
- BlueRock acquires boutique firm dnm, looks to expand interstate
- Poor image, talent mismanagement stunt profession: Xero chief
- Failed company directors ‘more likely to run risky personal debt’
- With an outsourced CFO function, one size fits all
- ‘Room for improvement’ on bank safeguards for guarantors
- Carbon Group expands in Sydney with Numeric Eight takeover
- Retail spending slows as interest rates hit household budgets
- How a wobbly drinks brand dodged last orders
- Survey reveals decline in use of AI by Australian businesses
- Perth man jailed, ordered to repay $110k in fraudulent GST refunds
- PKF elevates 2 to partner level for ‘dedication, proficiency’
- From Bananas in Pyjamas to a serve of Hot Toast
- ATO hits SMSF trustees with record disqualifications, fines
- Government releases draft legislation for objective of super
- Treasury explores policy options for unfair trading practices
- Automated financial reporting for Accountants & Bookkeepers
- PwC partners to cop 30% pay cut after ‘challenging year’
- Industrial relations changes introduced into Parliament
- BlueRock adds Arthur Advisory to accounting team
- TPB bans agent for $3.75m in bogus BAS claims
- Grant Thornton names national head of risk consulting
- Democratise work experience for women in finance: executive
- ASIC sues PayPal over ‘unfair’ overcharging fine print
- APESB calls for tougher standards for large professional firms
- Tassie aged care operator forced to back pay staff $6.9m
- CA ANZ defends business structure of big 4 firms
- Specialist body aims to codify ‘pre-insolvency void’
- Revise standard contracts or risk millions in fines, ACCC warns
- ‘No appetite for action’: ASIC’s response to audit breaches under fire
- CA ANZ pushes government to address ‘critical accountant shortages’
- Access to advice critical to small business restructuring, says Senator
- BDO audit partner banned until 2024 after botched financial report
- Tassie firm aspires to become the ‘Xero of carbon accounting’
- Unusual investments driving SMSF audit delays, compliance risks
- Perks private wealth operation teams up with Frontier Advisors
- The evolving role of today’s CFO
- Vincents targets advice specialty at Qld start-ups
- BDO recruits experienced tax specialist
- Government urged to consider TPB sanctions against professional firms
- ASIC calls for increased powers to address ‘major accounting failures’
- CIMA, CPA Australia renew reciprocal membership accord
- 'No escape’ from sustainability reporting for small business, warns BDO
- ‘Lighten up and delegate’: How women can juggle work and home
- Carbon boosts Perth presence with Ezetax takeover
- Draft legislation released on promotor penalty reforms
- Compliance burden ‘raises doubts about scale’ of PwC response
- Multiple start dates in IR changes create confusion for business, says BCA
- ATO linking system takes giant stride into business
- TPB slaps 5-year ban on accountant involved in $26m fraud
- Finalists unveiled for Women in Finance Awards 2023
- Company auditor numbers in steady decline, ASIC data reveals
- Sweeping reforms to streamline access to finance
- Salary growth ‘line-ball with CPI’, accountants in lead pack
- Starbucks comes up $4.5m short for thousands of staff
- ASIC chief accountant becomes AUASB chair
- Planned changes to super an attack on the retirement system
- ‘Most qualified accounting migrants wind up working elsewhere’
- CA ANZ opens voting on revised conduct code
- PwC announces disclosure and governance changes ahead of review
- TPB, ATO quizzed on whether PwC ‘too big to fail’
- FWO targets tenfold penalties for ‘serious’ UNSW payslip breaches
- Listen and be curious: how to help clients from different cultures
- 45-day threshold to complicate tax residency rules, accounting bodies warn
- Contingency fees for tax practitioners a ‘fundamental failing’, says senator
- Switkowski exposes flaws in PwC’s results-focused culture
- KPMG caught using secret ‘power maps’ to secure Canberra contracts
- Auditor suspended for 3 years for professional failings
- Professional bodies reject proposed objective of super
- ATO works hard to fix ‘flaw’ in client linking system
- Privacy Act to take in small businesses
- Financial reports evolving into ‘critical risk management tool’, says BDO
- Voice can enhance accounting profession, talent pool: CA ANZ
- CPA Australia appoints president, shakes up board
- Government told to scrap ‘problematic’ accountants’ certificates
- Torrent of disapproval greets CA ANZ finances
- ‘Covid changed merger dynamics, tech has become a wildcard’
- Expanded media platform unveiled to support Australia’s cyber sector
- Former students caught out by HECS index and complex rules
- Monash Uni loses appeal to rewrite staff agreements, dodge $9m bill
- Association calls for review of ASIC’s powers in response to PwC reforms
- ChangeGPS sounds alarm over clause in CA ANZ conduct rules
- BCA calls for more comprehensive business guidance on ESG claims
- PwC partners failed to self-disclose, CA ANZ admits
- An unforgettable experience for accounting players
- PwC reforms a ‘disproportionate response’: CA ANZ
- 5 most common fee disputes ‘could trigger refund action’
- Contractor redefinition ‘undermines sole traders’
- APRA plans to open the books on super fund spending
- Treasury names 3 members to bolster TPB
- CA ANZ ‘failing to tailor services to smaller firms’: ChangeGPS
- Joint bodies oppose increase to bankruptcy threshold
- How to service clients from Indigenous backgrounds
- PwC has ‘lost social licence to self-regulate’: Senator Pocock
- Why accountants must build a trust-based LinkedIn footprint
- Treasury to investigate ‘policy problems’ with big 4 firms
- Tax Institute appoints Scott Treatt as CEO
- Former PwC chief admits ‘multiple breaches’ of secret files
- Disability NFP back pays staff $6.5m after ‘fundamental’ payroll error
- Xero adds gen AI to help desk, promises faster service
- Hackers eye financial businesses for payday, says cyber expert
- KPMG UK hit with record £30m for audit failures
- Accountants ‘should act early on tax debt red flags’
- Carbon acquires fourth Victoria office with bookkeeping takeover
- Digital ID regime could raise compliance costs, government told
- You’re the voice and CA ANZ understands it
- Small business ‘dying from a thousand cuts to consumer spending’
- Logistics company fined for underpaying hundreds of migrants $3.6m
- Old views of finance linger to deter women: WGEA
- Regional accounting in the midst of a boom, says major bank
- CA ANZ should ‘stick to your own lane’ on the Voice
- ASIC reveals findings from financial reporting and auditing surveillance
- Accounting firms turn to acquisitions for growth, report reveals
- Tax agent who lent registration number banned for 5 years
- Whistleblower hits snag in $15m claim over alleged tax fraud
- An unforgettable experience for accounting players
- ‘Bloated’ CA ANZ blasted over $90m payroll bill
- Farmers, small business ‘to bear brunt of $3m super tax’
- Curb opaque powers of Commissioner, tax watchdog urges
- TK Maxx faces 33 charges over child labour laws
- Aged care provider pays back $2.1m in missing penalty rates
- Accounting firms list staffing as top challenge
- Perpetual changes to APES 110 ‘creating unnecessary complexity’, says IPA
- Flexible, tech-happy small firms ‘a lure to talented Gen Zs’
- Scam recruiters dupe vulnerable jobseekers out of $20m
- Bentleys snaps up Victorian boutique firm, eyes regional expansion
- Most bosses offer pay rises to keep valued staff
- ASIC bans father and son directors for 4 years
- Business training key to empowering women in finance
- Why modernising revenue management could secure a stronger 2024
- CA ANZ members approve tighter conduct rules
- 3 in 3 SMEs struggle to compete for talent
- AFP busts $229m Chinese money laundering operation
- Woman jailed for 20 months over $250k GST fraud
- AASB releases draft standards for climate-related financial disclosure
- Business owners are seeking exits without a plan, survey finds
- Aldi to face $150m wage theft class action suit
- ASIC prosecutes 100 for failing to assist liquidators
- Caddick fraud victims target class action against SMSF auditors
- Taskforce seizes illegal tobacco worth millions in dozens of raids
- ‘Do it sooner rather than later’: Louisa Sanghera talks succession planning
- $22bn in unpaid invoices means Christmas stress for business owners
- Former EY partner in tax exploitation case a ‘rogue operator’
- STP phase 2 to ‘trigger increase in ATO audits for health sector’, RSM predicts
- ‘Scale your impact’, says female executive
- Payday super will punish small business, says NTAA
- Acquisition-hungry Count buys Canberra accounting boutique
- Property developer cops ban for 5 failed companies owing $12m
- QAR ‘will fail to make financial advice affordable for most’
- Tread warily ‘or risk fallout’ with clients in distress
- Accountants ‘should cull one-third of their clients every year’
- IFPA calls for ‘fairer and proportionate’ SG penalty regime
- First-ever Women in Finance Summit sold out
- Do your homework on cultural nuances, accountants told
- Gippsland restaurant fined $4k for breaking child work laws
- ATO raises $973m in SG charge liabilities in FY 22-23
- Why business leaders need to talk about menopause
- Female-led start-ups need more funding, says CEO
- A reminder about managing trustee liability
- ASIC exposes dozens of dodgy investment websites on blacklist
- PwC to cut 300 jobs, close Adelaide support hub
- NAB Profesional Services: 2024 Accounting & Financial Planning Report
- Payday super ‘a significant departure’ from current SG regime: Joint bodies
- Intuit QuickBooks reveal how AI will change the accounting industry
- Government urged to reinstate SG amnesty for payday super rollout
- EY makes 232 staff redundant as consulting demand plummets
- Winners of the Women in Finance Awards 2023 revealed
- ‘Change risk-reward equation to deter cyber crims’
- Greater SG awareness to drive further spike in SGC penalties
- Comply with revised fixed-term contract rules, FWC warns
- Retailers brace for 8% fall in Christmas gift spending
- Government agrees to Greens’ amendment to TPB reforms bill
- SME sector running hot and cold, survey finds
- AFCA bolsters board with 2 finance professionals
- Furious CPA Australia decries ‘punishment of the many’
- HLB Mann Judd backs staff Olympic hurdles hopeful
- Routines, structures and tools play ‘critical role’ in offshoring arrangements
- Jobless rate edges up, hints of looser labour market
- Deferred consideration arrangements tipped as potential ATO target next year
- Mazars, Forvis form globe-straddling super-group
- CA ANZ calls for review of amendments to TPB legislation
- Superannuation objective bill ‘ineffective’ says IFPA
- RSM hits FY24 headcount target with raft of appointments
- Could automation entice more young Australians to the accounting profession in 2024?
- Finance skills of migrants ‘going to waste’, says recruitment specialist
- Demand makes accounting firms a seller’s market
- BDO, PKF expand footprints with NSW offices
- Limited uptake of association membership by auditors ‘a travesty’, says IAA
- Treasurer announces overhaul of AASB, AUASB and Financial Reporting Council
- Seek data points to record high WFH rates for accountants
- Black Friday sales to heighten cyber security risks for SMEs, says RSM
- Specialist flags crucial strategies for building offshore accounting teams
- Restaurant couple fined $70k for underpaying relatives
- SMEs urged to start preparing for Privacy Act changes
- Mackay Goodwin adds R&D, cyber security teams
- ASIC bans director behind $50m Magnolia Group collapse
- Morrows, William Buck appoint 2 high-fliers
- AFCA helps small business reclaim $23m, disputes up 9%
- 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
- 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
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- 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
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- 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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- A&M Tax appoints 9 new managing directors Australia-wide
- 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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- Government ‘bundling’ wider tax industry with PwC scandal, says IPA
- Less than half of Australians confident about retirement: AustralianSuper
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- 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
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- PwC refreshes ‘Net Zero Action Plan’ to accelerate decarbonisation
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- Looming IR laws to ‘intensify productivity challenges’ for finance teams
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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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- KPMG to provide $33k to the Griffith Tax Clinic
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- COSBOA program to address SME knowledge gaps with major IR changes
- APESB defers decision on CA ANZ request for new reporting
- PwC grows governance board with new independent non-executive member
- SMSF Audit Day enhancing quality and integrity of SMSF audits
- Xero program to ‘reignite’ image of the accounting industry
- Ex-PwC top lawyer proposes big 4 watchdog, defends partnership model
- Government launches review to ‘revitalise national competition policy’
- ATO issues guidance on debt deduction creation rules and Division 7A
- Assistant Treasurer makes changes to transitional rule for code changes
- Class launches tech to support accountants with new ATO requirements
- Climate reporting marks ‘pivotal shift’ for Australian businesses
- Property developer to repay $11m ‘washed’ in Plutus blackmail plot
- Coalition to push ahead with disallowance motion for TASA changes
- Payday super ‘couldn’t come soon enough’, says Cbus
- ASIC prosecutes 78 individuals for failing to assist liquidators
- Count Limited reports results for ‘transformative year’
- Aussie small business facing 'rocky road ahead': Sussan Ley
- Prosperity snags former KPMG partner as senior consultant
- SME owners ‘fearful’ about not being paid, says ASBFEO
- Majority of global MNEs on the ‘Pillar Two journey’, data reveals
- Renewable energy scheme has left SMEs fighting for compensation: NSWSBC
- Macquarie University admits to almost $2m in unpaid wages
- Finance teams crucial for not-for-profit success, data reveals
- Merchant decision ‘does not displace longstanding principles’, says ATO
- SMEs don’t need to ‘tough it out on their own’, says joint bodies
- Report reveals top strategies for costs and pricing: NAB
- Mental health of SME owners in rapid decline, research reveals
- Deloitte takes reins in Keystone administration amid ASIC probe
- Climate reporting legislation finally passed by Parliament
- ATO SMSF auditor referrals see slight uptick for FY23–24
- CA ANZ develops practical roadmap for new climate reporting legislation
- Organisations collaborate to help advice professionals meet deadline
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- GNGB releases guide to unpack payday super changes
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- 'Significant progress' made on TASA Determination, joint bodies say
- Anti-money laundering bill to place further burden on accountants, warns CPA
- ATO boss tells agents to use ‘Kardashian-like influence’ wisely
- CA ANZ shows support for amended anti-money laundering bill
- Privacy law education and awareness crucial for SMEs: COSBOA
- Legislation to ‘reduce admin burden of STP’ introduced into Parliament
- Perth man who spent $378k in fake GST refunds jailed
- Accountants play vital role in Sino-Australia trade, says CPA
- PwC UK implements location tracking of workers
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- Consistent definitions critical for scam prevention legislation, warns BDO
- RSM Australia announces several appointments to Perth branch
- Deloitte UK brings back face-to-face interviews in cheating crackdown
- ASIC chair urges directors to take the lead on compliance
- Treasurer unveils design details for payday super
- ATO cautions business owners on ‘misconception with PSI’
- New initiative aims to make super ‘impenetrable’ to cyber crime: ASFA
- Small business decries ‘unfair’ payday super changes
- Bill to pay super on parental leave passes Parliament
- David Pocock to move disallowance motion against TASA changes
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- WA woman faces jail time for illegal early release scheme
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- IPA unveils details of its 'non-traditional' pathway program
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- William Buck Victoria appoints new managing partner
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- Nexia Brisbane joins forces with Moore Australia
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- BDO’s big 4 raid continues with 2 key partner hires
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- TPB opts to caution ‘incompetent’ tax agent
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- Unrealised capital gains are already taxed in Australia, claims minister
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- Regulation of clearing houses missing in payday super design, warns BDO
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- Victorian woman jailed over $600k GST rort
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- ATO continues debt recovery actions against GST fraudsters
- Ban on interest charge deductions may deter tax compliance: expert
- Taxpayers put on notice over last-minute returns
- Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board adds 3 new members
- Proposed GIC deduction changes cop further backlash
- ATO taskforces continue illicit tobacco hunt with 27 warrants
- Government to further extend SME cyber support
- Survey reveals concerns about reliability of corporate reporting data
- ASIC updates guidance for auditors on expanded obligations
- Businesses ghosting the ATO targeted in debt collection blitz
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- Canberra unveils major $14.7m scam compensation pathway
- TPB puts 7k tax agents on notice over outstanding debts, lodgments
- CPA urges accountants to prepare for major IFRS 18 changes
- Senate committee recommends passage of STP declaration changes
- Auditors to face sweeping ASIC crackdown
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- CA ANZ calls for quick passage of AML/CTF amendments
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- IPA welcomes clarity from TPB on upcoming code changes
- RMIT and AFTRS target accountants in launch of screen skills course
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- ‘Bold and broad’ inquiry reforms to restore trust in profession, says IPA
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- Victorian equestrian jailed for $700k in fake GST, JobKeeper claims
- Government makes move to bolster retirement phase of superannuation
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- ATO reveals small business hit list to combat tax debt
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- Anti-money laundering reforms pass both houses
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- The Tax Institute names 2025 president
- Tax agent cautioned over rogue employee’s $319k client refund theft
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- Government releases terms of reference for R&D system review
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- SMC endorses Parliament move to amend death beneficiary laws
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- Government issues newly developed franchising code
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- Victorian business confidence and investment at all-time low
- Cash flow concerns a nightmare for Aussie SMEs: NAB
- University of Sydney to back pay staff $23m after PwC payroll review
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- TPB finalises TASA determination guidance
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- Government ramps up mission to enforce minimum tax for multinationals
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- Survey flags technology as top business challenge for 2025
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- Underpaid super affects 1 in 4 NT workers, tax data reveals
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- Tax agent who lied about CPE hours loses bid to halt TPB ban
- Howarth open to expanding provision of advice by accountants
- Resilience coach calls for accounting partners to be more attentive
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- BDO poaches more big 4 talent, breaks 300-partner mark
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- Defaults on tax debts a major driver for business insolvencies, data reveals
- ‘The company’s money is not your money’: ATO on Div 7A myths
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- ATO private wealth boss names succession planning as top focus area
- Tax debt ‘unacceptably high’ among small private groups: ATO
- ATO ramps up landlord crackdown using rental bond data
- Talent and technology the top challenges for accounting firms, survey shows
- Tax due diligence crucial for M&A deals, Grant Thornton warns
- RSM adds 6 partners, 12 directors to meet ‘exponential’ growth
- TPB nets 3 tribunal wins against rogue tax agents
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- Advisory firm Morrows appoints Kellie Stark as executive director
- Accountants ‘ideally placed’ to fill a limited advice gap
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- COSBOA welcomes Coalition’s $20k tax deduction proposal
- Loan industry flatlines amid sluggish economic activity
- Governments worldwide must adopt better risk management, EY says
- Accounting bodies continue fight against GIC deduction changes
- COSBOA issues workplace law change reminder for SMEs
- CPA Australia calls for member feedback on IFRS improvements
- Clean up payroll systems or face multimillion-dollar fines, accountants warned
- Moore Australia announces three promotions across network
- Small firm accountants face major barriers to auditor registration
- Treasurer unveils plans to overhaul financial reporting system
- TPB provides clarity on timeline for reporting breaches
- William Buck announces new chair for Australia and New Zealand
- Treasury's consultation on new oversight body ‘inadequate’, says CPA
- TPB sheds light on required standards for breach reports
- SMSFA hits back at Chalmers over div 296 consultation claims
- Moore Australia appoints Jarron Puszet to lead M&A divisions in Victoria, Tasmania
- CA ANZ appoints new president for 2025
- Why do accountants get special treatment on their home loans?
- Worker pay increases to slow for third year in a row: Gartner
- Mandatory service standards for super funds 'long overdue', says CPA
- ART affirms ASIC decision to disqualify SMSF auditor
- Consulting contracts for mid-tier and small firms on the rise, says Anchoram
- Stephen Jones announces retirement ahead of election call
- Government to push ahead with GIC deduction changes
- The future of payroll: Balancing automation and human expertise
- Higher pay at the top of finance workers’ wishlists, survey shows
- ASIC continues crackdown on dodgy directors
- Weak scam policies placing super members at risk, warns ASIC
- CSLR blowout to 'further decimate financial advice sector', says CPA
- BCA calls for fiscal tax, spending caps to rein in inflation
- Gender pay gap remains too wide for accountants, despite remuneration increases
- Government’s small business strategy ‘fails to deliver’, says CPA Australia
- 'Problematic’ climate risk models surfacing ahead of new reporting
- Fix ATO service delays before imposing GIC changes, says COSBOA
- Instant asset write-off crucial for SMEs, says ACCI
- CFO role expanding beyond traditional expectations, Gartner survey finds
- Crossbenchers introduce whistleblower protection bill
- AML Edge 2025 launched to prepare accountants for looming AML/CTF changes
- Vincents appoints 8 additional equity directors
- Grant Thornton appoints national head of technical tax
- Wexted opens Melbourne office, appoints new partner
- RSM Australia appoints 5 additional leaders to WA
- Climate reporting requirements ramp up across Asia Pacific, says RSM
- CA ANZ unveils policy wishlist as election looms
- Undergrad students ‘essential’ for accounting pipeline, says expert
- Misappropriation of client funds lands director with 5-year ban
- Australian companies must adopt digital reporting, says CA ANZ
- ‘Flawed’ client-agent linking system continues to plague accountants
- Super sector to be subject to regulatory scrutiny ‘sooner rather than later’
- Government to protect Aussies with ‘ironclad’ scam laws
- CAAA unveils latest milestone in national expansion plan
- Future of Work report ‘unbalanced and impractical’: ACCI, BCA
- Anti-money laundering rules ‘inflexible’ for sole practitioners, small firms
- ATO unveils control plan for managing fraud and corruption risks
- Tribunal rules against tax agent in recent PAYG withholding case
- Boundaries the key to long term business success, says SME owner
- Gen X, Millennials driving SMSF growth
- Commissioner flags ‘heightened risk behaviours’ with SMSFs as sector grows
- CA ANZ issues warning about oversight body merger
- Accounting bodies axe professional year program for international students
- Oversight body must ‘stand the test of time’, says CPA Australia
- Wholesale investor rules of great concern for SMSF sector
- Commercial credit demand falls amid weakening business confidence: Equifax
- Government urged to tackle construction challenges in upcoming budget
- Submissions open for Australian Accounting Awards 2025
- EY Australia announces TMT leader appointment
- Aussie super system set to climb global ranks over next decade: SMC
- ASIC slaps $60k penalty on former Star Casino CFO
- Bipartisan support critical for providing clarity on payday super: SMC
- Outsourcing key to unlocking business growth, time management: Pitcher Partners
- Cash flow, late payment struggles set to persist for SMEs, says Moneytech
- CA ANZ calls for third-party debt test requirements to be loosened
- ATO releases SMSF auditor compliance focus for 2025
- BlueRock acquires entertainment industry accounting firm White Sky
- Legislative change ‘crucial’ to simplifying reporting for smaller NFPs
- Qld SME owners urged to ‘speak up’ on government red tape reduction
- Accountants are facing AML scrutiny - are you prepared?
- Climate risk models to pose new challenges for accounting industry
- Aussie CEOs optimistic on growth outlook
- Relief on the horizon for weak SME conditions, says ASBFEO
- ACE25 Accounting Conference & Expo returns for a second year
- Government moves to protect employee rights with ‘closing loophole’ reforms
- GST fraudsters handed jail time in Operation Protego investigation
- Expectation to 'always be on call' drives gender pay gap in accounting: WGEA
- Avalara announces connector for Revenue Cloud
- CA ANZ receives ‘tick of approval’ for Professional Standards Scheme
- ATO issues draft determination on dodgy circular financing schemes
- Coalition calls for APS to return to office
- ATO reveals further details about monthly GST reporting push
- ‘Critical’ months ahead for AML/CTF compliance
- IGTO commences review into tax agent phone line
- Businesses ill-equiped to deal with rising threat of deepfake scams
- BDO urges Treasury to uphold integrity of financial reporting system
- Merilyn Gwan appointed to Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
- Volume of complaints to ATO almost doubles in 3 years: ANAO report
- Tribunal affirms ATO’s view in tax residency case
- Businesses expect rising costs this year but remain optimistic: Metro Finance
- Salary battle proves tough for 70% of finance professionals: Robert Half
- Business NSW welcomes procurement changes to empower SMEs
- Small change to secrecy provisions could combat phoenix activity: Joint bodies
- Employee motivation dipping, research reveals
- December quarter unveils personal insolvency surge: AFSA
- Accountants grapple with incoming reforms
- Changes to tax secrecy laws could pose ‘unacceptable risk’, warns Tax Institute
- SMSFA warns against cold callers selling SMSFs
- Profitability and sustainability goals crucial for long term SME success
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- Accounting firms turn to offshoring amid worker shortages
- Government unveils draft legislation for payday super
- Community tip-off leads Tax Office to seize $35m of illicit tobacco
- TPB appoints Amanda Gascoigne as board member
- Majority of NFPs yet to lodge self-review return as deadline looms
- Labor government pledges to extend small business protections
- ATO unveils revised SME benchmarks for 100 industries
- Greens launch 4-day work week policy, with no loss of pay
- Accountants, business advisers a key ‘lifeline’ for SME owners
- Payday super laws could unfairly penalise employers: BDO
- Regulators and businesses to face climate disclosure learning curves
- Want staff to return to the office? Pay them more: CEDA
- Franchising sector ‘playing field’ to be bolstered by Albanese government
- Job security ‘paramount concern’ for 68% of Aussie workers
- Reputational crises cost businesses big money, report reveals
- Public sector audit finds deficiencies in contract management practices
- Business NSW voices support for workers’ compensation reform
- ATO coming for lawyers over tax failures
- Climate risk reporting doubles in 4 years: CA ANZ
- Government invests in supplier education following ACCC supermarket inquiry
- Greens slam ‘pathetic’ government response to PwC scandal
- TPB unveils additional member appointments
- RSM warns NDIS providers on evolving guidelines
- Regulator not afraid of AML enforcement
- Taxation accountants at ‘highest risk of national shortage’: CA ANZ survey
- CPA Australia calls on government to revamp ‘bleak’ SME landscape
- Clunky workflows, talent shortages hampering construction finance teams
- Digital financial reporting: An Australian failure
- Tax agents desperate for ATO phone line overhaul, says NTAA
- Government super policies stifling young Australians: CCO
- Australia facing ‘critical’ payroll skills shortages, survey finds
- ACCI and VCCI move to empower female SME leaders
- APESB proposes code amendments for sustainability reporting, assurance
- CA ANZ cautions against government crackdown on international students
- Small businesses left underwhelmed by budget
- Dealmakers could be impacted by rapidly evolving market, says M&A expert
- Employers reluctant to award promotions to WFH employees, Robert Half finds
- Changes to luxury car tax, GIC deductions pass both houses
- Holding Redlich partner to deliver keynote at ACE25 Accounting Conference & Expo
- Non-compete ban set to further strangle small businesses
- IPA outlines policy priorities with election date announced
- Business costs and high taxes flagged as key election issues by businesses
- Politicians need to put down the IAWO ‘bargaining tool’: CPA, ACCI
- Grant Thornton outlines critical preparations for AML regime
- Indirect climate reporting requirements to affect small businesses: ASIC
- ATO announces changes to Top 500 program
- Labor calls on Fair Work Commission to boost minimum wage beyond inflation
- COSBOA calls on policymakers to slash SME company tax rate
- Coalition unveils plans to boost productivity and investment
- Xero and Sumday join forces to bolster SME climate reporting demands
- SBR appointments surge in first half of 2025 FY
- Audit industry veteran flags major gaps in auditor training
- New Broker Academy launches for 2025
- Accountants call for overhaul of ‘outdated industry perception’
- International student caps to worsen accountant shortage, joint bodies warn
- Perth woman sentenced to a year in prison for tax misconduct
- New Payments Platform ‘no magic bullet’ for payday super issues: GNGB
- Trump’s tariffs set to hit regional NSW SMEs hard: Business NSW
- RSM Australia’s chief executive to retire after 34 years
- Tight business budgets causing a hiring freeze
- Fast-moving businesses poised to benefit from climate reporting
- Grant Thornton Melbourne appoints corporate finance partner
- SMEs brace for ‘cash flow crunch’ ahead of tax and super changes
- CA ANZ pushes for review into OSFA to address ‘major limitations’
- Intuit QuickBooks Launches 'Education Month' to Empower Accountants
- Business groups call for less red tape and taxes
- Intensifying US-China trade war leaves Australia in uncomfortable position
- Inconsistent service delivery listed as major gripe in ATO phone line review
- CPA outlines key strategies for businesses dealing with US tariff changes
- Retail businesses face ‘silent depression’ as insolvencies surge
- Urgent action needed to improve audit regulation, warns CPA
- EY announces 3 appointments to EY-Parthenon branch
- ATO's processes with third party data-matching in need of review, says CA ANZ
- Howarth reaffirms plans to expand provision of advice by accountants
- ART affirms TPB decision on registration of tax agent
- Big businesses will owe millions in long service leave following court rulings
- Grant Thornton International names Greg Keith as CEO-elect
- IFPA calls for refinements to payday super legislation to ease small business burden
- $1k deduction to eliminate hours of ‘low-margin, high-risk work’, accountants say
- CA ANZ throws support behind Coalition’s plans for accountants in advice
- Antique goods land GST fraudster with prison sentence
- RSM Perth welcomes international tax, transfer pricing partner to ranks
- How automating the dunning process can keep cash flowing
- Industry groups urge major parties to rule out taxing unrealised gains
- ASFA proposes tax policies for strengthening the super sector
- TPB reveals top breaches reported under the dob-in obligations
- Accounting firms can help businesses navigate tariff chaos: Grant Thornton
- KPMG calls for cohesive national funding framework to boost R&D
- ATO issues fresh warning on in-house audits
- Payday super rules to slam companies with manual payroll processes
- Labor’s crackdown on financial abuse and tax debts welcomed
- Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures
- Young professional urges society to ditch accountant stereotype: ‘old, pale, stale’
- Full Federal Court delivers decision on Billabong founder’s tax appeal
- Workers and employers disagree on hybrid work productivity benefits: Robert Half
- CA ANZ welcomes bipartisan support to stamp out financial abuse
- Rose Partners builds east coast footprint with acquisition
- Intuit QuickBooks Challenges Accountants to 'Take Another Look'
- BDO pushes for employer-focused amendments to payday super legislation
- Pitcher Partners warns against automated payroll compliance tools
- Asia-Pacific sees largest drop in hybrid work arrangements, survey finds
- Payday super transition ‘should not be underestimated’: Rest Super
- SME confidence and conditions see uptick over Q1 2025, survey reveals
- Bentleys NSW adds former ATO director to tax leadership team
- Resourcing constraints hinder ASIC’s ability to regulate auditors, CA ANZ says
- Labor urged to match Coalition’s Tech Booster deduction
- Accounting remains one of the ‘most common occupations’ over 10-year stint: KPMG
- Small businesses should prepare for indirect climate disclosures: Grant Thornton
- IPA-Deakin pleads government to retire community grant ‘bargaining chip’
- Accountants warned to prepare for emerging fraud threats: RSM
- Commencement date for payday super ‘unachievable’, warns DSPANZ
- Whistleblower programs critical for detecting fraud, advises specialist
- Selling low-dollar-value goods into the US could soon become more complex
- ASSA 5000 start date leaves practitioners ‘inadequate time to prepare’: joint bodies
- Leaders turning to AI to fill accounting gaps, survey reveals
- Business networks outline key issues for re-elected government
- EY Australia unveils Office of First Nations Engagement
- Public executive accused of splashing out millions contracting friends: ICAC
- Accounting shortage opens up ‘dream job’ opportunities for accountants
- Half of workers would job-hop for a salary boost, survey finds
- CPA and ACS enhance IT and accounting prospects with MoU
- SMSFA still hopeful Div 296 bill may include amendments
- Eftsure launches guarantee product to protect against fraudulent payments
- Government advised to delay payday super to avoid ‘chaotic’ transition
- NSW workers’ comp scheme in urgent need of reform, says Business NSW
- SME owners urged to tackle succession planning roadblocks: NAB
- New minister offers opportunity for 'fresh perspective' on reform, says CA ANZ
- Retailers to face $50m penalties for data mismanagement, BDO warns
- AFSA puts insolvency practitioners on notice over ‘system misuse’
- Small business to remain 'front and centre' under Ley leadership
- AAPi urges NSW government to rethink compensation reform
- Gen Z, Millennials zoned in on pursuit for job ‘trifecta’: Deloitte
- ART upholds ATO’s view in decision on partnership distributions
- Division 296 now a ‘waiting game’, tax expert says
- Carbon offsets in the spotlight amid greenwashing litigation
- CA ANZ responds to proposed Code amendments from IESBA, APESB
- TPB bans EY partner and tax agent over tax evasion
- Employers urged to review payroll systems to avoid wage theft penalties
- ATO turning to creative methods to manage growing debt book
- Climate reporting leading to 'complex responsibilities' for directors
- Productivity inquiries to explore corporate tax reform, digital reporting
- Tax expert slams NSW government over ‘sloppy’ communications on IAWO
- Gap between employer and employee flexibility expectations is widening, survey finds
- ASIC flags financial reporting, audit focus areas for FY 25-26
- RBA reveals latest cash rate decision amid falling inflation
- Accounting fees climb amid rising business costs, report finds
- TPB urges small firms to prepare for new code obligations
- Grant Thornton issues NFP financial sustainability guidance
- Private sector trails public sector in gender pay parity: WGEA
- Cash flow issues and inflation still plaguing businesses, NAB survey finds
- Issues with family trust distribution tax on the rise, ATO warns
- Division 296 to drive surge in administration, audit costs, warns IPA
- PwC commits to ‘building enduring cultural change’
- Poor succession planning exposing private groups to major tax bills: ATO
- Experts outline business preparation for looming code obligations
- Insolvencies plateau but tariff risks loom, CreditorWatch warns
- Automation response ‘overwhelmingly positive’, Robert Half reveals
- Advocating for good tax governance can be tough, but worth it: EY
- Trusts here to stay despite mounting complexities, says KPMG partner
- Bolster cyber security to ‘prevent catastrophic business losses’: RSM
- Pitcher Partners outlines EOFY action plan for dealerships
- Positive labour market signs hide underlying issues, Deloitte warns
- ATO flags areas of concern for small business in latest campaign
- Tribunal upholds ATO's position in COVID-19 payment case
- Accountants call for standardised guidance on sustainability, crypto
- 3 Queenslanders sentenced to jail for GST fraud
- CA ANZ outlines key priorities for Tax Ombudsman's 2025-26 work plan
- Accounting firms should build AML/CTF program 'sooner rather than later’: Holding Redlich
- Taxpayers 'losing thousands' by following finfluencer tax advice, warns TPB
- ‘A taxpayer-subsidised inheritance scheme:’ policy analysts slam super tax concessions
- IPA urges IGTO to prioritise review into payday super readiness
- Div 296 to impose 'widow's tax' on women in later life, warns CA ANZ CEO
- ATO to make changes to restricted access for compromised accounts
- Tax compliance a key priority for CFOs as regulations evolve
- AI set to revolutionise the audit profession, RSM says
- CPA calls on Tax Ombudsman to home in on ATO
- SME revenue gap shows ‘record divide’: ScotPac
- CA ANZ and ISSB consult on global climate disclosure standards
- Government fraudster slapped with prison sentence
- ASIC imposes conditions on Sydney company auditor
- RSM expands insolvency services amid elevated bankruptcy rates
- Tax Office to consult on ‘future tax administration’ for small business
- ATO offers NFPs extension for governing documents
- BDO Australia adds 5 partners across national network
- Australia to fall behind without mandatory digital reporting, CA ANZ cautions
- Beware post-election workplace law changes, COSBOA warns
- Finalists revealed for Australian Accounting Awards 2025
- Personal insolvencies see slight dip in Q1: AFSA
- Small Aussie manufacturers enjoyed a bumper start to 2025, but tariff threats loom
- Amendments to NSW workers compensation reform ‘fall short’: Law Partners
- Most Aussie businesses intend to disclose emissions regardless of rules, survey finds
- Taxpayer loses appeal in case involving unexplained bank deposits
- BDO announces national office expansions, starting with Sydney
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- 4 Queenslanders charged in alleged money laundering scheme
- Accounting firms becoming more reliant on overseas talent, survey finds
- ATO issues further guidance on cross-border financing arrangements
- Productivity roundtable must ‘explore all options’: CPA Australia
- Grant Thornton Sydney adds audit partner to ranks
- RSM flags insolvency warning signs amid growing bankruptcy rates
- ATO issues draft vulnerability framework for consultation
- SMSFs warned against making rash decisions on Div 296 ahead of 30 June
- Grant Thornton updates climate disclosure guide on ASIC regulatory guidance
- Australian SME owners report ‘stable’ mental wellbeing
- Aged care providers face dual compliance burden as new laws loom: RSM
- Carbon offset industry set to mature towards project financing, NAB says
- Code breach lands tax agent company with written caution
- TPB statistics reveal ageing tax practitioner population
- AML specialist urges accountants to prepare for ‘significant’ new AML/CTF laws
- KPMG Australia announces 11 new tax and legal partners
- Union responds after public servants labelled ‘oxygen thieves’ during ICAC proceedings
- SME Bootcamp launches in 2025
- BDO announces David Garvey as CEP and 20 partner promotions
- SMSF Innovation Council to drive transformation in Australia’s retirement sector
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- 3 more GST fraudsters sentenced under ATO’s Operation Protego
- PKF Australia announces national promotions to strengthen leadership
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- BDO Canberra adds 2 partners amid board meeting preparation
- ATO gives green light to real-time super payments
- PwC highlights commitment to transparency in annual report
- Joint bodies voice support for AFCA rule amendments
- WA budget misses mark for SME relief, BDO says
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- Grant Thornton expands risk consulting practice as AML/CTF changes loom
- ‘Real action, accountability, cultural shifts’ needed to combat workplace sexual harassment
- NSW budget delivers slight promise for grappling SMEs: CPA
- Greenwashing litigation has mixed impacts on climate efforts, expert says
- CA ANZ urges SMEs to get on top of tax debt to avoid interest charges
- SME owners urged to reassess depreciation rules amid complexity concerns
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- SME insolvencies on track to double historical average, data reveals
- Palermo Chartered Accountants adds former CA ANZ president to ranks
- SBR appointments have surged as program awareness spreads, ASIC says
- International accounting body releases online sustainability self-assessment tool
- TPB to crack down on practitioners selling tax time loans
- Moore Australia promotes 6 across national network
- Law firm takes on 50-year-old tax precedent
- Tranche 2 Countdown: AUSTRAC compliance pressure mounts as AML Edge 2025 returns this October
- Greens call for PwC ban extension as 15 July decision looms
- PM refuses to be drawn in on Keating’s criticism of super tax
- Pitcher Partners names 5 new partners
- Ballarat tax agent banned for 3 years for professional misconduct
- PwC Australia names 11 new tax and legal partners
- Cutcher & Neale, BBB Partners join forces to strengthen national presence
- Professional services company fined $40k over failure to back pay worker
- New financial year, new chief executive for RSM
- FWO slammed for ‘useless’ review of small business definition
- HLB Mann Judd names 4 partners, 6 directors
- Australia’s insolvency rates set to climb, law firm says
- Interactive training essential to fight ‘scam fatigue,’ report says
- ATO opens consultation on public CbC exemption rules
- Grant Thornton auditor admonished, ordered to pay $490k
- $10k remedy for dismissed worker remains unpaid as company owes ATO $330k
- Pitcher Partners super advice fell short, law firm alleges
- ATO, Home Affairs ‘intensify’ monitoring of employers’ skilled visa compliance
- NSW Ombudsman slams Revenue NSW for blocking complaints
- CA ANZ releases fresh materiality guidance ahead of mandatory climate disclosures
- An ex-PwC partner’s leadership advice for up-and-comers
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- CA ANZ launches new CA Foundations Program
- PAF distribution boost sparks friction between charity and legacy, accountants say
- AUSTRAC deputy CEO Katie Miller to open AML Edge 2025
- AML changes a ‘valuable opportunity’ for accounting firms to evolve compliance culture
- EY granted access to details on partners’ exit to rival firm
- Modoras welcomes director of CFO advisory
- Poor financial literacy has sparked sky-high construction insolvencies, RSM says
- Inaugural Corporate Accountant Awards launches in 2025
- Submissions open for Women in Finance Awards 2025
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- CA ANZ welcomes move to slash HELP debt by 20%
- ‘Loveable rogue’s’ appeal to scrap tax penalty fails following reckless conduct
- AUSTRAC closes enforceable undertaking with NAB following audit
- Tax Institute raises concerns about ATO’s transfer pricing compliance approach
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- AUSTRAC pokies case offers critical AML/CTF lessons for accountants
- Productivity roundtable agenda to include AI and regulation sessions
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- Deloitte’s revenue drop sparked by ‘complex’ operating environment, it says
- WFH now a ‘permanent and distinct feature’ for Australian employees
- Slashing red tape could unlock $1bn in economic activity, BCA says
- Payroll issues to cost NAB $130m in operating expenses
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- As foreign threats intensify, BDO urges firms to take stock of supply chains
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- ASIC’s FY26 plan responds to AI, geopolitical, superannuation threats
- NAB names new CFO
- Australian firms lag in resilience as threats compound, report finds
- Whistleblower protection authority shot down by Senate committee
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- GDP figures spark further push for tax reform
- Deloitte predicts uptick in retail sector, report reveals
- Business conditions slump to COVID-era lows, NAB finds
- Rates to remain on hold till mid-2025, BDO predicts
- Surging taxes driving slump in Australian living standards, warns economist
- CFOs remain cautious despite newly gained confidence: survey
- Forvis Mazars debuts partnership to bolster carbon accounting
- Retail and hospitality to recover from sales slump, data reveals
- Company tax revenues to fall by $8.5bn amid China slowdown
- The case for progressive climate risk disclosure come 2025
- Soft landing on the cards despite consumer anxiety, surveys show
- Government calls for cash mandate to be on the horizon for 2026
- Accelerating insolvencies strike concern for SMEs, report reveals
- Black Friday delivers lower-than-expected boost to retail sales
- NAB predicts 3 interest rate cuts for 2025
- Housing approvals fall across the board, deepening supply concerns
- February rate cut ‘on the table’ after core inflation cools: economists
- Worker shortage worsens as job vacancies spike, ABS data reveals
- EY to drive global business innovation with new campaign
- Discounts key to retail rebound in 2025: BDO
- Black Friday sales drive small uptick in household spending: ABS
- ATO issues GST guidance for retirement villages
- Job ads edge up despite high interest rates
- M&A deals drop 41% in value for life sciences industry
- Consumer mood soured by declining dollar, Westpac finds
- Economy adds 56k jobs, blowing past expectations
- Australia records 52% drop in scam losses, data reveals
- Consumer stress levels rise ahead of federal election
- Foreign resident CGT withholding scheme now effective
- CEOs confident about future economic climate
- February rate cut still a possibility, says AMP
- 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
- 2 in 3 accountants unprepared for climate reporting: Trace
- 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
- Business investment takes direct hit from surge in uncertainty, report reveals
- 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
- ‘Worst is probably behind’ the Australian economy, AMP says
- ACCI welcomes ‘milestone’ discussion paper on R&D system
- Personal insolvencies ease slightly in December
- Regulatory burdens stifle productivity in construction, report finds
- To cut or not to cut: RBA’s Tuesday decision
- Master Builders supports productivity-boosting reforms for construction industry
- Foreign investors banned from buying Australian residential property
- 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
- Reserve Bank lowers its estimate of the neutral cash rate
- 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
- Public service cuts lead to outsourcing and poor service delivery, report says
- GDP data to show modest increase, banks predict
- Bankruptcy dips as personal insolvency solutions surge, data reveals
- January retail trade boosted by food-related spending: ABS
- December 2024 quarter marks end of long running per-capita recession: ABS
- Mid-sized businesses ‘crucial’ to growth of Australian economy: MYOB
- Accounting bodies band together to bolster Aussie climate goals
- ‘Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous’: The current monetary policy environment
- Jobs growth slows but remains positive in December quarter: ABS
- Inconsistent regulations hindering efficient use of materials
- Rate cut and cooling inflation boost March consumer sentiment
- Australia will not impose retaliatory tariffs on US, prime minister says
- Business confidence dips well below average after January uptick: NAB
- Trade wars and waning fossil fuel demand call for an economic pivot: HSBC
- Part-time employment on the rise as workers search for balance: KPMG
- ‘Highly uncertain international environment’ poses risks for financial regulators
- ‘No return to normal’: the new economic order and its implications for Australia
- Beware of ‘political plasters’ in upcoming budget, Deloitte warns
- Treasurer confirms budget deficit as natural disasters hit the bottom line
- Businesses must be proactive to minimise tariff impacts: RSM
- Unemployment steady at 4.1%, aligning with unusually low RBA forecasts
- Government delivers federal budget ahead of looming election
- Coalition’s election policies a lost opportunity to deliver substantial reform: RSM
- Coalition to fire 41k public servants if elected, Peter Dutton says
- Targeted reforms needed to boost stagnating productivity: Productivity Commission
- Stagnating wages deprive young people of home ownership, report finds
- Labor pledges to ban supermarket price gouging
- ASIC publishes sustainability reporting regulatory guide
- RBA announces latest cash rate decision
- RBA holds cash rate steady as commentators pencil in a May rate cut
- NFPs set to ‘embrace sustainability with purpose’: HLB Mann Judd
- US tariffs could inadvertently advantage Australian exports, economist says
- Tariff turbulence comes amid signs of ‘strength’: Bendigo Bank
- Indirect climate risks cause direct financial costs, modelling finds
- Further rate relief expected as US tariffs tank global markets
- March business conditions continue on steady path, reveals NAB
- Tariff chaos drives dip in consumer sentiment
- US-China trade war escalates with 104% tariffs on China
- RBA signals no immediate rate cut amid tariff uncertainty
- Women’s workforce participation boosts productivity: RBA
- Spending sees modest increase in March amid tariff threats: CBA
- Construction and hospitality insolvencies continue to climb: ASIC
- RBA meeting minutes reveal a sense of caution, tip towards rate cut
- Benign jobs market data leaves door open for May rate cut: ABS
- Federal budget underestimates natural disaster costs by $6bn, report finds
- Art of the deal? Trump signals walkback on China tariffs
- Labor’s consultant crackdown to save budget $6.4bn
- Global uncertainty may weaken M&A landscape, report predicts
- Core inflation falls within RBA’s target bands for first time since 2021
- Online retailers outpace traditional retail in March: NAB
- CA ANZ, CPA Australia urge Labor to prioritise meaningful reform
- Public debt will grow as government’s role expands, economists predict
- Australia ranks 7th in the world for investment safety, analysis finds
- Unpredictable tariff impacts trigger concern in global CEOs: EY
- Deficit and trade war among key challenges for next term of government: CBA
- Labor government shifts its focus to productivity through R&D and manufacturing
- US-China tariff pause a welcome reprieve for global economy
- Consumer and business conditions remain weak in tariff aftermath
- Strong March wage growth poses a mixed picture for businesses and economy
- Not-for-profit sector facing multiple pressure points
- Rate cut offers relief but won’t resolve productivity crisis: CPA
- March wage growth spikes as bonuses flow through, ABS data shows
- Aussie firms in China were upbeat post-Liberation Day, RBA deputy says
- Dominance of small construction firms drags down productivity, CEDA says
- Underinsurance could pose risks to financial system, report warns
- US court blocks Trump tariffs, calling unchecked tariff authority ‘unconstitutional’
- ‘No shortcuts’ to sustainable productivity growth, says Productivity Commission
- Core inflation above expectations, but July rate cut still on the table
- 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
- CEF calls for carbon tariffs as fossil industries face ‘terminal’ decline
- Beef and pharmaceuticals could prevent Australia-US trade deal, CommBank predicts
- Operation Ocean seizes $4.4m of illicit tobacco
- Strong climate action and economic growth not mutually exclusive, OECD finds
- Consumer spending accelerated in May but downside risks persist
- Economic wellbeing plummets amid global turmoil
- Think tank calls for Australian tax reform amid falling global competitiveness
- Risk aversion choking business growth, says BDO
- Economic impacts of droughts on track to intensify, OECD says
- Employers embracing the challenge of managing 5 generations
- Prolonged Middle East conflict would spark lower interest rates, KPMG predicts
- Monthly core CPI falls to midpoint of RBA target band
- Treasurer talks tariffs, tax bills and Middle East conflict with US counterpart
- Penny Wong to meet with US counterpart ahead of tariff pause expiry
- Treasurer releases first invitation list for exclusive productivity roundtable
- Professional services firms report strong FY26 growth prospects
- RBA poised to cut rates today, economists say
- M&A deals remain subdued despite spike in value, data reveals
- Lack of ‘green skills’ could jeopardise sustainability goals, BDO warns
- RBA makes July 2025 cash rate call
- Trump: US to usher in ‘golden age’ with fresh tariffs
- Australian US-bound exports drop sharply in ‘Liberation Day’ aftermath
- ‘Very concerning’: Treasurer responds to US threat of 200% pharma tariffs
- Australia will benefit modestly from US tariffs: Productivity Commission
- RBA’s shock rate hold set to ‘cloud’ business sentiment
- APESB moves to further improve ethical sustainability standards
- Don’t wait for the government: Businesses urged to boost productivity with tech
- Late retirement increasingly likely as populations age, OECD warns
- US pharma tariffs will be imposed by the end of the month, says Trump
- Cost-of-living squeeze stalling baby boom, data reveals
- ‘Weak private sector’ causing unemployment rate increase
- RBA meeting minutes highlight ‘cautious and gradual’ rate cut approach
- Australia needs a new growth engine as mining profits wane, Westpac says
- RBA shrugs off unemployment rise, says it’s in line with forecasts
- Australians must foster a ‘growth mindset’ to earn more, says Productivity Commission
- Productivity crisis has been ‘massively exaggerated,’ think tank says
- Quarterly inflation falls to lowest levels in 4 years
- CA ANZ, ASX, UNGCNA launch initiative to boost climate, sustainability reporting
- Zali Steggall calls for phase-out of housing tax breaks and fossil fuel subsidies
- Trade minister touts relative advantage after Australia spared of US tariff hikes
- New tariff rates align with ‘worst case scenario,’ economists say
- CA ANZ, Deloitte call for digital reporting mandate to boost productivity
- ‘Tech bros get all the benefits’: Mixed reactions to Productivity Commission’s AI report
- Finance, accounting teams look to bolster AI, ESG, financial reporting capabilities
- Reserve Bank’s August 2025 cash rate call revealed
- Treasury releases its budget sustainability state of play ahead of roundtable
- CPA welcomes proposal to overhaul financial adviser, auditor entry requirements
- 4-day weeks will deliver ‘improved productivity’: ACTU
- Treasury leak sparks concerns of ‘choreographed’ roundtable
- Declining competition has left the average Aussie $3k poorer, RBA finds
- Treasurer waters down expectations of reform in contentious areas
- ‘Too big to ignore:’ The reform area overlooked in roundtable discussions
- Financial Wellbeing Starts With Physical Wellbeing
- Labor spending more on consultants than the Coalition, Greens say
- Inflation climbs to highest rate since July 2024, complicating September rate call
- Ambitious climate targets could leave Aussies $10k better off by 2035, Deloitte finds
- Government pledges to abolish 500 ‘nuisance tariffs’ at next budget
- International student restrictions may dampen economic recovery, CBA says
- ‘Aussie youth face distinct challenges’: Deloitte urges policy reform for emerging generations
- RBA unveils 2025–26 Corporate Plan
- Global EY survey finds businesses looking to bolster EHS
- US tariffs could be voided from mid-October following court ruling
- Australian GDP grows by 0.6 in June quarter, beating expectations
- Donald Trump escalates tariff battle to US Supreme Court
- ‘Uncompetitive, ill-conceived’: BCA stands firm on national productivity strategies
- Consumer and business signs point towards ‘subdued’ recovery, economists say
- Here’s why the most successful property investors start with a specialist mortgage broker
- ‘Not just the role of government:’ RBA urges businesses to up their game on productivity
- Chief economist urges Australia to leverage alternative trade avenues
- ‘Resilient, adaptable, agile’: What the Australian economy must do for success
- EY finds businesses failing to align with climate reporting requirements
- ATO publishes R&D transparency report
- ‘Critical weakness’ in corporate finance operations exposed by global volatility, says BlackLine
- RBA delivers September 2025 rate call
- ‘Relatively few details’: US pharma tariffs stoke uncertainty
- Accounting body sceptical over ‘better nick’ budget
- ‘2028 is too late’: Deloitte urges government to act quickly on tax and investment reform
- High insolvency rates not a threat to Australia’s financial stability, RBA says
- Cash rate hindering business investment, MYOB says
- Australia’s next boom: Why young entrepreneurs need the same backing as first home buyers
- Climate reporting is now a financial issue: What accountants must know
- Stubbornly low consumer sentiment on the RBA’s radar
- ‘Clearly easing’ labour market could spur November rate cut, economists say
- Technology
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- Remove the 5 IT roadblocks to success
- The key to going digital: Keep it simple
- One organisation, too many finance departments?
- Crypto a can of worms for bankruptcy trustees
- Has the cyber threat finally hit home?
- Careful with that banking app!
- Turn your firm into a hybrid vehicle
- Gilt-edged backup the best defence against cyber crimes
- Is it time to make way for robo-accountant?
- Look through the fog of fintech risks to silver-lined cloud
- What business needs to know about the skills and technology boosts
- Crypto must get ahead of regulation or risk its reputation
- Let’s get digital when it comes to annual reports
- Five critical lessons from the increase in cyber crime
- Why visual data delivery is essential for key insights
- Why digital payments will fuel the post-pandemic economy
- Time to load up for the threat-hunting season
- Why an automated finance team will pay dividends
- How decentralised finance has become a feast for hackers
- Why CFOs must be five-star generals in cyber-security arms race
- CA ANZ recognised under fee-help scheme, making chartered accountancy more accessible
- KPMG boosts SAP capabilities with acquisition of Think180
- AI experts urge accountants to leverage ChatGPT to improve efficiency
- Australianbiz launches exclusive Q&A forum for accountants
- Stripe and Xero partner to streamline faster payments for SMEs
- Why cyber-crims walk in when chaos reigns at banks
- Why super firms should embrace the cloud – and leave fog behind
- Why Ignition will grow up with an American accent
- The shift to Power BI: Benefits and pitfalls
- Why we need to talk about ChatGPT
- 6 ways to gain more accounting clients
- Enhance Your Advisory Skills and Learn How to Handle Difficult Conversations with Clients
- What ChatGPT can do for accountants
- Latitude breach raises data governance ‘red flags’
- A trio of ways AI can turbocharge a practice
- Getting your tech right for today and tomorrow
- IPH cyber breach highlights risks for accounting firms
- $19m digital advice program aims to move small businesses online
- Paycepaid acquires Australian Debt Recoveries
- Intuit QuickBooks uncovers 7 powerful client retention strategies
- Accountants fear generative AI opens frontier for cyber criminals
- How to avoid a hot mess of merged intercompany chaos
- Latitude rebuffs ransom demand from cyber criminals
- EY strides into quantum computing with IBM
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- Make AI an ally, but nothing beats the personal touch
- Directors must shoulder responsibility for cyber security
- Deloitte sets up dedicated practice to maximise impact of AI
- Digital platform disputes ‘a nightmare for small business’
- Karbon adds AI email handling to its practice software
- ChangeGPS cracks the big time with PKF deal
- Four mistakes to avoid with revenue management software
- Why automating accounts receivable can be worth every penny
- Expert calls for calm on ‘AI scaremongering’
- Data breaches ‘nitrous oxide’ for scams, businesses warned
- ACCC to set up National Anti-Scam Centre with $58m in funding
- Xero shares soar on leap in revenue, subscribers
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- Race to the Finish Line with The Complete Cram Guide to 30 June
- AI-powered voice-cloning becomes scammers’ weapon of choice
- Revolut launches business service in Australia
- Intuit raises revenue forecast for full fiscal year
- KPMG partners with Microsoft to launch digital ESG tracker
- Why your finance department needs to embrace technology transformation in FY2024
- Intuit reveals generative AI system across its platforms
- How technology could boost the construction industry
- Why companies should consider AI hiring
- Fraud attacks on firms more than double as EOFY approaches
- Embrace the tech stack: QuickBooks reveals modern business essentials
- Tech incubator recruits CA ANZ to pitch sessions
- Stampede to AI reined in by questions of trust
- Xero reveals $690,000 sustainability fund for small businesses
- Wolters Kluwer product helps tackle OECD Pillar 2 reporting
- Deloitte acquires data specialist firm D-Twin
- Tech consultancy expands with UK appointment
- Generative AI the ‘next big risk multiplier’ says BDO
- Fintech partners with rideshare platform for gig economy tax services
- KPMG explores quantum computing opportunities through IBM partnership
- Pay attention to the human element, cyber security expert warns
- AI offers smaller firms opportunity to ‘provide big 4 services’, says NAB
- AI to drive shift to value-based billing, says NAB
- How to supercharge a practice with a trio of AI benefits
- ‘Significant gaps’ in regulation of AI platforms in financial services, says UNSW
- Deloitte acquires cyber security specialist ParaFlare
- Air Accounting expands with specialist bookkeeping acquisition
- Understanding evolving technology and its profitability impact on your firm
- AI represents ‘seismic shift’ for accounting profession
- Data hacks set off alarm bells about privacy, survey finds
- MYOB adds novated car leasing to Flare Benefits app
- AI ‘perfect for the heavy lifting on routine tasks’
- ‘Healthy scepticism essential’ to avoid AI pitfalls
- Digital advice platform to ‘bridge advice gap’ for accounting clients
- ‘Deep breath’ needed on AI, says tech consultant
- Eftsure pioneers invoice authentication tool
- Xero unveils raft of enhancements at flagship event
- 1 in 2 firms pin productivity aspirations on AI
- Airwallex, ApprovalMax combine to speed batch payment processing
- Ignition secures $US15m loan facility to speed US expansion
- ‘Accounting AI will always need human oversight’
- Cost blowout sees government scrap business registers program
- Predicative AI to bolster advisory services, says Xero
- Text messages become the scammer’s weapon of choice
- Late payments drive business adoption of e-invoicing
- Planday targets rapid expansion of award coverage
- Why you should care about generative AI
- Canberra mulls screen scraping ban over cyber crime concerns
- AI to shake-up one-quarter of economy: Deloitte
- ATO unveils next steps for Tax 3.0
- SMEs to accept tradeoffs for stronger scam protection, survey reveals
- CBA to buy Xero cast-off Waddle
- Government urged to focus on data efficiencies after MBR cancellation
- How to achieve enterprise-wide digital transformation
- Mid-tier firm launches investor starter pack
- ATO, myGovID, banks, telecoms to rely more on facial recognition
- BlackLine adopts predictive AI capabilities to combat transaction errors
- Directors on the hook for cyber security, ASIC warns
- Free app ‘aims to put a tax accountant in your pocket’
- Ignition unveils raft of enhancements to platform
- Financial controls ‘best defence for unfair fight with cyber crimes’
- Online lodgement deferral system a hit with users, ATO says
- Software overload means most CFOs stick to manual processes
- ATO to launch upgraded website next month
- Government proposes regulatory framework for digital asset providers
- BlackLine announces key Microsoft integrations to enhance workflow
- EzyCollect adds payment plans to accounts receivable platform
- Technology a critical piece to winning the talent war, says BlackLine
- Airwallex buys into Latin America with Mexican payments company
- Weel launches new card-blocking feature
- BGL partners with Skript to offer CDR open banking
- Ignition looks to AI, integrations as part of 2024 plans
- Expansion of digital advice driving shift in accounting industry, says moneyGPS
- Saying no thanks to number crunching
- ASIC scam-buster tech blitzes thousands of dodgy websites
- Airwallex launches interest-bearing greenback account
- Seamlss adds client-linking feature to onboarding software
- Small business recoils from cost of cyber security
- DSS launches ‘first cloud-based platform’ to simplify client billing
- Fintech start-up’s gig economy tax app enables open banking
- Wolters Kluwer unveils raft of automation features on CCH iFirm software
- ASIC slams ‘alarming’ neglect of cyber security
- Businesses hit by cyber crime every 6 minutes, ASD says
- Zoho debuts accounting practice management software
- Research platform to offer accountants ‘360 degree view of legislation’
- $18m cyber package targets ‘biggest fears’ of small business
- Executives shrug off cyber ransoms as ‘cost of doing business’
- ATO bolsters defences around personal data
- ATO instals system to detect illegal SMSF early access
- Bank transfers to be name-checked in $100m anti-scam effort
- Dark web buzzes with more users, increased trading
- Boardrooms divided over data governance, survey finds
- Grant Thornton helps Booktopia reach the top shelf
- Quarterly scam losses down 16%, taskforce says
- TaxLeopard hunts down rival Airtax to feed expansion plan
- Why cyber security keeps Jordan awake at night
- Raise scam defences or face penalties, business told
- AI enthusiasm stumbles due to training gap, survey shows
- Update your tech stack and beat the tax time blues
- Airwallex tackles challenge of KYC with generative AI
- Zeller corporate card ‘pain relief’ for expense control
- Retailers ‘must raise cyber game to win holiday shoppers’
- Cyber start-up Trustmi launches bank account validation tool
- Zeller pitches savings account into ‘gaps left by banks’
- AFP distributes decryption key to thwart Russian cyber crims
- 2024 to be ‘year of the cyber professional’
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- HLB Mann Judd unveils automation plans for this year
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- More guidance needed on AI use for accounting firms, says HLB Mann Judd
- Over 4 in 5 SME owners have no plans to use AI: ScotPac
- ‘30% of small business tie-ups with digital marketers end in tears’
- 4 out of 10 overlook expenses, baulk at clunky systems
- Canberra to develop guardrails for high-risk AI
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- PayPal undergoes AI-driven ‘revolution’
- AI vital in cyber security arms race, say IT leaders
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- AI aiding cyber crime, BDO research warns
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- Government to overhaul ‘poorly executed’ data sharing rules
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- AI offers huge potential for anomaly detection in payroll, says KeyPay co-founder
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- Yellow Canary streamlines superannuation compliance with AI enhancement
- Grant Thornton urges businesses to adapt to changing financial landscape
- Finance teams must rapidly adapt to AI and sustainability trends, report warns
- AI safety standard set to bolster Australian automation, says KPMG
- Business leaders urged to be ‘open minded’ towards AI: ACCI
- ACCI report reveals AI adoption will push SMEs to ‘thrive’
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- Finalists revealed for first-ever Momentum Media Australian AI Awards 2024
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- Caseware announces launch of new financial reporting tech in Australia
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- Report flags issues surrounding spend and expense controls
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- KPMG Australia bolsters AI with BSI certification
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- EY launches platform to enhance market and business insights
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- PwC rolls out AI compliance tool to clients
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- AI usage in accounting seeing rapid growth, survey finds
- AI adoption key to unlocking long-term business profitability, survey reveals
- ANAO releases audit report into ATO's arrangements for AI
- Climate Zero unveils strategic partnership to bolster sustainability
- Businesses to ramp up AI usage, cyber security capabilities in 2025: NAB
- Aussie scam losses drop as protections get stronger, NASC reveals
- Staying on top of the US tariff changes in 2025
- 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
- Trusted AI key to unlocking future economic growth, says PwC
- ATO ‘hypervigilant’ with oversight of AI activities, Hirschhorn assures practitioners
- ‘Evolution not revolution:’ how Pitcher Partners is adapting to new technologies
- 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
- Productivity growth ‘supercharged’ by AI job skills: PwC
- Weel launches accounts payable tool to streamline workflows
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- NFPs remain wary of AI potential, survey reveals
- PwC launches AI assurance offering to support AI adoption
- Successful platform trial accelerates readiness for payday super: Wrkr
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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
- Generational divides, security fears and a lack of training: AI usage in Australia
- AI to deliver economic gains and growing pains, RBA predicts
- How AI could redefine the accountant-client relationship
- EY-Parthenon unveils newly developed ‘neurosymbolic’ AI platform
- Australian AI Awards 2025 finalists unveiled
- PwC to equip NFPs with crucial cyber security knowledge, awareness
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- Australian businesses lag global counterparts in AI uptake, KPMG finds
- Deloitte to refund government after using AI in $440k report
- NetSuite’s newest development set to transform finance functions worldwide
- KPMG, PwC surveys find Australians are cautious about AI
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