TAX • By Carlos Tse

Ensure certainty before passing discretionary trust changes

To improve the discretionary trust minimum tax framework and provide trustees with additional options, the FAAA has called on the government to make changes to the legislation draft to address significant certainty issues.

Incremental adjustments 'insufficient' to safeguard public trust in audit, academics warn

The mandatory structural separation of audit and consulting functions is the "only viable remedy" for the systemic failures within the big four professional service firms, according to a group of prominent university professors.

PROFESSION • By Miranda Brownlee

Moore Australia appoints former Big Four tax advisory director

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

PROFESSION • By Carlos Tse

KPMG still claims privilege over 74 documents

ASIC has confirmed that the embattled accounting firm has continued to claim legal professional privilege over more than 70 documents and has failed to produce them.

PROFESSION • By Malavika Santhebennur