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KPMG to provide $33k to the Griffith Tax Clinic

The big four company announced it will provide the Griffith Tax Clinic with $33,000 in funding to supplement critical community work.

PROFESSION • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

Australian businesses face cash flow and credit challenges, survey reveals

Australian SMEs are dissatisfied with their current working capital and large businesses are struggling to access credit, according to the CreditorWatch Business ...

ECONOMY • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

Tax agent and client hit with 5-year sentences for ‘cheating tax system’

A former tax agent and client have been sentenced to a combined 10 years and six months’ imprisonment for refund fraud and avoidance of income tax.

TAX • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

SA business productivity hindered by mindset, says William Buck

South Australian businesses need a change in mindset to tackle evident productivity issues, according to the William Buck Survey of Business Expectations.

PROFESSION • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

What to consider when choosing private credit

What factors should accountants and their business clients look at when deciding between private credit and more traditional banking avenues?

PROFESSION • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

ABA calls for extension of SME loan exemption

The professional body has urged Treasury to extend the small-business responsible lending obligations exemption to help small businesses access credit.

PROFESSION • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Structural change in big 4 consulting market ‘highly likely’, says former PwC CEO

Tom Seymour has told a Senate committee that while breaking up the big four firms into service lines would be “incredibly challenging”, he believes the consulting market ...

PROFESSION • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

PwC refreshes ‘Net Zero Action Plan’ to accelerate decarbonisation

The big four company announced it will be revitalising its Net Zero Action Plan to aid in their decarbonisation mission to deliver net zero ambitions.

PROFESSION • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

‘Stop, check and report’ scams, regulators warn

The Tax Office and ASIC have reminded businesses to stay cautious and vigilant towards suspicious cyber activity for the National Anti-Scams Centre’s Scams Awareness Week

TECHNOLOGY • Mon, 19 Aug 2024