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- 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
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- Accountants flag pay rise at ‘top career priority’ for 2023
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- TPB has no plan to suspend PwC despite leaks
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- BDO expands presence with experienced appointments
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- KordaMentha strengthens its financial crime team
- ACSC revamps cyber security guidance for small business
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- 4 in 5 Australians want PwC banned from new government work
- Senate report delivers ‘striking’ findings into PwC scandal
- COSBOA pushes for global ESG standards to combat greenwashing
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- Moore Australia strengthens leadership with 21 appointments
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- 1 in 2 taxpayers aren't maximising charitable savings
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- The Tax Institute initiates investigation into 4 named PwC partners
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- Accounting talent shortage eases slightly as new FY begins
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- ProAdvice joins Moore to bolster Geelong footprint
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- KPMG unveils major upgrades to AI capabilities
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- RSM Australia appoints Melbourne managing partner
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- 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
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- ACCC publishes draft guidance to reduce greenwashing
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- Big 4 operate ‘beyond the law’ as ‘pseudo corporations’
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- First Australian appointed president of DFK International
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- CPA Australia CEO quits to pursue career in Europe
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- 9 out of 10 CFOs rediscover hunger to hire
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- How CFOs can make more impact in the boardroom and beyond
- ATO ‘disappointed’ by use of legal privilege, warns big 4 sins will reoccur
- BGL announces spate of promotions to drive growth
- ATO reports spike in errors with clearance certificates
- Sustainability reporting raises auditor independence red flags
- Accounting bodies slam ATO’s use of client linking to tackle fraud woes
- TPB releases draft guidance on breach reporting obligations
- Disqualified entities changes leaves tax agents ‘in the lurch’
- TPB to implement safeguards against ‘vexatious breach reports’
- Industry veteran Michael Croker retires from CA ANZ
- Grant Thornton nabs former EY partner for private business tax team
- ATO most diverse federal agency – but not among leadership
- Finance sets firm deadline on PwC government consulting ban
- BDO launches Perth infrastructure practice with housing focus
- Big 4 partnership caps under consideration by Treasury
- Big consultancies lose $624m as government cuts ‘shadow workforce’
- Government questions self-regulation of professional accounting bodies
- CA ANZ urges budget tax reforms to go beyond ‘sugar hits’
- WA directors convicted for failing director ID requirements
- Work/life balance trumps salary for accountants, Seek data shows
- Committee approves PwC reforms, downplays concerns of ‘chaotic’ agenda
- NFPs urged to update associates, contacts ahead of new reporting
- Profession needs ethics training for sustainability reporting
- Mid-market businesses overlooked in federal budget
- Why do chartered accountants get special treatment on their home loans?
- ASIC to review audit firm independence and ethics
- Grant Thornton makes 9-day fortnight permanent: ‘Happy people do great work’
- CA ANZ welcomes additional staffing for ASIC
- Lawyers and auditors should not work under same roof, inquiry hears
- Business concerned Treasurer failed to say ‘productivity’ in budget speech
- ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’: how this applies to accountants
- Promoter penalties, whistleblower, TPB reforms pass Parliament
- Ignition appoints global president to drive next growth phase
- PwC Australia’s new AI-leveraged accounting software alliance
- Insolvency accountant awarded liquidator licence at Mackay Goodwin
- Big 4 ‘revolving door’ drawing ire around the world
- Joint bodies push for ‘problematic’ accountants’ certificates to be scrapped
- Digital ESG reporting should be mandatory: PwC, Deloitte experts
- AI ‘wage premium’ yet to hit Australian accountants
- 1 in 3 SMBs looking for additional advisory services
- A Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Collective Strata Scheme Sales in New South Wales
- CA ANZ pushes for ‘better targeted’ migration strategy
- Accountants primed to help burnt out business owners
- ASIC flags climate reporting as top regulatory priority
- Federal Court dismisses tax agent’s appeal against termination
- IESBA chair outlines major priorities for ethics in accounting
- Finalists for Australian Accounting Awards 2024 notified
- KPMG supports increased transparency around auditor tenure
- Committee finds ‘excessive and undue use’ of consultants by NSW Government
- ATO releases decision impact statement on Minerva decision
- Former PwC Australia partner files defamation claim against PwC
- ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from company auditor
- ASIC pushes for new penalties for misuse of accountants’ certificates
- Practitioners ‘taken by surprise’ by breach reporting requirements, says CPA
- Dob-in obligations lacking whistleblower protections, joint bodies warn
- IPA calls for 6-month delay to dob-in obligations
- Tax Office shares EOFY tips for Top 500 private groups
- Cap partnerships at 400, create big 4 watchdog: IPA
- AAT upholds tax agent termination over unpaid tax debts
- Dob-in window ‘nearly impossible’ for practitioners, joint bodies warn
- ATO’s revelations about Luke Sayers meeting ‘very concerning’: ASIC
- Bill to implement country-by-country reforming, BTR reforms enter Parliament
- Grant Thornton appointment to drive ‘enterprise-wide transformation’
- Mid-market firms eye international markets for growth this year
- William Buck charity event brings joy for sick and disadvantaged children
- IPA calls for holistic review of ATO’s information-gathering powers
- Small businesses ‘overwhelmed’ by EOFY tax compliance, survey finds
- CA ANZ course accreditation renewed by education body
- Committee releases final report for PwC inquiry
- NFPs cautioned on traps with contractor classifications
- Mid-market M&A whiz joins Forvis Mazars as partner
- Greens push for five year ban on government work for PwC
- Dob-in provisions could apply ‘retrospectively’, warns IFPA
- Yearly grilling of accounting bodies needed, consulting inquiry says
- William Buck to open doors in Canberra, eyeing government clients
- Grant Thornton promotes 4 to partner
- Greens call for structural separation of audit in final report
- Majority of companies unprepared for looming ESG reporting
- KPMG consulting overhaul to claim 200 jobs, cut $80m in costs
- Finalists unveiled for Australian Accounting Awards 2024
- Fear of failure, skills gap stifle aspiring business owners
- Addressing Australia’s auditor shortage requires forward thinking
- Annual tax agent registration fees introduced to boost oversight
- From start up to star: Meet award-winning Austral Accountants
- ATO launches data-matching program for false Medicare levy claims
- 1 in 2 businesses flag ‘substantial’ AI spending
- Joint bodies reject moves to expand ATO powers into criminal law
- Government urged to fast-track visas for migrant accountants
- Ex-ABC general counsel to join BDO board as independent director
- Early preparation critical for financial reporting season this year
- Sage research reveals top pain points for financial close
- ATO 'hellbent' on chasing down $34bn in small business debts
- Client-agent linking has stopped identity fraud: ATO
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Advocacy group pushes for reduced legal immunity in climate disclosures bill
- Clarity provided on tax residency issue with new transparency reporting
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- Charities stumble on pay disclosure rules, watchdog finds
- CA ANZ appoints new director to board
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- 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
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- ATO software bugs revived ‘false’ on-hold debts
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- 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’
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- Accounting bodies push back on TPB shake-up
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- CA ANZ, CPA Australia resist expanded M&A reporting rules
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- '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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- 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
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- PwC CEO’s secret $1.2m payment sparks fresh ethics concerns
- Former PwC leaders point fingers over legal privilege abuse
- ETF investors warned against rushing tax returns
- First Nations accountants play critical role for local communities, says CA ANZ
- NALSPA calls for e-bike FBT amendment
- ATO continues to ‘burn holes’ in illicit tobacco trade
- MYOB partners with Silverfin to develop AI solutions
- Coalition continues push to make instant asset write-off permanent
- Bill to implement public CbC reporting receives green light
- Grant Thornton nabs former PwC director as new tax partner
- Sustainability reporting poses ‘greenwashing trap’ for mining, BDO warns
- Accountants urged to hike fees as new rules squeeze industry
- SMC launches initiative to boost awareness about super
- SME business confidence continues steady decline: Prospa
- Accountants need to become storytellers, says CA ANZ
- Cafe owner receives 6-year sentence for $1m GST fraud
- SME growth in SA stunted by government: e61 Institute
- TPB treads fine line with new tax agent rules
- Super bodies call for ‘swift’ law amendment
- ‘Re-energise’ SMEs with 14 steps: ASBFEO
- Changes to registration pathways would ‘create barriers for new entrants’: IPA
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- CPA flags ‘duplication risk’ with proposed registration requirements
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- Government ‘bundling’ wider tax industry with PwC scandal, says IPA
- Less than half of Australians confident about retirement: AustralianSuper
- Young accountants at risk of ‘burnout’, warns Springfox
- Migration changes remove ‘golden handcuffs’ for employers
- ATO zeroes in on business debt collection for FY24–25
- Coalition to oppose ‘disastrous’ tax agent rules in Senate
- Mackay Goodwin announces second FY24 acquisition
- Payroll professionals under increased strain from heavy workloads, staffing issues
- Australian economy needs SMEs to succeed, says COSBOA
- Joint bodies reject claims about consultation on key code changes
- EY suffers 5.5% loss in annual revenue for FY24
- TPB revamps public register to protect consumers
- Coalition sets date for TASA showdown
- ASIC 'losing patience' with super funds over retirement services
- KPMG to reset for FY25 after a ‘resilient’ FY24
- Victorian director gets 5-year ban for cooking the books
- Unregistered tax preparer fined $1.8m for record TASA breaches
- BDO announces ACT expansion following $500m in record revenue
- Kelly Partners furthers its US exposure with new partnership
- Constant regulatory change threatens ‘future pipeline of tax profession’: SMSFA
- PwC refreshes ‘Net Zero Action Plan’ to accelerate decarbonisation
- Structural change in big 4 consulting market ‘highly likely’, says former PwC CEO
- Looming IR laws to ‘intensify productivity challenges’ for finance teams
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- Climate reporting bill will cost businesses $2.3bn, senators warn
- Bigger deals, fewer of them: experts on mid-market M&As
- SMEs still unaware of payment times regime, government told
- Budget to drive ‘downward pressure on inflation’, says Treasurer
- Budget ‘fails to charm small business’, says IPA
- Jobless rate jumps, giving RBA breathing room after budget
- Budget relief means minimum wage moderation: Ai Group
- ASIC cracks down on LPI Holdings for non-consolidated reports
- SMEs face recession-like conditions as consumer spending dries up
- Agencies ‘off in their own world’ on foreign investment approvals
- Inflation risks, budget measures unlikely to delay rate cuts: NAB
- Retail trade data ‘disappointing’ for April as consumers cut back
- Payment Times bill introduced into Parliament
- Personal insolvencies rise again in March quarter
- SME employee growth rate on ‘downwards slope’, recent data reveals
- Ministerial powers to name slow payers ‘poorly defined’, says AI Group
- Fair Work Commission increases minimum wage by 3.75%
- A ‘rocky road’ for the retail industry: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
- Climate reporting regime regulations pass lower house
- Urgent reform needed as construction slump deepens, says Master Builders
- ASIC continues greenwashing clampdown following recent court win
- Failure rate in retail sector highlights ongoing challenges
- Service-based small businesses lead productivity decline: Xero
- Australia’s tight labour market ‘sustaining fragile economy’: RSM
- Small business to get bigger share of $75bn federal spending
- RBA announces latest cash rate decision
- Insolvencies surge close to 10k for FY2023–24
- NSW to rebate payroll tax, waive debts in $189m GP bulk-billing push
- Consumer pullback fuels record insolvency wave: CreditorWatch
- Eastern states drive fall in job postings
- Payment Times Reporting Bill enters the Senate
- Latest inflation figures a ‘nasty upside surprise’, economists warn
- Australia’s productivity crisis ‘overstated’, says KPMG
- Lower R&D expenditure a ‘concern’ for Australia’s innovation, warns consultant
- Drop in wages reflects ‘turbulent time’ for hospitality, retail sectors
- Senate agrees to amendments to payment times bill
- Future Made in Australia reforms enter Parliament
- Passage of payment times bill ‘good news’ for big and small business
- Business conditions edge below average levels: NAB
- Stage 3 tax cuts to bring long-term benefits, experts say
- Australian SMEs struggling, performance data reveals
- Australian economy ‘a heartbeat away from recession’, KPMG warns
- Business orders plummet as rate cycle bites
- Business confidence sees slight uptick in July: Mackay Goodwin
- ‘The time is ripe’ for deals, Deloitte survey reveals
- Why You Should Consider Buying Property Now
- Billions blown on government business grants: IPA
- Weaker economy drives ‘sharp decline’ in birth rate: KPMG
- Deloitte’s revenue down by 2.4% for FY24
- Australian economy at ‘tipping point’, caution economists
- SMEs enter 'survival mode', rate cut hopes fade
- Businesses urged to revise debt management strategies in new FY
- ‘Boom’ incoming for entertainment, media industries in 2025: PwC outlook
- Consumers missing out on $200m in savings with IMTs
- CFOs adopt positive economic perspective: Deloitte survey
- June quarter inflation data reduces risk of rate risk
- RBA keeps rates on hold at 4.35% amid persistent inflation
- Super-for-housing plan could save government $1.8bn, analysis finds
- RBA’s rates decision ‘reduces recession risk’ for Australia
- Insolvencies off to ‘rocky’ start in new FY, warns Insolvency Australia
- ASIC report reveals low take-up of simplified liquidations
- Zombie companies continue to surge, report warns
- Recession risks on the rise again for Australia, cautions AMP
- Demand To Buy Accounting Practices At All-Time High
- Tax cuts, RBA decision drive small uptick in consumer sentiment: Westpac
- Qld set to suffer most from business failures: CreditorWatch
- Aussie shopper payment preferences need to be met, data reveals
- KPMG flags concerns with growth rate of public sector wages
- Upcoming elections to drive shift in government grants landscape
- Investors confident despite ‘economic headwinds’: CA ANZ
- PwC appoints new chief economist to lead FY25 growth
- Australia’s weaker economy ‘bleeding through to labour market’, warns Deloitte
- Australian businesses face cash flow and credit challenges, survey reveals
- Business lending conditions in favourable position, says investment manager
- June quarter sees uptick in personal involvencies, AFSA data reveals
- New CBA collaboration will enable 60-second cross-border payments
- Regional manufacturers and distributors reveal ‘bullish’ economic outlook: CBA
- Early super release scheme was ‘ineffective’, says e61 Institute
- Millions of landlords the target of expanded ATO crackdown
- Retail industry in a ‘recession sequel’, says Deloitte
- Latest CPI data expected to keep rates on hold
- NAB chief warns of ‘working poor’ as living costs surge
- Slow economic growth unlikely to trigger sudden moves by the RBA
- Global CEOs need to be ‘proactive not reactive’, survey reveals
- New GDP figures ‘paint grim picture’ for businesses
- $3m bill set for debate next Thursday
- Demographic trends likely to result in future wealth tax, says specialist
- Cost-of-living crisis spurs ‘side hustle’ culture: Great Southern Bank
- Bill for $23bn Future Made in Australia plan passes House
- Unemployment fears spark downtick in monthly bank report results
- Government launches new payment times report register
- Shoppers to slash holiday spending by 20%, Deloitte reveals
- SMEs looking to increase asset investment, CBA data reveals
- Weaker conditions forecast for the rest of 2024, says NAB
- CEOs confident about growth prospects: KPMG
- Unemployment rate remains stagnant at 4.2%
- Manufacturers optimistic despite supply challenges, report reveals
- RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold ‘commendable’, says BDO
- Treasurer reveals additional cost-of-living relief solutions
- Mid-market the ‘sweet spot’ for M&A deals, says William Buck
- ‘Cost-of-living insolvencies on the rise’, says insolvency firm
- RBA unlikely to budge despite inflation hitting 3-year low
- SMEs ‘complacent’ with bank fees, data reveals
- Housing specialist calls for negative gearing to be ‘optional’
- Uncertainty persists in IPO market, says HLB Mann Judd
- Retail sales tick up as consumers embrace warm weather
- Decreased FY24 M&A activity to persist, says HLB Mann Judd
- KPMG forecasts tepid growth in quarterly economic outlook
- Australia missing out on China’s $100bn clean energy boom: report
- SMEs ‘complacent’ with bank fees, data reveals
- 2025 rate cuts likely to be ‘gradual’, says NAB
- Retail ‘shrinkflation’ prompts unit pricing crackdown
- October consumer sentiment index shows easing pessimism
- Business conditions rebound in September: NAB
- Government aims to boost economic competition with landmark reforms
- Payday super likely to hinder cash flow, warns expert
- Insolvencies jump 43 per cent in September quarter: ASIC
- Strong jobs growth of 64k powers past estimates
- Surge in reporting errors puts importers at risk, cautions BDO
- Australia falls short of global tax reform goals
- EY sets global strategy to expand network, bolster AI
- Research reveals consumer spending preferences for holiday season
- Australian economy struggles under 'burden of structural challenges': Deloitte
- Retail sector insolvency rates on the rise, data reveals
- IMF predicts severe inflation challenges ahead for Australia
- Business confidence continuing to slip down negative slope: NAB
- ScotPac SME growth index reveals positive picture for Qld SMEs
- Growing credit reliance reaches ‘concerning’ levels, data reveals
- SME challenges to be left in ‘rear-view mirror’: NAB
- Brand reputation a key driver for sustainability strategies, says Grant Thornton
- Zombie companies continuing to surge, says KPMG
- Xero unveils winners of 2024 Beautiful Business Fund
- RBA tipped to hold rates after latest inflation data
- Aussie SMEs faring better than international competitors, Xero data reveals
- Cost of living crisis spurs global festive bargain hunting: EY
- RBA keeps rates on hold for November
- September sees surge in online retail sales: NAB
- ASIC releases draft guide on sustainability reporting
- NAB research outlines biggest hurdles for Australia’s small businesses
- Invoice financing surges ahead of Christmas cash flow crunch: OptiPay
- Pay growth drops to lowest level this year below CPI inflation
- Business, consumer confidence leap as inflation pressure eases
- Job market loses steam after months of red-hot growth
- $900m fund launched to raise productivity
- ASIC to target auditor misconduct in 2025
- Business lender reports spike in credit demand from SMEs
- Retailers brace for ‘crucial’ Black Friday sales period
- Technology
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- [Live Webinar] ATO & Ignition - EOFY public practice essentials
- 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
- [Resources Hub] EOFY in a box
- 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’
- The year accountants met AI
- HLB Mann Judd unveils automation plans for this year
- ‘Gone in 3 seconds’: all it takes for AI scams to steal your voice
- 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
- Jones lauds anti-scam response after losses drop 60%
- PayPal undergoes AI-driven ‘revolution’
- AI vital in cyber security arms race, say IT leaders
- Stuck in the middle: Why 2024 is the year to get serious about finance transformation
- QuickBooks aims Online Advanced at mid-market
- AI adoption seeing only ‘modest growth’ across organisations, survey reveals
- Accounting firms to ramp up technology spend in 2024, survey reveals
- Apple Pay outpaces Afterpay in digital payments race
- Cascade Consulting: Embracing technology with QuickBooks
- Kloud Connect announces strategic merger with data analytics firm
- Adopting automated invoicing to boost cash flow in 2024
- Accountants, finance professionals a top target for cyber criminals
- AI still playing ‘backstage role’ in accounting
- Xero spotlights carbon accounting in new partnership with Sumday
- Xero goes all in on AI with accounting chatbot launch
- AI and productivity are the 2024 ‘Don’t Look Up’ issues for mid-market and SMEs
- From Traditional to Tech-Savvy - Accounting Firms Plan Increased Tech Spend
- Unfreezing consumer data right could unlock 50,000 jobs, Deloitte says
- Payroll is a ‘goldmine’ for business data, research finds
- Compliance or complaints: The evolving role of AI in modern payroll
- Canberra to create $8m ‘one-stop-shop’ small business cyber service
- Unlock digital transformation trends and strategies for your firm
- Weaponising trust: when cyber criminals abuse the business cloud applications we all think are safe
- How to future proof your audit practice
- Australian accounting firm held to ransom by Hunters International
- ASIC appeals landmark Federal Court crypto case against Finder
- AI likely to cement big 4 grip over financial services, expert claims
- BlackLine reveals AI-powered journal analysis tool
- TaxLeopard partners with InnovateGPT to build smart tax assistant
- Mid-market could have most to gain from AI
- Overconfident, underprepared: business ransomware threat grows
- Global payroll push picks up steam as accounting complexity grows
- ‘The final straw’: Xero users baulk at another price hike
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- Xero price hikes could trigger shift to other platforms, says Reckon CEO
- 99% of business will use AI in financial reporting in 3 years: KPMG
- PKF launches software to ease burden of CPD management
- You’re missing out if you don’t use AI often, accountants told
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- Cyber scams to spike 400% at tax time, CBA warns
- ASIC chair tells regulators it’s not too late to use generative AI
- Revolut expands services to Australian sole traders
- Xero to ride its FY24 success into AI-driven future
- Wolters Kluwer launches CCH iFirm Workpapers in Australia
- BlackLine launches data centre to serve APAC region
- Payroll software firm launches long-service leave compliance tool
- The digital CFO: How to lead your business to financial success
- ‘Innovative’ automation tool to improve finance efficiency
- Over half of accounting firms to raise fees for services: Ignition
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- Australian businesses view AI as ‘potential threat’, research reveals
- Ditch ‘error-prone’, insecure invoicing methods, says ASBFEO
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- ATO emphasises cyber hygiene during tax time
- Momentum Media Australian AI Awards 2024 launches for the first time
- Report: AI to save accountants ‘up to 200 hours in the next year’
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- AI aiding cyber crime, BDO research warns
- Ransomware attack allegedly strikes accounting firm
- Deel announces acquisition of IT provider, Hofy
- 8 in 10 businesses plan to increase AI spend this year: survey
- Government to overhaul ‘poorly executed’ data sharing rules
- PwC to invest a further $11.5m in AI
- Overhauling intercompany processes? Why it pays to get IT on board first
- AI offers huge potential for anomaly detection in payroll, says KeyPay co-founder
- ‘Stop, check and report’ scams, regulators warn
- Zeller aims to help businesses ‘survive and thrive’ with new technology
- Aussie businesses ‘held back’ by not embracing technology, cautions CPA
- 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’
- Oracle NetSuite to enhance customer experience by leveraging AI capabilities
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- Businesses to face $50m fines under new anti-scam laws
- Xero to buy reporting app Syft Analytics for US$70m
- Finalists revealed for first-ever Momentum Media Australian AI Awards 2024
- KPMG survey reveals CEOs plan to bolster AI investment
- Caseware announces launch of new financial reporting tech in Australia
- Apxium reveals latest tax innovation for businesses
- Report flags issues surrounding spend and expense controls
- SMEs to slash spending on cyber security despite risks: Business NSW
- Cyber security enhancement crucial for boards, says cyber expert
- Report flags issues surrounding spend and expense controls
- CPA Australia reveals focus for first in-person congress since 2019
- Class adds direct registry connections to boost efficiency
- Accountants set to have ‘more choice’ with new platform, AFX
- Generative AI set to transform the tax industry, survey reveals
- Auditor playbook offers guidance on AI and digital transformation
- WEBINAR: Modernising Mid-tier Firms: Transforming Practice Management with Kloud Connect
- EY survey reveals ‘huge uptick’ in global AI adoption
- Technology critical to resolving business pressures, accountants told
- KPMG Australia bolsters AI with BSI certification
- Organisations must bridge the cyber security gap, warns BDO
- Avalara debuts accounts payable software
- ATO to target ignorant crypto owners, data reveals
- EY launches platform to enhance market and business insights
- EY introduces global council to lead AI adoption and support
- Avalara and Workday expand partnership with e-invoicing compliance
- Tech challenges waste valuable time, accountants warn
- Winners unveiled for Australian AI Awards 2024
- Government calls for all SME cyber attacks to be reported
- Vincents to leverage AI for legal clients
- Scam defences to be strengthened by landmark legislation
- Scammers are circling myGovID name change, ATO warns
- Cyber experts call for SMEs to bridge cyber security gap
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