TPRS could extend to all ABN holders, mid-tier predicts
With the taxable payments reporting system now legislated to cover the cleaning and courier industri...
MYOB bullish on ‘extraordinarily generous’ desktop phase-out
MYOB chief executive Tim Reed has brushed off suggestions that the software firm’s phase-out of su...
Super shake-up for women gets mixed reaction
Labor’s plans to boost superannuation guarantee payments for women, as well as scrap an eligibilit...
Tax & Compliance
Cash crackdown justified, but give biz a break, says IPA
The government’s crackdown on the black economy is necessary in maintaining the integrit...
ATO dodges ‘flak’ with penalties approach to STP
The tax office has offered assurances that it will take a facilitative approach in the ini...
R&D tax incentive changes snuck into omnibus bill
The government’s proposed R&D tax incentive changes have been released under the gui...
M&A
New Deloitte acquisition marks focus on automation for tax
Deloitte has announced the acquisition of a tax software specialist as it looks to prepar...
Mid-tier moves in on South Australia region
A mid-tier network has completed the acquisition of an accounting firm and rebranded two e...
Ex-PKF firm locks in new home
After defecting from the PKF network in July, a Perth-based accounting firm has joined a n...
Professional Development
60% of CAs to ditch advice if new education changes pass
A survey of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand membership revealed 60 per...
Associations’ CPD value under question, new poll shows
Close to half of accounting professionals in a recent poll believe their professional body...
Accounting education tipped to face ‘enormous mismatch’
Australia’s accounting education standard could be facing “enormous mismatch” if maj...
Appointments
Banking regulator gets new deputy chair as new regime looms
The government has announced the appointment of a second deputy chair to the Australian Prudential R...
SMSF
Holes in guidance open to tax manipulation
Some manipulation with tax outcomes could appear due to a lack of guidance around how distributions ...
Business
Registered agents impersonated in tax scam
The ATO has warned of increasing reports of a new tax scam involving fraudsters impersonating regist...
Technology
MYOB bullish on ‘extraordinarily generous’ desktop phase-out
MYOB chief executive Tim Reed has brushed off suggestions that the software firm’s phase-out of su...
