Mid-tier creates new chief executive partner position post-merger
BDO has announced the creation of a new chief executive partner role as it looks to solidify plans t...
New super guarantee exemptions available from next year
High-income earners with multiple employers can apply to opt out of receiving superannuation guara...
Concern raised on SA land tax reforms
The Real Estate Institute of South Australia has revealed there is “deep concern” coming from me...
Tax & Compliance
Permanent STP quarterly reporting concession floated to ATO
There might be hope for micro businesses to rely on the Single Touch Payroll quarterly ...
Businesses urged to review payroll systems in wake of ongoing underpayment revelations
Recent high-profile payroll cases across the country should spur businesses to review t...
ATO letter campaign around SG obligations set to debut
A new ATO letter campaign to employer clients reminding them of their superannuation gu...
M&A
CountPlus finalises acquisition of major bank-owned advice group
A major bank has finalised the sale of its financial advice group to an ASX-listed acco...
Mid-tier announces Queensland expansion, rival hire
A mid-tier accounting firm has announced its expansion on the Sunshine Coast, with the ...
Accounting network presses forward with expansive M&A strategy
An accounting group has pushed forward with its enterprising merger and acquisition str...
Professional Development
Accountants need not join financial planners education arms race, Treasury told
The accounting profession does not have to follow in the fo...
Government extends FASEA deadline
The financial services minister has moved to give existing accountants providing financ...
Hope for accountants as Financial Services Minister weighs in on FASEA
Accountants currently struggling to comply with new educational standards in order to p...
Appointments
Mid-tier creates new chief executive partner position post-merger
BDO has announced the creation of a new chief executive partner role as it looks to solidify plans t...
SMSF
ASIC flags concerns with inappropriate SMSF set-up
ASIC has expressed concern that a growing number of investors are setting up SMSFs when they are ina...
Business
House arrest for accountant who misled clients, misused funds
A New South Wales accountant and former financial adviser will spend 12-months under house arrest an...
Technology
Tax portal updates set to end by December 2019
Tax practitioners could be forced to rely solely on the new Online Services for Agents from as early...
