Fair Work updates guidance on JobKeeper scheme
The Fair Work Act has been temporarily amended to support the implementation and operation of the JobKeeper payment scheme in Australian workplaces.
REGULATION • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Former big four partners join mid-tier
A mid-tier firm has appointed new partners in its Adelaide and Brisbane offices as it looks to strengthen its tax and forensics service line amid the COVID-19 downturn.
APPOINTMENTS • Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Business confidence at its ‘weakest level’
Business confidence has hit an all-time low and most businesses expect the economic impacts of the coronavirus to worsen over the coming months, according to a major bank
BUSINESS • Wed, 15 Apr 2020
SA businesses set for $10k cash grant
South Australian small businesses will soon be offered up to $10,000 to help cover ongoing expenses as the state government looks to offset coronavirus effects on the ...
BUSINESS • Tue, 14 Apr 2020
Tax-dodging director barred from managing companies
A failure to pay taxes and allowing a company to trade while insolvent have resulted in a sole director being disqualified from managing companies for five years.
TAX • Wed, 08 Apr 2020
Xero fast-tracks software feature launch
Xero has launched a new payroll feature designed to help accountants and bookkeepers keep track of their clients’ compliance as part of its plan to help businesses ...
TECHNOLOGY • Wed, 08 Apr 2020
You will not ‘outsmart’ the Tax Office, says TPB
Accountants have been urged to maintain their integrity in the face of client pressures to obtain stimulus payments, with the TPB warning that misconduct will be ...
ASIC slaps permanent ban on former adviser
A former adviser will now be permanently banned from financial services and credit activities following his conviction of theft of clients’ SMSF funds.
BUSINESS • Tue, 07 Apr 2020
Accounting network appoints new professional standards head
A prominent chartered accountant has now been appointed as head of professional standards in the financial planning arm of an accounting network.
APPOINTMENTS • Tue, 07 Apr 2020
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