Federal Court orders liquidators to repay $1.9m
Liquidators of three Adelaide companies have been ordered by the Federal Court to repay $1
REGULATION • Wed, 19 Jun 2019
Accountants reminded on crucial deductions change
The Tax Office has reminded the accounting community that cash-in-hand payments to employees and contractors will no longer be eligible for a tax deduction, as part of a ...
TAX • Tue, 18 Jun 2019
Fair Work says Uber drivers are not employees
The Fair Work Ombudsman has cleared Uber of being in breach of workplace rules, after an investigation was launched to determine whether its drivers are employees in the ...
BUSINESS • Fri, 07 Jun 2019
ATO clears up FAQs about Single Touch Payroll
Ahead of the 1 July deadline for small business to be compliant with the new Single Touch Payroll (STP) regime, the ATO and professionals alike have cleared up some ...
REGULATION • Thu, 16 May 2019
BAS streamlining in the works as STP hits new milestone
The Tax Office is exploring ways to streamline business activity statements, including through more pre-filling, as its STP rollout hits a new milestone with small ...
BUSINESS • Wed, 15 May 2019
ATO grants extension after MYOB glitch, doubts cast over Reckon
MYOB has confirmed that clients affected by its system outages will be granted an exemption by the ATO, with one software boss claiming that MYOB is not the only provider ...
TECHNOLOGY • Tue, 30 Apr 2019
MYOB hit by system glitches around reporting deadline
Accounting software provider MYOB has been hit with glitches, leaving accountants and their clients struggling to meet their BAS reporting deadlines.
ATO updates business benchmarks for clients
Updated business benchmarks have been released by the Australian Taxation Office, with the aim of helping SMEs see how they are tracking compared to their competitors, as ...
BUSINESS • Wed, 06 Mar 2019
Pitcher Partners ordered to pay $3.3m in client costs
Pitcher Partners will appeal a Federal Court decision to award more than $3 million in costs to a former client that it was found to have deceived over an accounting ...
REGULATION • Mon, 25 Feb 2019