ATO reports hundreds of thousands using online chat, social media for tax help
The Tax Office has identified a swing in taxpayer behaviour with the surge in use of its online chat facility and social media channels.
TAX • Fri, 30 Aug 2019
Tax, BAS agents ditch portals in droves
The ATO’s problem-plagued portals remain available for tax and BAS agents, but practitioners are voluntarily switching to the ATO’s new Online Services.
TECHNOLOGY • Thu, 29 Aug 2019
Why I'm speaking out against the trolling that comes with thought leadership
Heather Smith, thought leader finalist at this year's Australian Accounting Awards, encourages accountants to actively take part in public debate and lively discussion - ...
BUSINESS • Wed, 24 Jul 2019
How family, fun and running a firm fit in this director's day-to-day
Life and success in public practice is not what it used to be
Biggest personal tax cuts in a decade a priority for Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has signalled that getting his tax changes through parliament will be a top priority for his re-elected government.
TAX • Mon, 20 May 2019
Cap on deductibility of accountants’ fees off the table as Liberals hold government
A Liberal government means a host of income tax cuts are in the pipeline, and a cap on the deductibility of accountants’ fees is off the table.
TAX • Sat, 18 May 2019
Top policies and promises of the 2019 federal election
Tax is a key battleground of the federal election, and ahead of the polls opening tomorrow, here is a wrap of some of the key policy items the major parties have in their ...
TAX • Fri, 17 May 2019
‘We are not dissuading Australians from using accountants’, says Labor as fight against fee cap heats up
Labor MPs continue to defend the proposed cap on the deductibility of accountants’ fees, as accountants, software vendors and associations alike pick up the pace with ...
BUSINESS • Thu, 16 May 2019
‘Significant misinformation’ in tax agent fee modelling
The Institute of Public Accountants has hit out at the Labor Party’s modelling as it looks to implement a cap on the deductibility of tax agent fees.
TAX • Tue, 14 May 2019
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