CA ANZ set for 15% staff cuts by 2019
Redundancies at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s restructure will start in June and be finalised by December next year.
BUSINESS • Mon, 23 Apr 2018
CA appointed to lead AMP as royal commission scandal unfolds
A high-profile chartered accountant will temporarily take the reins at AMP, in a week at the royal commission which saw the second-tier bank admit to giving false and ...
APPOINTMENTS • Fri, 20 Apr 2018
Watchdogs delay MYOB, Reckon verdict
The Australian and New Zealand competition regulators have extended their review of MYOB’s proposed $180 million acquisition of Reckon’s Accountant Group.
TECHNOLOGY • Fri, 20 Apr 2018
BGL’s Ron Lesh flags AI play in latest release
Accounting software company BGL has signalled it is actively looking at artificial intelligence (AI) as a source of new products and services, kicking off with its latest ...
TECHNOLOGY • Thu, 19 Apr 2018
Royal commission hears of Corporations Act failure in SMSF advice
An ASIC review of SMSF services, as part of broader licensee surveillance, found that the overwhelming majority of professionals are failing to fully comply with the ...
SUPER • Mon, 16 Apr 2018
CA members, staff told to brace for restructure in blanket emails
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s executive team have sent emails to members and staff alerting them to an imminent restructure implementation.
BUSINESS • Mon, 16 Apr 2018
Auditors, industry voice outrage at ‘cash grab’ fee hike
Auditors and associations alike have lashed out at an 18-fold fee increase for SMSF auditors under ASIC’s new funding model.
Treasury challenges popular payroll tax gripes
Payroll tax is commonly acknowledged as a disincentivising growth above prescribed thresholds, but Treasury’s latest research contests those assumptions just weeks out ...
TAX • Sun, 15 Apr 2018
‘Stop bashing accountants,’ ATO told after commissioner’s smackdown
The ATO boss’ public slammings of tax agents has struck a nerve with some accountants, who feel they’ve been unfairly grouped with a few bad eggs.
REGULATION • Thu, 12 Apr 2018
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