Access to tax breaks threatened under new recommendations
Recommendations of a major report into innovation, if implemented, could see the scope of the R&D tax incentive significantly restricted.
TAX • Sun, 11 Feb 2018
PwC appoints Channel 10 exec to advisory arm
The latest senior appointment to PwC’s marketing division will be the former chief commercial and strategy officer for Channel Ten.
APPOINTMENTS • Sun, 11 Feb 2018
CPA Australia sets new board remuneration
CPA Australia has locked in its director remuneration figures for 2018 and responded to member calls for legal action to be taken against the board that existed during ...
REGULATION • Fri, 09 Feb 2018
New CGT rules tabled by Treasurer, slammed as retrospective, 'walk-back'
The federal government has released draft legislation which could be retrospective, and see access to small business CGT concessions significantly cut back.
TAX • Thu, 08 Feb 2018
Ex-CA boss lands new overseas gig
The former long-standing chief executive of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Lee White, will start his next executive role in London by April this year.
APPOINTMENTS • Thu, 08 Feb 2018
ATO defends position as ‘recklessness, fraud’ surface with popular deductions
The tax office has further outlined its plans to up investment in its surveillance of work-related expenses as errors range from “legitimate mistakes and carelessness ...
TAX • Wed, 07 Feb 2018
New GST, property development laws introduced creating more compliance work
The government yesterday introduced legislation to force compliance with GST law by dodgy property developers, and it has been met with mixed reaction across accounting ...
Former KPMG chair and long-serving partner joins major bank
Peter Nash, who is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and recent KPMG chairperson, has been appointed to the board of a major bank.
BUSINESS • Wed, 07 Feb 2018
CPA fears bad consumer outcomes as TPB’s budgets struggle
CPA Australia is calling on the federal government to boost funding for the Tax Practitioners Board, fearing reputational issues for the tax profession if the regulator ...
TAX • Tue, 06 Feb 2018
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