Accountants called on to address new ‘de-cluttering initiative’
A financial reporting specialist has called on accountants to help inform businesses about amendments to a key accounting standard which will impact all financial reports ...
TAX • Sun, 11 Jun 2017
Accountants set to lobby employers for pay rise in 2017
Following news that accountants’ salary increases are predicted to be minor, recent research indicates a large percentage of accountants have stated that they plan to ask ...
BUSINESS • Sun, 11 Jun 2017
Australian tax reform 'urgent,' says ACCA
ACCA Global's head of tax has echoed widespread calls for the simplification of Australia's tax system, saying it is now at a point of urgency for income tax in ...
Big 4 partner sparks debate on culture and conduct
A big four firm partner engaged with members of the finance profession to debate whether conduct is a function of culture or an outcome within professional services firms
BUSINESS • Thu, 08 Jun 2017
Government warned on ‘jumping the gun’ in light of new tax agreement
Australia, along with 67 other jurisdictions, has officially signed the multilateral convention to prevent tax avoidance, a key part of the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit ...
TAX • Thu, 08 Jun 2017
Government committee to boost oversight of insolvency practitioners
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has applauded the government for creating an insolvency practitioner disciplinary committee, which includes a big four firm ...
TAX • Wed, 07 Jun 2017
Big 4 firms’ liquidator role for property developer expands
ASIC has applied for two partners from a big four firm to be appointed liquidators of 19 companies associated with the Macro Group, of which they were appointed ...
REGULATION • Wed, 07 Jun 2017
ATO ups crackdown on holiday homes
The ATO has warned that it will use the latest technology and data to catch out taxpayers making incorrect claims for deductions on rental properties, and holiday homes ...
Survey reveals how Australians rate accountants
New data from a research company has revealed that the percentage of Australians that rate accountants as being ethical and honest has dropped slightly from last year, ...
BUSINESS • Wed, 07 Jun 2017
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