New mid-tier director tips M&A spike
A recently appointed mid-tier director has identified an opportunity to develop the firms’ corporate and mid-market M&A business as activity begins to increase, and ...
APPOINTMENTS • Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Mid-tier encourages action against wages fraud
A mid-tier firm has flagged the prominent practice of wages fraud across all industries, and is urging accountants to both check their own firm, and assist their clients ...
TAX • Sun, 17 Sep 2017
Mid-tier criticises tax consolidation legislation
One mid-tier accounting firm has criticised measures in the government’s draft tax consolidation legislation that will “disadvantage” companies that have been ...
Conviction confirmed in accountant forgery case
A Victorian man has been convicted and fined after he forged letters in accountants’ names for customers wanting car finance and insurance.
TAX • Fri, 15 Sep 2017
Accounting software provider launches global partner program
One cloud accounting software provider has today confirmed the launch of a global partner program in Australia, naming two inaugural partners which will vend and ...
TECHNOLOGY • Fri, 15 Sep 2017
New TPB guidelines skimp on offshoring practices, says consultant
An industry expert has welcomed the Tax Practitioners Board's draft practice note on tax practitioners’ obligations in relation to the use of outsourcing and ...
TAX • Thu, 14 Sep 2017
ATO sending 'more letters than ever' on income tax errors
One firm believes the ATO is distributing more letters than ever to taxpayers whose tax returns’ have been flagged as failing their data matching processes.
ATO responds to compensation demands
In response to calls for reiumbursement following the ATO's portal outages, the tax office issued a reminder of its ‘last resort’ offering to tax professionals who ...
TAX • Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Insolvency law development a step up from 'punitive' regime
A mid-tier network firm director has praised the amendments to previously “punitive” corporate insolvency legislation, which have officially passed through the Parliament