iscover The top 5 Accountants Daily stories for 2020 revealed
BusinessJobKeeper dominated headlines all over Australia this year and it’s no surprise that it made the biggest stories of 2020 on Accountants Daily.
5. JobKeeper documentation ‘absolutely critical’ in ATO audit
Written a month after the landmark JobKeeper program was announced, this was a timely reminder for practitioners to document their work as much as possible.
4. ATO releases JobKeeper alternative test
The initial seven alternative tests were registered two weeks after the JobKeeper rules were registered on 9 April.
3. ATO confirms ‘one in, all in’ JobKeeper feature
An important feature of the JobKeeper program. This cleared the air around who would be covered by the $1,500 per fortnight payments.
2. ‘Everyone is now on notice’: ATO acquires COVID-19 data on 3m Aussies
Data sharing between government agencies was a common theme this year, with the ATO acquiring data from Services Australia to ensure compliance with the economic response measures.
1. ‘A hell of a ride’: The COVID-19 toll on the accounting profession
While this story was written in May, it continues to resonate with practitioners and best sums up the year for the profession.
Check out the top 10 to six of our most-read stories here.
You can also look at the biggest columns of 2020 here.
