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Exclusive: IPA, The Tax Institute to explore merger potential in 2026

In a surprise announcement just days before Christmas, the Institute of Public Accountants and The Tax Institute have...

18 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Clients frustrated by jargon, research finds

An overwhelming number of professional services clients are frustrated by hard-to-understand jargon, underscoring the...

16 December 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

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CA loses membership for misappropriating $289k from social housing trust

A New Zealand-based accountant has had her CA status revoked after she spent $289,000 using the company credit for...

16 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

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Accountants can unwittingly help perpetrators of financial abuse, study finds

A new study on coerced business debts has found that accountants had unwittingly assisted perpetrators in cases of...

15 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

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ASIC pledges regulatory simplification for small businesses

The corporate watchdog has pledged to ease some of the mounting pressure on small businesses with a newly revealed...

12 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Further rate cuts ‘not needed’: RBA governor

Hopes of further easing have been quashed by the governor of the central bank, who has confirmed that “additional cuts...

12 December 2025 • By Annie Kane

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Financial elder abuse: How accountants, bookkeepers can help break the cycle

Accountants and bookkeepers can play a key role in decreasing levels of financial elder abuse and should be proactive...

12 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Victorian government rejects VSBC abolition proposal

The Victorian government has rejected the recommendation to merge the Victorian Small Business Commission into the...

11 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson