Business

Former ATO assistant commissioner appears in court

Bail conditions and pleas have been raised during an appearance by a former ATO official and his co-accused at the...

24 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

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Technology

CFOs becoming a ‘proving ground’ for balancing innovation with regulatory...

Last week’s AI Appreciation Day was an opportunity to recognise that the value of AI in finance is not measured by...

23 July 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

Federal Court issues orders against unregistered tax preparer

The court has found that an unregistered tax preparer breached the civil penalty provisions by providing services that...

24 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Dusting off the covers: old, outstanding individual income tax returns a...

New work has landed on the paper pile for accountants, with one tax agent being notified of a client’s 20-year-old...

23 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Trade payment defaults, ATO debts key indicators of insolvency: CreditorWatch

While insolvencies are down 4 per cent year on year overall, they increased for businesses with high ATO debts, retail...

23 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

NSW accounting and advisory firm allegedly hit by SafePay ransomware

Threat actors have claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on an NSW-based accounting and advisory firm and are...

23 July 2026 • By Daniel Croft

Regulation

No clear guidance, no room for delay: M\managing lockdown DPN risk under...

With Payday Super now in effect and the first FY27 superannuation payment deadlines having passed, uncertainty remains...

23 July 2026 • By Cameron Crichton and Virginia Lao

Business

Decade-long accounting diploma: student enrols in 9 courses, completes 1

One international accounting student "fed up with numbers" had his student visa refused after enrolling in nine...

22 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

‘Income tax by another name’: Medicare levy adds 2% to minimum trust tax

One tax expert has called the Medicare levy an "income tax by another name", and has stressed that the 30 per cent...

22 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

ATO warns tax agents not to rely on property manager reports

Tax practitioners have been cautioned against relying on reports from property managers when preparing rental property...

22 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Commissioner of Taxation’s appeal for payout classification dismissed by...

The dispute over redundancy pay versus termination pay has resulted in the Federal Court upholding a part-time...

21 July 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Tax

ATO ramps up debt collection prosecution post-COVID

Taxpayers facing final warning letters signalling a referral to the ATO’s prosecutions team risk criminal conviction...

21 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Why the new financial year could be the smartest time for tax-effective giving

For clients who have just experienced the sting of a large tax bill, or who can see one coming, the message is simple:...

21 July 2026 • By Kevin Robbie

Business

Submissions open for 10th annual Women in Finance Awards

The hunt is on for Australia’s top women in finance, with submissions and nominations now open for the Women in...

21 July 2026 • By Accountants Daily

Business

Accountant made to create his own payslips, claims underpayment of $31k

An accounting firm and its founder have been found to have underpaid a former accountant's wages, superannuation, and...

20 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Law firm sounds alarm on TPB suspension powers in TASA amendments

Cadena Legal says amendments that would provide the TPB with emergency suspension powers are of significant concern to...

20 July 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Appointments

Perks welcomes 2 new directors to its tax and business advisory practice

South Australian accounting and wealth advisory firm Perks has appointed a tax consulting director and an accounting...

20 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

What your property clients are still getting wrong about depreciation

With loss quarantining now the law, the depreciation claims sitting in your clients' files need to hold up to...

20 July 2026 • By Theo Mavratzakis