Business

Lawyer questions whether government wants tax reform feedback

Rushed legislation and short consultation windows for the tax system overhaul have one lawyer wondering whether the...

23 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Business

Accounting profession excels at 10th Women in Finance Awards 2026

Several accountants, auditors, bookkeepers, and others in the profession have nabbed a finalist spot at the coveted...

22 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Foreign investor fined $370k as ATO cracks whip on land banking

A foreign investor was fined $370,000 for land banking practices as the ATO tightens its screws on those who breach...

22 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Super

‘Aggressive’ SGC letters from the ATO come rolling in

The ATO’s letters notifying small business owners of SGC payable have led one practitioner to believe the Tax Office...

22 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Director fails to prove shortfall penalty assessment was excessive

The Administrative Review Tribunal has tossed a taxpayer’s shortfall penalty objection after it determined that...

22 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Coloured pens, allegedly rushed consent: ATO record keeper ordered to appear...

Questions of alleged coercion and inaccurate records have been raised during a Federal Court hearing against the...

21 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Lawyer offers practical tips for FTEs amid ATO crackdown

With a tight compliance framework around family trust elections, including freezing a family group upon the death of...

21 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

ATO’s nearly $100m splurge on Melbourne office referred to inquiry

The Senate has opened an inquiry into the ATO’s $95 million fit-out of its Melbourne CBD office, after it signed a new...

18 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

Research reveals major compliance blindspot with AML obligations

Around three-quarters of businesses incorrectly believe that identity verification checks alone can satisfy their AML...

17 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

Rising workloads, talent shortages placing pressure on accountants, bookkeepers

Recent research from Dext has highlighted higher workloads, difficulty hiring and retaining talent, and keeping up...

17 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

The AI moment in accounting will follow a familiar pattern

Through every tech shift, from the personal computer to cloud computing, I’ve watched the same pattern repeat, writes...

17 September 2026 • By John Munden

Business

Early-bird tax savings: are partition arrangements made now the solution to...

Entering a partition arrangement early could save joint property owners looking to subdivide from a significant tax...

17 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Appointments

Prospa appoints first chief operating officer

Fintech firm Prospa has appointed an experienced financial services and digital operations leader to elevate customer...

16 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Taxpayers’ NZ properties not safe in $2.4m legal expenses recovery action

Taxpayers have failed in their interlocutory application against the Commissioner of Taxation to protect their New...

16 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

MYOB expands access to AI BAS beta to more businesses

Businesses with one to 19 employees can now access MYOB's agentic BAS solution through a new beta program launched by...

17 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

Xero’s ANZ head on where accountants should spend their energy with AI adoption

Beyond appreciating how new technologies will improve client service delivery, accountants must also consider how tech...

15 September 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Regulation

Tax agent with overdue tax debts fails to win back registration

A decision by the TPB to terminate a tax agent for three years due to his failure to pay down personal tax debts has...

14 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Police raid accounting firm as part of investigation into major fraud syndicate

The Financial Crimes Squad has charged three accountants and two money mules for their alleged involvement in a money...

10 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee