Business

CA ANZ urges members to lobby MPs against new agent rules

In a shift in tactics, the accounting body has launched a grassroots campaign to support practitioners protesting the...

24 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

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Business

Red tape ‘strangling’ small businesses: ACCI

Small businesses are feeling neglected in the current economy and many are considering closure, according to ACCI...

24 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

‘Running out of time’: industry sounds alarm over payday super rush

Accounting software developers are staring down a deadline that is becoming increasingly unachievable in the absence...

23 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

‘Many’ practitioners already compliant with new code rules: TPB

The TPB has answered practitioners’ frequently asked questions about the controversial changes and has said they can...

23 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Man alleges ATO forced resignation amid ‘doomed’ murder charges

A NSW man whose 18-year career at the ATO came to an end amid a “weak” murder investigation alleged his former...

23 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Ute tax loophole costs government $250m

A loophole in luxury car tax allows expensive utes to be purchased tax-free, based on a study by The Australia...

23 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

TPB puts 3.8k practitioners on notice over outstanding tax obligations

The Tax Practitioners Board has threatened to take “swift action” against practitioners who fail to bring their...

22 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

Sydney solicitor hit with $1m penalty for misleading creditor scheme

Lawyer Dominique Eva Grubisa has also been banned from managing companies and been ordered to refund millions to duped...

22 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Tax

Russian couple’s tax bill upheld after $1.6m found in covert ATO audit

A husband and wife challenged default assessments in the AAT and Federal Court claiming unexplained bank transfers...

22 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

New data from the ABS shows that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by less than 0.1 percentage point to...

19 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Accounting bodies push back on TPB shake-up

CPA Australia has opposed the proposal to remove registration pathways with professional bodies while CA ANZ says the...

19 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Labor’s code changes an ‘assault’ on accountants: Opposition

The shadow assistant treasurer has demanded the urgent withdrawal of new rules he says are unrealistic and rife with...

19 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Treasury weighs overhaul of TPB registration pathways

The government will consider tightening the “fit and proper person” test and scrapping registration pathways with...

18 July 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee, Christine Chen

Regulation

TPB’s ‘pragmatic’ code stance a Band-Aid solution: Tax Institute

Senior advocate Robyn Jacobson says it is “deeply concerning” to have to rely on regulator guidance to ensure the...

18 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

PKF Australia welcomes new Darwin practice, PKF Merit

PKF Australia announced the opening of a new Darwin branch this week, further expanding its presence across the nation.

18 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Ransomware attack allegedly strikes accounting firm

Ransomware gang Hunters International revealed that a Brisbane accounting practice had been added to its leak site...

18 July 2024 • By Daniel Croft and Imogen Wilson

Tax

ATO’s growing data access ‘alarming’, says TaxTank CEO

The software firm founder has raised serious concerns about the ATO's access to private taxpayer information.

19 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

KPMG to exit commercial law, cut 30 jobs

The big four firm has announced a restructure of its legal business one month after its $80 million consulting...

17 July 2024 • By Christine Chen