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Business
Environment report a wake-up call to business, says CPA Australia
Dire state of the nation’s performance requires companies to take a more responsible approach.
20 July 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
Angry members slam ‘shameful’ CA ANZ discipline secrecy
20 July 2022 • By Philip King
Business
Focus on outcomes ‘vital in wake of COVID’
20 July 2022 • By Philip King
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Super
Death benefits decision ‘will fail to halt SMSF disputes’
A high-profile court decision brings certainty to one question, but a review of rules is essential, says CA ANZ.
20 July 2022 • By Philip King
Appointments
Grant Thornton adds a partner in Perth
Joanne Esterhuizen joins after previously working in senior roles at Deloitte and PwC.
19 July 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
CA ANZ defends handling of KPMG case
By-laws require the identities of eight sanctioned members to remain confidential, it says.
19 July 2022 • By Philip King
Regulation
Accountants ‘well-qualified’ to satisfy advice demand
The rules need to recognise that clients often have simple questions that accountants are best placed to answer.
19 July 2022 • By Philip King
Tax
ATO adds indebted sole traders to credit referrals
The step should help promote transparency and fairness, says IPA.
19 July 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
Former adviser sentenced to jail term and fined
Sentence – to be served as intensive correction order – comes after the adviser pleaded guilty to siphoning funds from...
19 July 2022 • By Neil Griffiths
Business
ANZ pulls out of MYOB purchase talks
In a brief statement to the ASX this morning, ANZ confirmed it has withdrawn from talks with private equity group...
18 July 2022 • By Philip King
Appointments
Accounting staff shortfall accelerates in June
Job adverts for tax roles highest in years while recruitment for other professions slows.
18 July 2022 • By Philip King
Technology
Annature partners with Chatti
The two Australian start-ups mesh e-signatures and SMS handling.
18 July 2022 • By Philip King
Appointments
GBST appoints Aussies to top roles
The financial services group rounds out its C-suite team with two local executives.
18 July 2022 • By Philip King
Business
Internal auditors ‘bullied into silence’
Executives attempt to suppress adverse findings by pressuring the messengers, survey finds.
15 July 2022 • By Philip King
Appointments
Accounting ads rise fastest with jobless at record low
Unemployment at 3.5 per cent coincides with moves to find alternative solutions to the tax skills shortage.
15 July 2022 • By Philip King
Tax
Sub-trusts ‘redundant’ under final Div 7A ruling
With interest-only loans no longer an option the commercial incentive for sub-trusts ends, says the Tax Institute.
15 July 2022 • By Philip King
Super
NALI ‘a special problem for SMSFs’
Tax benefits attract miscreants, but non-arm’s length rules should allow minor transgressions to be fixed, says CA ANZ.
18 July 2022 • By Philip King
Technology
BGL integrates with Cleardocs for efficient company incorporations
The upgrade will allow BGL clients to automate the company registration process, says managing director.
15 July 2022 • By Josh Needs
Business
Construction industry ‘on collision course with insolvency’
Fixed-price contracts signed months ago are squeezing builders out of business, says CPA Australia.
14 July 2022 • By Philip King
Technology
CA ANZ security hub to help SMEs after $33bn in cyber theft
Criminals are no longer trying to get in through the back door but through a laptop, says chief executive.
14 July 2022 • By Josh Needs
