Tax

Queensland to slug landowners Australia-wide

Revised levy adds interstate holdings into land tax calculation.

21 July 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

Focus on outcomes ‘vital in wake of COVID’

Remote working has changed the game for management, says Evolution of Leadership Report.

20 July 2022 • By Philip King

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In a brief statement to the ASX this morning, ANZ confirmed it has withdrawn from talks with private equity group...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