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Business
Accountants ‘lose $100k a year’ by dodging awkward conversations
Diffidence and a fear of losing clients cost firms dearly, according to an Ignition survey.
25 August 2022 • By Philip King
Technology
Annature partners with Mason Stevens
26 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Appointments
Findex CEO switches to strategic role
25 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
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Appointments
Excess overtime ‘fuels quiet quitting epidemic’
Skills shortage increases demands on existing staff but the result will be a backlash, says recruiter.
25 August 2022 • By Philip King
Super
Parental leave super ‘essential to narrow gender gap’
Industry bodies increase pressure on Labor to deliver equality between men and women come retirement.
24 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Tax
Quiz clients on second-hand rental write-downs, ATO warns
The office outlines strict rules over which depreciating assets can be claimed.
24 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Tax
Electrical vehicle incentives ‘add fuel to fire’
Proposed FBT exemption would benefit a select few but other initiatives would have greater impact, says IPA.
24 August 2022 • By Philip King
Appointments
Deloitte acquires learning consultancy the ID Crowd
The addition will help in the “battle to retain and retrain people”, says the firm.
24 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
Government steps in to tighten crypto rules
Regulation struggles to keep pace, Treasury says, and consumers need more protection.
23 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
ASIC bans two directors for tax and company failures
Regulator acts over four businesses owing a total of $1.6 million to unsecured creditors.
23 August 2022 • By Philip King
Business
Compliance track record ‘a trump card when trouble hits’
The ATO is sympathetic to DOCAs when a business has a road map for recovery, says Worrells.
23 August 2022 • By Philip King
Tax
180k July returns needed fixing, says ATO
Thousands required adjustment due to taxpayers jumping the gun on lodgements or changing prefills.
22 August 2022 • By Philip King
Technology
Delay open season on ‘.au’ domains: COSBOA
Too many small businesses remain unaware that their websites could be prone to cyber squatters.
23 August 2022 • By Keeli Cambourne
Appointments
Grant Thornton appoints former KPMG partner
Recruit heads up “number one priority” of retail and consumer products group.
23 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Business
How brokers could form referral partnerships with advisers
A mortgage brokerage has pushed brokers to target specific markets when forming referral partnerships with financial...
22 August 2022 • By Malavika Santhebennur
Business
Hardware firm gives e-invoicing huge thumbs up
Construction supplier Bowens says the system is a boon but many remain unaware of it.
22 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Appointments
‘Dispel doubts about borders’ to bolster skilled migration
Deloitte says the government has to offer pathways to residency and offer certainty about ease of travel.
20 August 2022 • By Philip King
Regulation
CA ANZ specifies terms of conduct review
In the wake of the KPMG exam cheating scandal, the professional body encourages submissions from members.
19 August 2022 • By Philip King
Appointments
PKF appoints additional equity partner
More than two dozen members receive promotions after “a year of hard work”.
22 August 2022 • By Josh Needs
Regulation
Fake rental property claims punished with $1,500 fine, conviction
Inflated deductions the latest in a string of offences the ATO cites as cautionary tales for would-be tax dodgers.
22 August 2022 • By Philip King
