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Super

What’s next for the $3m threshold?

The SMSF Association and CA ANZ highlight some of the grey areas and potential policy positions that could be taken...

31 March 2023 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Tax

Small business ‘the big culprit’ over FBT gap

The ATO believes small business is the big culprit when it comes to compliance with FBT and it’s on a mission to round...

24 March 2023 • By Philip King

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Tax

SVB collapse takes tech industry into ‘uncharted territory’

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has taken the tech industry into “uncharted territory” and venture capital now...

17 March 2023 • By Philip King

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Tax

Thousands of defunct businesses ‘simply handing back the keys’

About 50,000 business owners a year are simply handing back the keys and walking away, says the chief executive of...

10 March 2023 • By Philip King

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Tax

Fair Work on warpath over slack payslips, poor record-keeping

Small business pay practices have become a target for Fair Work and big fines await those with compliance shortfalls,...

03 March 2023 • By Philip King

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Technology

Work-in-progress AI ‘rich with possibilities’

Xero Australia country manager Will Buckley is excited about where ChatGPT and similar technology will take the tax...

24 February 2023 • By Philip King

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Business

ATO points trust distribution weapons at wrong target

The ATO is gunning for the wrong target in its s100A approach because the authors of the law never intended it to...

17 February 2023 • By Philip King

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Business

Reporting regime has failed to halt ‘shabby’ payment conduct

Four out of 10 issues raised by small business concern “shabby” payment behaviour by the big end of town, says...

10 February 2023 • By Philip King

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Business

Get real about costs or you’ll be left behind by inflation

Accounting firms need to focus on their real expenses and review their prices or get left behind by inflation and...

23 December 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

Supporting the next generation of women in finance

F3 — Future Females in Finance was crowned the Women’s Community Program of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards...

09 December 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

Outdated pricing models mean accountants underpaid

An outdated approach to pricing means accountants have fallen behind other professions and continue to be paid...

25 November 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

Holistic approach ‘vital’ to hiring and retention

Hiring and retention costs have spiked with the low unemployment rate and a firm’s value proposition has become vital...

22 November 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

‘Cautious budget’ for tough economic times

Labor’s first budget stuck to its election campaign script but offered only glimpses of a holistic vision and no...

28 October 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

Making financial services less ‘male, stale and pale’

The financial services industry has historically been male-dominated but encouraging more women into the space is not...

25 October 2022 • By Annie Kane

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Tax

‘Amazing time’ to start an accounting firm, says marketing specialist

It's an “amazing time” to start an accounting firm and inspirational role models – here and overseas – are showing...

14 October 2022 • By Philip King

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Tax

Small business tax objections ‘leapt during pandemic’

Small business objections to ATO decisions leaped during the pandemic and a “significant number and proportion” were...

10 October 2022 • By Philip King

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Business

Small business ‘should bite the sustainability bullet’

Embrace the opportunity to get involved and add it as a service, says CA ANZ reporting and assurance leader.

30 September 2022 • By Philip King

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Tax

Rigorous auditor scrutiny vital to validate green claims

Auditors have a key role to play in achieving sustainability because it needs the same sort of scrutiny they apply to...

29 September 2022 • By Philip King

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Tax

Australia must restore its ‘marquee’ reputation

Australia has lost its reputation as a marquee destination, and while the tide is turning, the managing partner of...

16 September 2022 • By Philip King

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Tax

Skilled migrants ‘need prospect of permanent residency’

A global shortage of accounting professionals means Australia must lift its game on visa processing and offer greater...

05 September 2022 • By Philip King