Professional Development
BAS agents defend service expansion plans
Professional bodies representing the BAS agent community have defended the Tax Practitioners Board’s proposal to expand the scope of BAS services, arguing that it aims ...
CA ANZ pours cold water over BAS expansion proposal
The Tax Practitioners Board’s plan to expand the scope of BAS agents to cover superannuation guarantee charge services has now been lambasted as “excessive, undesira...
Accountants, bookkeepers lobby for essential designation as stage 4 lockdown looms
The Victorian Premier has been urged to recognise accountants and bookkeepers as a “necessary service” ahead of possible stage 4 restrictions.
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The accounting roles in demand during COVID-19
One in five employers currently have a recruitment freeze in place, but accounting skill sets are still in hot demand, according to a new survey.
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IPA joins forces with bookkeeping association
The Institute of Public Accountants has welcomed a bookkeeping association into its wider group, solidifying its 20-year-long relationship.
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TPB signals new regulatory approach with ‘first of its kind’ agreement
The Tax Practitioners Board will now have greater oversight over a professional association’s members as the regulator hints at a sign of things to come with a new agre...
CA ANZ secures NSW master’s degree partnership
The Chartered Accountants Program will now be embedded into a Sydney-based university’s master’s degree as the professional body continues to build on its pilot progr...
TPB looks to expand BAS agent services
BAS agents will soon be allowed to legally advise on more superannuation guarantee charge services as the Tax Practitioners Board looks to expand the scope of BAS service...
Chartered Tax Adviser designation lands in Hong Kong
Close to 2,000 members of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong will now be able to convert their existing designations following a licensing agreement with a leading profe...
TPB acknowledges wellbeing concerns with latest concession
The Tax Practitioners Board will now allow a small amount of educative health and wellbeing activities to count towards continuing professional education hours as it reco...
