Regulation

Regulation

Small firm accountants face major barriers to auditor registration

Requirements heavily geared towards large audit firms are making it near impossible for accountants from smaller firms...

23 January 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Howarth open to expanding provision of advice by accountants

The shadow minister says, if elected, he would consider examining how accountants could play a greater role in...

09 January 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Breach reporting changes ‘coming home to roost’, says IPA

The professional body is seeing a rising influx of inquiries and practical issues emerging from the significant breach...

08 January 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Breach reporting guidance raises concerns with software errors

A case study in the TPB’s guidance on breach reporting highlights the importance of self-reporting breaches that arise...

07 January 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Government to relax ATO, TPB rules on sharing taxpayer information

A proposed overhaul of tax secrecy laws aims to improve regulatory oversight and prevent fraud following the PwC...

03 January 2025 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Government calls for cash mandate to be on the horizon for 2026

The government has released a consultation paper to gather insights and feedback on a cash acceptance mandate that...

02 January 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Regulation

A year of major reforms and new obligations

2024 was another big year for regulation with accountants forced to contend with a multitude of new obligations and...

29 December 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Fake cleaners, horse breeders, project managers: tax scammers in 2024

The ATO had its hands full this past year tracking down the thousands of fraudsters who invented fake businesses to...

27 December 2024 • By Christine Chen