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New regulation creates discrimination for accountants, lawyer finds

A discrepancy in ASIC’s treatment of licensed and unlicensed accountants in relation to the tax advice exemption...

26 September 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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Simpler BAS blasted as 'not so simple'

A bookkeeping firm has taken aim at the new Simpler BAS provisions over a month following its introduction, stating...

20 September 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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Government pushed on major gateway, payments reform

One bookkeeping industry body is set to push the government to apply a ‘common sense legal solution’ to address the...

20 September 2017 • By Jotham Lian

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Five quick and easy marketing tips for busy bookkeepers

For many bookkeepers, marketing gets put into the too-hard basket. Your business isn’t big enough to justify employing...

20 September 2017 • By Caroline Morrison

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Accountants' loophole in regulator's sights

An industry lawyer has warned unlicensed accounting firms recently contacted by ASIC that justifying the provision of...

20 September 2017 • By Miranda Brownlee

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The ATO’s big blitz on Aussie firms

The government fired warning shots in the May federal budget about a tax office blitz on the top 1000 firms in...

15 September 2017 • By Reporter

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CPA review finds misdirection of funds, calls to freeze president's pay

Initial findings of the review into CPA Australia cast doubt over the future of CPA Australia Advice, show the...

14 September 2017 • By Katarina Taurian

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Employers’ poor record-keeping leads to $13K backpay

In another messy visa case and following the regulator’s inquiry last year, one employer backpaid two overseas workers...

13 September 2017 • By Reporter