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Conflicts of interest, workloads put accountants in ethics spotlight

Common issues can be exacerbated by pressure to get the job done, say two specialists in the ethics of the profession.

21 August 2023 • By Philip King

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Best & Less forced to back pay hundreds of managers $5.2m

The retailer short-changed staff across its network an average of $7,600 apiece.

17 August 2023 • By Philip King

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Directors cop 3-year bans for collapsed companies owing $17m

ASIC imposes less-than-maximum disqualifications for two unrelated directors responsible for nine failed companies...

17 August 2023 • By Philip King

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Plutus Payroll scammers plead case ahead of sentencing

With three of their co-conspirators in the $105m fraud already jailed, two “principal players” make final submissions.

17 August 2023 • By Naomi Neilson

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Recycling companies fined $375k for underpaying refugees

FWO pursued Victorian waste processing operations which have repaid $2.4 million due in wages dating back to 2012.

16 August 2023 • By Philip King

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Government to review $170bn franchising sector

Enforcement of the Franchising Code of Conduct, transparency and franchiser dispute resolution to come under scrutiny.

16 August 2023 • By Christine Chen

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Bankrupt lawyer with $4.7m tax debt ordered to pay $55k security

Migration specialist who moved to Romania in long-running case seeks appeal against payment ruling.

15 August 2023 • By Naomi Neilson

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Reforms to wholesale investor rules desperately needed: CPA

The accounting body is calling for a review of the wholesale investor tests, with the government currently examining...

14 August 2023 • By Miranda Brownlee