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  1. Has the cyber threat finally hit home?

    needs to do more or risk costly attacks. The appointment of Clare O’Neil as the first federal Minister for Cyber Security last month highlights an increasing government focus on the topic dating back to the beginning of this decade. In 2020, the...

  2. CA ANZ defends handling of KPMG case

    and its decision in the wake of the scandal to launch a review of its professional standards. The body announced the review last week after hundreds of KPMG accountants were found to have systemically cheated on exams and an inquiry ended with sanctions...

  3. ATO adds indebted sole traders to credit referrals

    to CRBs as a tool to influence businesses to take their debt seriously. “A lot of businesses treat the ATO as the lender of last resort so just don’t pay it,” he said. “When money becomes tight businesses just stop paying one of their creditors, and the...

  4. ANZ pulls out of MYOB purchase talks

    statement comes as the big four bank embarks on an equity raising to fund acquisition of Suncorp's banking division. Just last week, ANZ confirmed it was discussing the purchase of MYOB from KKR in a deal purported to be worth $4 billion. The accounting...

  5. Accounting staff shortfall accelerates in June

    that for other professions and trails only the staff-starved retail, education and administration sectors compared with last June. At the same time, applications per accounting job are going in the opposite direction, SEEK sales and service director,...

  6. GBST appoints Aussies to top roles

    Both have already commenced their new roles. GBST was acquired by Australian private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners last December for $250 million from global financial services giant FNZ. The deal returned GBST to local ownership after only one...

  7. Former director charged with unlicensed advice offences

    services business is five years’ imprisonment, a fine of $126,000, or both,” said the corporate regulator. In March last year, Mr Bhandari was permanently banned by ASIC from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities, controlling a...

  8. 6 cash control tools every business should monitor

    acceptance of credit and debit cards, the need for petty cash should be just about zero. Where it is used, it should be a last resort only, and subject to strict rules about what it can and can’t be used for. It should be eliminated if at all possible....

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    • Author: CashFlowMapper
    • Category: Business
  9. Australian businesses lose $227m in payment redirection scams

    the hardest hit according to the ACCC report. There was a 77 per cent increase in payment redirection scams in Australia last year with businesses losing $277 million according to the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report. The...

  10. 5 tips for a more efficient financial year in your firm

    A new financial year provides the opportunity to reflect on what works well in your practice and what you would like to improve. This session will dedicate 60 minutes to exploring various ways you can leverage technology to improve your processes,...

  11. Investor confidence plunges below pandemic levels

    economic threats, global political unrest looms as the biggest risk for one in four investors, up 10 percentage points on last year. It feeds through to substantial declines in the capital markets, both domestic and international. Compared with last...

  12. Expanding your role as a trusted business adviser

    assistance data provides some insight into the impact of COVID, floods and droughts on Australia’s small businesses over the last few years. “As we came out of lockdowns, payment disputes went through the roof,” he said, noting his office received over...

  13. ATO awards itself green ticks for performance

    requests, with just 85 per cent finalised within 15 business days against a target of 90 per cent – a mark it exceeded last year. However, in other respects the ATO’s investments in electronic lodgement capability appear to be paying off, with big green...

  14. APS adds myprosperity portal

    ahead in August and marks just the latest acquisition for the Access Group after it began expanding in the Asia Pacific last year. Reckon retains its business and legal divisions following the sale.

  15. Jump-the-gun tax returns ‘at high risk of adjustment’ 

    for prefill data doubles the chance of changes later. More than 140,000 had their tax returns amended prior to assessment last year as people jumped the gun to lodge in early July, warned the ATO. The office said mistakes were more likely when taxpayers...

  16. Profit-splitting professionals ‘in the dark’ over revised tests

    the ATO would choose to cast its compliance net after publishing PCG 2021/4, on the allocation of professional firm profits, last December. “Many professionals will still be unaware of these guidelines or at least unclear on whether, or in what way, the...

  17. Agreement rule is ‘100A Achille’s heel’

    “A beneficiary’s entitlement has to arise out of a reimbursement agreement,” he said on a webinar devoted to the subject last Friday (24 June). “And the courts have said that reimbursement agreement must occur prior to the present entitlement arising....

  18. ATO takes aim at ‘reckless’ claims of legal privilege

    that all other relevant documents have been provided,” Ms Saint said. Following the publication of a draft protocol last September, the ATO consulted with government agencies, the Big Four accounting firms and professional bodies including the Law...

  19. Careful with those crypto losses, Tax Office warns

    of Australians had got involved with digital currencies during the pandemic and as a result the ATO had focused on crypto last year. “Nearly 800,000 people have invested in crypto just in the last few years, and last year alone, 300,000 people were...

  20. NSW property tax reform to cost $729m 

    duty was introduced to NSW in 1865 and it’s showing its age as an outdated tax which has stifled the property market in the last few decades.” In late 2021 Mr Perrottet outlined his views on stamp duty at a budget estimates hearing. “Stamp duty...