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  1. Lawyer offers practical tips for FTEs amid ATO crackdown

    is made, trust owners will need to work with the system in place. “The commissioner has [had a] compliance focus in the last couple of years. The rules have been there, but now there is a compliance focus which makes people look over the rules...

  2. Early-bird tax savings: are partition arrangements made now the solution to lower CGT?

    at Knowledge Shop at Accurium’s Tax Practitioners Day 2026 in Sydney on 27 August. “I’ve managed to find, just in the last few months actually, a couple of private rulings where the ATO has explored that, and in both cases, the ATO did say yes, that...

  3. Tax agent with overdue tax debts fails to win back registration

    Review Tribunal has upheld a decision by the TPB to terminate a tax agent’s registration in a recent decision. In May last year, the TPB decided to terminate the tax agent’s registration and prohibit him from reapplying for three years after it found he...

  4. Your clients' accounts record what was agreed, not what was allowed

    current written agreement that describes what is actually delivered today, rather than what was scoped two years ago? In the last twelve months, what was delivered beyond it and never billed? What did that client need that we could have provided and did...

  5. Further court orders target NSW accountant’s assets

    and continuity” despite not holding an Australian Financial Services Licence or authorisation from an AFS licensee. Last September, he received a 10-year ban from providing financial services and controlling an entity that carries on a financial...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Business

  6. What kills a business sale is rarely the price

    to be anticipated and answered with data at the outset, rather than discovered under time pressure three months in. That last point is the one that decides most processes. Every question a buyer asks that cannot be answered promptly costs days. Enough...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: CKM Advisory
    • Category: Business

  7. The tax update that tells you who it affects

    exactly which clients are likely to be affected by a given change, before that change becomes a problem. How it works On the last day of every month, Elfworks publishes an update covering new legislation, relevant case law and ATO rulings. Each item...

  8. GST fraudster sentenced to 4 years' jail for role in NSW fraud syndicate

    said. “If you deliberately defraud the government, you will be caught, and you will face consequences.” After the sentencing last week, the ATO said six offenders have received a combined 31 years and four months’ imprisonment. The AFP, in partnership...

  9. Trust tax overhaul doesn’t solve stamp duty issue

    trusts improves on the original proposal, but state stamp duty remains the biggest hurdle for businesses that restructure. Last week, the government released draft legislation to implement the major components of its 30 per cent minimum tax on...

  10. Data centre boom offset by fall in residential approvals: CreditorWatch

    construction is up, there was a softening in residential building approvals (down 3.6 per cent month on month), following last month’s large increase of 6.9 per cent. This was not unexpected, Colhoun said. “The largest component of residential approvals...

  11. Running sustainable practices in a talent-sparse market

    that seven in 10 (72 per cent) of accounting professionals felt that there was a talent shortage in the sector, with CA ANZ last year finding that taxation accountants were at the highest risk of a talent shortage, estimating a 6,000-accountant...

  12. Xero defends CEO pay package amid shareholder pushback

    Singh Cassidy after shareholders overwhelmingly voted against increasing her remuneration. At its annual general meeting last week, 70.6 per cent of shareholders voted against Xero’s board decision to give the chief executive a pay rise. The board...

  13. 4 in 5 SMEs report being exposed to scams

    He added that according to ABA research, 30 per cent of businesses said their bank flagged a suspicious transaction in the last year, while one in five said they are aware of their bank blocking a transaction. “Banks are ramping up scam protections...

  14. Last chance for accountant accused of misleading, deceptive conduct

    An accountant facing accusations that he caused clients to enter loans, asset purchase agreements, and investment transactions “without proper disclosure or advice” has been warned of the consequences of not engaging with the court. A business owner’s...

  15. ATO addresses fraud putting forward ‘stringent security measures’

    After it became aware of fraudulent activity targeting the systems of some tax professionals last month, the Tax Office has encouraged practitioners and individuals to use its security measures. After becoming aware of fraudulent activity targeting...

  16. Raising accounting’s profile through social media

    that seven in 10 (72 per cent) of accounting professionals felt that there was a talent shortage in the sector, with CA ANZ last year finding that taxation accountants were at the highest risk of a talent shortage, estimating a 6,000-accountant...

  17. CGT changes bring valuation headaches for small businesses

    He also warned that business owners could be at loggerheads with the ATO if valuations are uncertain or disputed. “The last thing small business owners need is more time and money spent on paperwork, compliance costs and disputes with the Tax Office,”...

  18. Concerns raised about government's consultation approach on tax reforms

    period had even finished. The government passed its Tax Reform No. 2 Bill through both houses of parliament on Wednesday last week, which contained supplementary amendments to address some of the issues raised with its negative gearing reforms. The...

  19. AFSA reports spike in personal insolvencies in June quarter

    Authority indicate that personal insolvencies across Australia have increased 13.1 per cent compared with the same period last year. A total of 3,596 new personal insolvencies were recorded in the 3-month period to June 2026, compared to 3,179 in June...

  20. Accountant’s stable of companies gets provisional liquidators

    NSW Supreme Court had to be satisfied there were reasonable prospects of a winding up order. In his decision, handed down last Friday, 21 August, Justice Scott Nixon was satisfied there were “reasonable prospects” that ASIC would obtain this order on...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Business
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