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  1. GIC non-deductibility ‘affecting viability of small businesses’, warns tax expert

    into remission applications.” Williamson said that some taxpayers are forced into a corner where bankruptcy is one of the last options, a position when tax agents must begin a support journey for their struggling client. “This journey with clients to...

  2. Cloudoffis expands Workpapers Sorted

    which it says will help unlock broader market access. Cloudoffis, which supports both accounting and SMSF advisory firms, last week unveiled new integrations between its Workpapers Sorted platform and QuickBooks and MYOB, which it said will...

  3. QuickBooks deepens partnerships with AI powerhouses

    first initiative developed by Intuit in recent times, with the software company launching an open banking initiative late last year. According to Intuit's 2026 AI Impact Report, 78 per cent of US businesses said AI improved their productivity and 43 per...

  4. ‘A sign of the times’: ATO audit outcome letter reflects more assertive regulator, lawyer says

    with Australian tax laws. Audits can vary in complexity, from routine checks to more intensive investigations that may last several months." Speaking with the brand, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers partner Vincent Licciardi (pictured) said that the way that the...

  5. Headline: What the TPB's final AI guidance means for your client data

    finalised its AI guidance. Elfworks co-founders Jimmy McPhedran and Ian Youngman discuss what it means for client data. Last week the Tax Practitioners Board published TPB(GS) 55/2026, its final guidance on the use of artificial intelligence and the...

  6. Australian regulators target Griffith horticulture sector

    at-risk employees in the farming industry. This isn’t the first of the ATO’s investigations in regional NSW in the last week; the Tax Office recently continued its Operation Protego, with a 33-year-old Broken Hill man being charged for allegedly...

  7. Xero price hike has some accountants looking for alternatives

    the back of outages his clients have reported. “There’s been at least two instances or maybe three I can think of over the last year or so where Xero has an outage, sometimes, you know, a day at a time.” Although Scott said that this may have been due...

  8. CA ANZ seeks legal advice on limited waiver applying to KPMG investigation reports

    claim to CA ANZ, and that any such claim to CA ANZ would be inappropriate. In a response sent to the Committee late last week, CA ANZ said that on 11 June, the Professional Conduct Committee of CA ANZ requested from KPMG copies of the correspondence and...

  9. Rushing your tax? Why early birds aren’t getting the worm come tax time

    them before pre-fill information became available. The Tax Office issued corrections for over 140,000 personal returns last year, identifying errors spanning government benefits, investment yields, salary earnings, and health insurance details....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Tax

  10. Altus Financial announces official launch on Central Coast

    while sustaining the core integrated advisory solutions that both original firms were built upon. Following its merger last year, the entity continued to run under both brand names; however, Fortunity will now transition to operate under Altus. This...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Business

  11. Small towns, big challenges: COSBOA report reveals regional business struggles

    of pressure, while 77 per cent of business owners reported facing anxiety or stress related to their business over the last 12 months. As per the report, cutting down on superfluous regulatory complexity would enable small businesses to focus more on...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Business

  12. CFOs becoming a ‘proving ground’ for balancing innovation with regulatory oversight

    Last week’s AI Appreciation Day was an opportunity to recognise that the value of AI in finance is not measured by speed alone, but in having transparency and trust behind every outcome, one expert has said. According to BlackLine director of solution...

  13. Trade payment defaults, ATO debts key indicators of insolvency: CreditorWatch

    findings reveal. CreditorWatch’s research reveals that 21.9 per cent of businesses with ATO debts exceeding $100,000 in the last 12 months are insolvent, finding that the number of these impacted businesses has increased in recent months and was hardest...

  14. Company insolvencies climb to 14,152 for FY2025–26

    with only 3,031 companies using restructuring. Despite the pressures from rising energy costs and interest rates in the last quarter of 2025–26, insolvency rates for the fourth quarter were actually down by around 8 per cent compared with the same...

  15. Why the new financial year could be the smartest time for tax-effective giving

    $2.9 billion to charity through the structures we support (as at 30 June 2025) and gifted more than $245 million to charity last financial year (FY2026). Accountants understand that clients who begin giving in a structured way describe it as some of the...

  16. What your property clients are still getting wrong about depreciation

    previously used plants and equipment in a secondhand residential property generally can't be claimed by the new owner. That last rule is probably the single most common thing I have seen investors get wrong. Accountants see these files before we do,...

  17. Treasury’s taxation of trusts consultation ends before it begins

    trustees, businesses, and families who will bear the practical consequences of any change. By definition, it would last months at a minimum. Against that backdrop, the decision to provide only three weeks for submissions (during the winter school...

  18. Xero boss sells down stocks, announces ‘opt-out’ package for underperforming staff

    Financial Review, this $2.2 million sell-out caused the company’s share prices to plummet 4.4 per cent on 13 June 2026. Last month, Xero announced an Opt Out Program, targeting employees rated as either Below Expectation, or Moderate in two consecutive...

  19. ‘Smash and grab’: Cancellation not enough for persistent deregistered renewal provider

    Last month, ASIC cancelled the registered agent status for two business renewal services; however, one of these companies is still in operation and allegedly continues to take payments from small businesses via direct debit. Having worked with small...

  20. Commissioner responds to tax agent concerns over GIC remission

    of the taxpayer, to make remission decisions." Heferen noted that the ATO received over 140,000 requests for remission last year, with many of them quite complex. "It is inevitable that some decisions may be contestable. We encourage you to send us...

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