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  1. Court dismisses appeal in SMSF property development case

    which found that a former builder had breached their fiduciary obligations in a joint venture agreement involving an SMSF. Last year, the District Court of South Australia ordered a former builder to pay damages to an SMSF for the breach of fiduciary...

  2. Tax leader clarifies deadline details

    will be entitled to a longer period — subject to your lodgement history,” she explained. “If you have left your tax to the last minute, then speak to your local chartered accountant by 31 October and you might just be eligible for the extension.” 2....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Cameron Micallef
    • Category: Tax
  3. Beyond Blue CEO talks mental health in the workplace: Tips to help you cope

    all are. That’s absolutely normal in circumstances we find ourselves in,” Beyond Blue chief executive Georgie Harman said. Last month, Accountants Daily sister brand MyBusiness hosted a special, three-day, virtual event to help small-business owners...

  4. TPB terminates 4th tax agent for SAN misuse

    other tax agents who look to deliberately misreport a SAN. “In addition to those agents we referred to the TPB, since 1 July last year, we’ve also referred a few to our prosecutions area and that’s where the SAN misuse was considered quite serious...

  5. ‘Critical’ 31 October deadline looms for new JobKeeper enrolments

    entrants have been urged to get a move on a key deadline this Saturday. While the JobKeeper extension kicked in late last month, the ATO has allowed employers until 31 October to meet the wage condition for all employees. New JobKeeper entrants will...

  6. Mazars unveils global rebrand

    9 per cent organic growth. Mazars Australia, which doubled its local presence through mergers in Brisbane and Melbourne last year, had announced a 100 per cent growth in revenue in 2019. Jim Mascitelli, managing partner of Mazars in Sydney, said he was...

  7. MYOB to acquire GreatSoft; competition watchdog kicks off review

    to be seen how the acquisition will affect other providers in the market, with GreatSoft reaching an agreement with Xero last year, and both companies securing mid-tier firm RSM shortly after. MYOB has had to contend with ACCC scrutiny before, with...

  8. Gaps identified in ATO auditor independence guidance

    an SMSF services firm has identified an omission in the ATO’s response relating to a common structure used in the industry. Last week, the ATO released further guidance on the APESB Independence Guide, providing further detail on what firms need to do...

  9. Carbon quadruples Queensland presence with latest deal

    will see all 33 members of its team joining Carbon. The deal comes after Carbon first moved into the Queensland market late last year with a merger with Thrive Advisors in Darra, Brisbane. Charter Partners managing principal Anthony McPhee said the...

  10. TPB eyes sanction spike through joint ATO compliance program

    Board and the ATO look to further develop a joint compliance program. The joint compliance program, which was initiated last year, has already seen the ATO refer 245 matters to the TPB in 2019–20, a 25 per cent increase in referrals from the previous...

  11. ‘Inexplicable and unacceptable’: Melbourne accounting firms face reopening delays

    health services being accessed under Medicare for the same four-week period up to 11 October in Victoria compared with last year, while it has been only an 8 per cent increase in NSW and 7 per cent nationally.” Business Council of Australia chief...

  12. Top tips to ensure payroll compliance and clarity for employees 

    worked at that rate the amount of pay at that rate 9. if the employee is paid an annual rate (salary), the rate as at the last day in the pay period 10. any deductions from the employee’s pay, including: the amount and details of each deduction the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: ADP Australia and New Zealand
    • Category: Regulation
  13. ‘Unnecessary and unfair’: Small business shut out from loss carry back

    and trusts. The temporary loss carry back measure, which was announced in the federal budget and passed through Parliament last week, currently only allows corporate tax entities with an aggregated turnover of less than $5 billion to carry back a tax...

  14. Businesses given a month to implement updated ATO tax tables

    its withholding schedules and tax tables to reflect the new personal income tax thresholds that were passed by Parliament last week. The changes will apply to payments made on and from 13 October this year, with employers now given until mid-November to...

  15. Tax cuts set to flow ‘within a few days or weeks’

    to factor in the retrospective cuts. With the Morrison government’s stage 2 income tax cuts sailing through Parliament last week, the ATO now anticipates that it will be able to publish updated tax withholding schedules over the next few days. Despite...

  16. Audit pools may ‘ultimately fail’, audit firms warned

    issues relating to quality, delivery and fees, warns Hayes Knight. ATO director, SMSF portfolio, Kellie Grant stated last month that while it is best for firms to avoid entering into audit pooling arrangements in response to the restructured APES 110...

  17. [Last chance] Online Learning Morning with Xero & Practice Ignition

    Promoted by Practice Ignition It’s your last chance to join us on Wednesday 14th October for this online series designed to guide Accountants & Bookkeepers in building a modern accounting practice. Practice Ignition and Xero are teaming up to bring you...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Practice Ignition
    • Category: Business
  18. Big business payment times set to be made transparent under new law

    reporting framework officially passes Parliament. The Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020, which had been passed by the Senate last month, has finally passed both houses this week. The new measure will require large businesses with an income threshold of...

  19. ‘Fantastic outcome’: Government clarifies corporate residency rules

    High Court decision in Bywater Investments Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation. “This is a fantastic outcome after the last few years of uncertainty following the Bywater case and it substantially reinstates the position in withdrawn Tax Ruling...

  20. CGT exemptions set to apply to granny flat arrangements

    The change comes after the Board of Taxation completed its review of the tax treatment of granny flat arrangements late last year, recommending that the government provide an exemption for all CGT events that are hypothetically capable of applying to...