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  1. CPA members push for removal of president

    relating to the governance, strategy or other membership matters. Member Brett Stevenson, who triggered the member rebellion last year, has also proposed to limit directors’ tenure to two terms of three years, with the maximum consecutive period that a...

  2. Increased penalties ‘still low’, says CPA

    misconduct may not be sufficient, especially in light of the revelations of the royal commission, says one accounting body. Last week, the government announced plans to increase penalties for the most serious criminal offences under the Corporations Act...

  3. Meaningful tax reform in high demand, says mid-tier

    call for a return to the Tax Reform process that has floundered in recent years,” Mr Cunningham told Accountants Daily last month. “The so called ‘root and branch’ tax reform process, that was ignited by Ken Henry’s 2010 Australia’s future tax system...

  4. Board composition, remuneration to be voted on at CPA AGM

    governance principles. The resolution also seeks to increase the president’s maximum term from two years to three years. The last special resolution that is recommended by the board includes a change to director remuneration so that the total...

  5. ‘A very complicated sell’: corporate tax cuts to be dumped

    have become too “politically sensitive” to be included in the 8 May budget, particularly given that this is likely to be the last budget before the next election. “The small business tax cuts have been pretty much locked in now; the rate for small...

  6. Advisers brace for 'relaunch' of R&D tax incentive

    with research organisations and universities — there will be additional benefits undertaking R&D with those bodies. “And the last one is better administration — this is something the adviser body group has been asking for quite a while and claimants...

  7. CA ANZ reveals further details on restructure

    input into its strategic review — a review which resulted in a restructuring announcement made by chief executive Rick Ellis last week. As part of the restructure, CA ANZ staff have been informed that 10 per cent of jobs will go by 30 June this year and...

  8. Aged care policy changes tipped in budget

    reviews done in recent times. Aged Care Steps director Louise Biti said there were seven major reviews done on aged care last year, and there are still some reviews in process this year. “The government is yet to release any policies from any of those...

  9. 'Tax cuts are almost a certainty': balanced budget set to feature

    be offset by the tightening of measures such as the taxation of stapled structures — a measure Mr Morrison announced late last month. The new measures, which will take effect on 1 July 2019, has broad ranging applications and Mr Kanagaratnam is hoping...

  10. CA ANZ set for 15% staff cuts by 2019

    to the CA Program timetable which put an end to lengthy waits to complete their final capstone course. CA ANZ confirmed last week that the education board has endorsed this change, and it is up for final approval in early May. CA ANZ is confident that...

  11. ‘We can’t believe the government is doing this’: Mid-tier up in arms over bankruptcy reform

    discharge from bankruptcy after one year, look set to be passed despite grave concerns from the industry and its regulators. Last month, the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee looked at 20 submissions on the Bankruptcy...

  12. Watchdogs delay MYOB, Reckon verdict

    will continue to co-operate with them through this review period,” Mr Reed said in a statement to the ASX this morning. Late last month, the ACCC issued a public statement about its “significant” concerns about lessened competition in the software...

  13. ATO systems backfire again on bookkeepers

    house to the new, they may not have made those monthly contributions into the employee’s superannuation fund. “As of our last meeting on Tuesday with the ATO, they were in talks with the Fair Work Ombudsman to ensure that they would provide reassurance...

  14. R&D tax incentive on shaky ground again as budget looms

    miss out. “There is this constant tweaking. It causes instability in the market because people just don’t know if it’s the last change and if it’s stable. How do you budget your five or six-year innovation spending like that, what does the roadmap look...

  15. ‘Most hated tax’: Treasury’s payroll tax positions knocked

    the results do not match up to public feedback received during its Small Business White Paper roadshows across Australia last year. “When we asked business owners what the most hated tax was, payroll tax, by far, comes up as the number one,” said Mr...

  16. CA members, staff told to brace for restructure in blanket emails

    department, advocacy teams and member services teams were singled out as high on the reform agenda. As reported late last month, CA ANZ is in the process of a major organisational overhaul, significantly motivated by consecutive years of losses up to...

  17. Treasury challenges popular payroll tax gripes

    the most disincentivising tax for any business,” Anderson Tax & Consulting director, Debra Anderson, told Accountants Daily last month. “Many businesses attempt to change their structures to avoid paying it. I personally hate it and would love to see it...

  18. Tax Institute pulls apart government's GST position

    the Tax Institute spotted an apparent oversight in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) Act 2017, which passed last year. The amendment meant that under Section 29-40 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (GST Act),...

  19. Federal government locks horns with opposition over ‘botched’ GST changes

    the Tax Institute spotted an apparent oversight in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) Act 2017, which passed last year. The changes allow small businesses with an aggregated turnover of up to $10 million the ability to account for GST on...

  20. New rego and exit fees in the pipeline for auditors

    The new fees are a drop from the previously proposed $3,429 amount during the government’s first consultation period late last year. Approved SMSF auditors applying to exit the sector will be hit with a deregistration fee of $899. The Institute of...