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  1. 80,000 Aussies set to receive super alert from ATO

    will be directed its way, but nonetheless professionals should be aware that their clients may be contacted. As of 30 June last year, over half the amount of lost super held by super funds belonged to people aged 40-55. Professionals should also be wary...

  2. CPA members take fight for transparency to AGM

    raise debate and feedback through accessible and no or low-cost means. Members struggled to consult with each other during last year’s governance crisis, and resorted to paying $2,351.16 to obtain a copy of the register of members, which didn’t come...

  3. MYOB’s acquisition of Reckon hits hurdles with ACCC

    the company “looks forward” to a final determination by 30 May, as per the expected timeline. Mr Reed told Accountants Daily last year he’s confident the acquisition won’t limit choice for end users. “It’s a question of depth and breadth. So today we...

  4. Property investors on notice after ATO spots false claims

    expenses up to the amount of the income received.” The ATO’s increased focus came after it found similar claims being made last year, including red flags when clients attempt to make claims for property that has not been genuinely rented out. Ms...

  5. National network adds new firm ahead of EOFY

    come before 30 June. Queensland based firm, Divest Merge Acquire (DMA), joined Walker Wayland as a boutique member firm late last week, after several months of talks. A boutique membership effectively formalises a referral relationship for a firm within...

  6. Clients don't read massive SOAs, professionals told

    its limitations, is actually telling us we can cut stuff out of our SOA,” he said at the ifa Business Strategy Day in Sydney last week. “Your advice has to be clear, concise and effective, and how can 60, 90 or 120 pages be clear, concise and...

  7. ‘We need to move into the black’: Big changes underway at CA ANZ

    black.” Chief executive Rick Ellis’ “strategic review” of CA ANZ, which he announced within three months of taking office last year, is starting to take shape in the form of internal policy and personnel changes with aims to ultimately create a...

  8. TPB highlights area of focus for tax time 2018

    TPB chair Ian Taylor said the ATO’s focus on clothing and laundry expenses is “fair” considering the number of claims seen last year. “One of the real areas that Chris Jordan has pointed out is that at the moment there is the ability that there is no...

  9. CPA announces new chief executive

    CPA Australia has announced its new chief executive, following the sacking of former leader Alex Malley last year. The association has this afternoon confirmed Andrew Hunter, who was most recently managing director and CEO of the Export Finance and...

  10. Let dodgy clients go: TPB lays down law for tax agents

    at the Accounting Business Expo, TPB chair, Ian Taylor said that while comments made by ATO commissioner Chris Jordan last week had rightly caused angst within the community, it was a timely reminder for registered tax agents to remember their...

  11. New requirements now in full swing for bookkeeping software

    of new multifactor authentication requirements, in light of the changing security framework for their software providers. Last month, the ATO released its Operational Framework for Digital Service Providers (DSPs) as part of its response to the business...

  12. KPMG spies app fatigue in accounting

    counterproductive and are sparking scepticism and fatigue in accounting circles, according to KPMG. Research from Deloitte last year shows apps lead the way when it comes to core business and social behaviours like networking, with 79 per cent of mobile...

  13. $4m penalty issued in R&D tax case

    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...

  14. Upcoming budget tipped to target popular deductions

    I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it used the upcoming budget to come down hard on work-related expenses,” Mr Drum said last month. [email protected]

  15. Accountants spy elder abuse spike as mortgage stress sets in

    looking to risky tax strategies to boost their repayment capacity. Research house Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) late last year showed about 29.7 per cent of households — 921,000 — are under “mortgage stress.” About 24,000 households are under “severe...

  16. Government, ATO cash blitz tipped to raise $5bn

    may be substantially greater. Other taxation revenue for the states and territories would be a further natural consequence.” Last year, the government’s Black Economy Taskforce released a consultation paper detailing potential policy ideas to stamp out...

  17. Tax office releases new cryptocurrency updates

    that may arise through profits derived from cryptocurrency investment,” an ATO spokesperson told Accountants Daily late last month. The ATO will be using its existing and standard processes to address unexplained wealth and “conspicuous consumption”...

  18. 'You can't put a firm in jail': ASIC backs its compliance approach

    to respond to misconduct in the sector, with a taskforce having completed a review of ASIC’s enforcement regime late last year. “There are significant parts of our legislation where the penalties are frankly inadequate and that's why there has been a...

  19. ATO trials new compliance tool for SG payments

    ATO-initiated cases. This represents a 105 per cent increase from the 3,238 cases that were completed in the same period last year. “We have raised a total of $110 million from ATO-initiated cases compared with $73 million for the same period last year....

  20. STP implications for 2018 returns

    tax agents have been able to rely on the paper PS, which was often given to the employee within a few days of the last pay for the year. For instance, if the last fortnightly pay was on Thursday, 21 June, the PS might be handed out on Monday, 25 June,...