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  1. ‘Substantiation will be a key focus’: ATO drums in tax time 2018 hit list

    said. ‘Other’ work-related expenses will be an area of focus for record-keeping, after $7.9 billion in claims were recorded last year between about 6.7 million Australian taxpayers. Expenses of this nature can include home office, union fees, mobile...

  2. Carbon Group merges with another accounting, bookkeeping firm

    Carbon Group has merged with a boutique accounting and bookkeeping firm, marking its ninth M&A in the last three years. Carbon Group co-founder, Jamie Davison, told Accountants Daily that clients have now been notified about the merger with Perth-based...

  3. Concern about regulatory change doubles for CFOs

    Concerns over the impact of further regulatory changes have more than doubled amongst chief financial officers in the last year, despite steady optimism in the financial prospects of their companies. Deloitte’s latest CFO Sentiment report found that 63...

  4. Ex-CIMA president hits out over model of accounting associations

    about what they can offer beyond the number crunching.” The NSW-based accountant who led the charge against CPA Australia last year, Brett Stevenson, similarly raised these questions with Accountants Daily earlier this month. Mr Stevenson is concerned...

  5. ATO plans auditor blitz for 18/19

    of 93 did not satisfy auditing benchmarks. Findings like this suggest “ongoing attention” is warranted, Mr Price said. Late last year, ASIC said audit firms would be subject to inspection in FY17/18 with a focus on asset values, revenue recognition,...

  6. Do you want to be a rusted adviser?

    be taken otherwise we truly will see a “race to the bottom”, see our relevance to the business community diminish and, the last remaining few practitioners that do remain will be seen as “rusted advisers”.

  7. 5,000 tax agents linked to key ATO compliance target

    balance cap requires the tax office to have significantly more up-to-date data on a fund’s assets and activity. Late last year, the ATO said since the latest round of superannuation reforms, non-lodgement has become “a bad thing times 10” for the...

  8. ATO gets defensive on big business tax compliance

    larger, than the large corporate tax gap that we released of $2.5 billion dollars,” said commissioner Chris Jordan late last year. [email protected]

  9. Former big 4 exec named as new Actuaries Institute CEO

    four executive has been unveiled as the new chief executive of the Actuaries Institute after her predecessor resigned late last year. The Actuaries Institute has today confirmed the immediate appointment of Elayne Grace as chief executive, having served...

  10. Accountants, planners grouped together as new education standards rollout

    must have a relevant bachelor or higher degree, or equivalent qualification, and FASEA’s education guidance released last December proposes that an AQF7 qualification, which is equivalent to a three-year full-time university degree, or an AQF8...

  11. ATO issues new taxpayer alert

    After firing warning shots last year, the tax office has this week issued a blanket taxpayer alert about structured arrangements. The ATO released TA2018/1, which you can access in full here, to indicate to taxpayers and professionals that it is...

  12. CA timetabling issues see more delays for students in 2018

    ensuring timely progression through the CA Program,” the spokesperson said. This echoes the issues experienced by students last year, where 900 were impacted by a timetabling re-structure from semesters to trimesters. To accommodate those students, CA...

  13. Mid-tier tips M&A activity to surge in 2018

    cent have tipped corporate activity levels to be higher than 2017, with the remainder expecting it to be at least as high as last year. According to the report, 2017 saw a surge in M&A activity in Australia, with 1,127 deals — up 55 per cent on volume...

  14. ASIC releases professional standards information for licensed accountants

    requirements, set the exam and CPD requirements, and develop the code of ethics. FASEA’s education guidance released last December proposes that an AQF7 qualification, which is equivalent to a three-year full-time university degree, or an AQF8...

  15. Accountants encouraged to rally against Labor’s ‘significant policy change’

    of Public Accountants believes debate should be “run up the flagpole” well ahead of the next election. In early May last year, opposition leader Bill Shorten said a Labor government would cap the amount claimed by individuals for management of their tax...

  16. Access to tax breaks threatened under new recommendations

    to claims. “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...

  17. PwC appoints Channel 10 exec to advisory arm

    joins the PwC’s CMO Advisory leadership team today. Accountants Daily understands Ms Gloster left Network 10 in December last year, after joining in August. Prior to that, she was chief executive of the Australian Association of National Advertisers for...

  18. Profession up in arms as complex pension issue lingers

    and Treasury is now being lobbied to correct the matter which impacts SMSF clients. The introduction of legislation last year to allow transition to retirement pensions to convert to retirement phase, where a member has satisfied a condition of release,...

  19. Ex-CA boss lands new overseas gig

    not-for-profit oversight body of the International Accounting Standards Board. Mr White stood down as CEO of CA ANZ in April last year, replaced by Rick Ellis the following month. He has been a CA for 30 years, and a fellow since 1998. He has also held...

  20. ATO defends position as ‘recklessness, fraud’ surface with popular deductions

    but commissioner Chris Jordan said surveillance shows professionals are contributing to illegitimate claims. Late last year, Mr Jordan said about 900 audits showed tax agents are contributing to Australia’s individual tax gap through “carelessness,...

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