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  1. ‘It’s going to be a big one’: tax veteran says to brace for 2018 PLS rollout

    lot of back-office and backend work to get this PLS running, but I know from what I heard, there were some criticisms of it last year that it wasn’t really working effectively. But I do know the tax office has put a lot of time into making sure they get...

  2. CPA fears bad consumer outcomes as TPB’s budgets struggle

    including monitoring “questionable” behaviour as suggested by the Black Economy Taskforce. The TPB told Accountants Daily last year it continues to struggle with its expanded portfolio, particularly the registration of tax (financial) advisers, and...

  3. ‘Watch very closely’: mid-tier flags fuel tax credit change delay

    have to be aware of this change, which may lead to administrative issues. “Most of the fuel tax credit claimants over the last couple of years have been used to the change occurring on either 1 August or 1 February and now this year, they would have...

  4. KPMG Australia moves into new advisory space

    arm. Declining public trust in corporations has informed the move, which KPMG’s chairman Alison Kitchen flagged late last year as a headline issue the firm is tackling with its big business clients in 2018. “Public trust is a top priority for Australian...

  5. Government exec appointed to bolster mid-tier's audit services

    financial statements of state entities and reporting outcomes of those reports to Parliament. Mr Dean, who began his role last month, said his time in the Tasmanian Audit Office gives him a sense of perspective in his services to the not-for-profit...

  6. Pitcher Partners snares big 4 veteran in trade, tax move

    Daisley’s appointment follows the appointment of Birgitte Hebiton, formerly of KPMG, as director of taxation services, late last year. [email protected]

  7. Major bank weighs in on cyber security, cloud computing

    and online banking, and has been shaken by attacks such as that experienced by US-based company Equifax Inc, which announced last year that it had been subject to a cyber security incident that could have impacted up to 143 million consumers....

  8. Institutional, big 4 exec hires mark service line boosts for Grant Thornton

    its advisory operations, marked with a merger with Victorian-based consulting group GNC Group Consulting in September last year.

  9. Accountants, leadership and the age of distrust

    sure of a sizable shift in the market. At an otherwise business-as-usual roundtable at KPMG’s new Sydney headquarters late last year, chair Alison Kitchen threw out a show-stopper which confirmed that public distrust is a palpable threat to...

  10. Minister falls short on income tax relief promise for federal budget

    Prime Minister will shortly be unveiling further plans for middle-income tax relief. At a Pritchitt Partners event in Sydney last night, Accountants Daily asked Mr Sukkar if it’s realistic to expect a commitment to both corporate tax rate cuts and...

  11. Debt collection stumbles in mixed bag report for GST

    The ATO’s annual GST administration performance report shows a decline in dispute numbers last year, but notable faltering on debt collection and on-time payment. The 2016-17 report shows the ATO raised $59.8 billion in GST cash, up 4.3 per cent from...

  12. Tax, technical quirks put clients at ‘crippling’ risk of penalty

    moves to move in on employers who aren’t meeting their SG obligations. A report from the tax office released in August last year showed the net superannuation gap — which is the difference between the value of SG gaps required to be paid by law minus...

  13. $360K, $1.8m data breach penalties raise flags for small business ombudsman

    study reporting 44 per cent of Australian businesses are not fully prepared,” said Ms Carnell. “Another report by Telstra last year found 33 per cent of small businesses don’t take proactive measures to protect against cyber breaches,” she said. The...

  14. ATO set to doorknock as 60% of cash-heavy businesses caught

    yesterday. This follows the ATO visiting about 400 small businesses operating with a heavy focus on cash transactions last year. The ATO’s work is part of a massive government crackdown on the black economy in Australia. In December 2016, the Turnbull...

  15. Caution advised on best interests duty with cryptocurrencies

    characteristics similar to bitcoin are an asset for capital gains tax (CGT) purposes. The ATO issued confirmation of this last year. Accountants with SMSF clients who are looking to invest in cryptocurrencies should also be certain the fund is permitted...

  16. Financial services, regulator exec blasts ‘castigated’ instos

    and here is a link to ASIC's full report. Mr Laughlin’s comments also complement the findings of KPMG’s research late last year into public trust, which concludes public trust is at “crisis” lows. “Certainly this is consistent with the findings of the...

  17. IPA boss plans ‘vocal’ push for ATO’s digital investment

    got a dashboard and a more modern feel, it’s not clunky or old fashioned,” the IPA’s Tony Greco told Accountants Daily late last year. In saying that, Mr Greco pointed out that tax professionals are “not asking for much” in terms of digital...

  18. PwC weighs in on tax reform debate as CEOs push Australia aside

    claiming they are “very confident” in their own organisation’s growth prospects over the next 12 months, up from 38 per cent last year. The survey, which interviewed approximately 1,300 leaders from 85 countries, found that a number of factors driving...

  19. Payroll software suspicions central to FWO’s latest swoop

    a Five Dock outlet in Sydney’s inner west. Further, record-keeping practices have been high on the regulator's hit list. Last financial year, about two-thirds of the FWO's court cases involved alleged poor record-keeping or pay slip contraventions. “We...

  20. Key CPA exec made redundant post-review

    has removed one of its highest-paid executives, following recommendations from former auditor general Ian McPhee’s review last year. Chief operating officer Jeff Hughes departed CPA Australia in late December 2017, after being with the association since...

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