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  1. Litigation likely with new LRBA structures

    non-commercial terms, with any mistakes likely to lead to significant expense and potential legal action. The ATO confirmed last year it expects trustees to have borrowing arrangements on commercial terms by 30 June this year, and released guidance last...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Miranda Brownlee
    • Category: Business

  2. IPA applauds government's support of SMEs

    The Institute of Public Accountants has praised the government for supporting the nation's SME sector in last night's federal budget. In a statement, IPA CEO Andrew Conway said he was pleased to see the government build on initiatives announced in last...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax

  3. Four things you need to tell customers at EOFY

    SuperStream is mandatory for all employers with 19 or fewer employees from 1 July 2016. Independent research conducted late last year found around one third of employers weren’t even aware of SuperStream, let alone having an understanding of what was...

  4. Accountants warned of ASIC shadow shopping

    being warned that the likelihood of them being targeted under the AFSL regime for compliance is even “more intense”. Late last week, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said the regulator plans to undertake a series of expanded and additional projects directed...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super

  5. myTax expanded to sole traders and contractors

    will be eligible to use myTax from 1 July this year. “Over 1.7 million individuals lodged their tax return using myTax last year and this number is expected increase this year,” Minister O’Dwyer said. “With its expanded eligibility, over three million...

  6. Two firms join Walker Wayland

    Lawyers is the second law firm to join Walker Wayland Australasia after debt negotiation firm Tax Assure joined in November last year. "Now Sutton Douglass extends that area of expertise," said Mr Dorazio. "Sutton Douglass marries strong technical tax...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  7. CPA gets licensing go-ahead from ASIC

    has granted an AFSL and an Australian Credit Licence (ACL) to its wholly owned subsidiary, CPA Australia Advice. In June last year, CPA Australia announced it would establish a new wholly owned subsidiary to provide independent financial advice to...

  8. SMSFs met with ASIC caution

    Pty Ltd and Foscari Holdings Pty Ltd, which have each operated a land banking scheme in Victoria, ASIC said in a statement last week. The two land banking schemes are known as Hermitage Bendigo (formerly Acacia Banks) and Foscari. According to ASIC,...

  9. SMSF Adviser Network sees 'tenfold' spike in applications

    The licence has been up and running for approximately 18 months, and while the uptake initially was “not huge”, in the last four months the licensee has experienced a significant increase in enquiries and applications, NTAA chief executive Geoff Boxer...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Super

  10. Xero announces change to leadership team

    Currently based in New Zealand, Mr Norton will return to his home in Seattle. Mr Norton joined Xero from Microsoft last year. Xero CEO Rod Drury thanked Mr Norton for his efforts at the software provider. “We are sincerely grateful to Angus for his...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business

  11. CPA reveals details around licensing offer

    a game changer for financial advice in this country." The announcement was met with both criticism and support. Also in June last year, former FPA chair John Hewson told AccountantsDaily sister publication ifa that the new entrant was taking advantage...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Linda Santacruz
    • Category: Regulation

  12. CPA remains confident regarding licensing offering

    in its ability to operate alongside “the big financial institutions”, despite not being fully operational yet. In June last year, CPA Australia announced it would establish a new wholly owned subsidiary to provide independent financial advice to...

  13. Accounting employment continues to climb

    growth in Australia for the start of 2016. The drop also comes despite 58,000 jobs being created in the sector during the last two quarters of 2015, an increase of 13 per cent, thanks to a demand for financial and accounting professionals. Commenting on...

  14. Industry figure condemns compliance ‘scaremongering’

    industry is engulfed in a “compliance death spiral” due largely in part to the rapid rise of technology. “Over the last 35 years the tax compliance pie has grown, and continues to grow, contrary to all the scaremongering by those outside our industry...

  15. AAT unveils 29 further appointments

    Appeals Tribunal, including two new deputy presidents. Attorney-General George Brandis QC announced the 29 appointments last week, following nine appointments that were made last month. Professor Bernard McCabe and James Walsh have both been appointed...

  16. YBR unveils latest acquisition

    enable this.” Mr Bouris said YBR’s brand awareness through its consistent investment in consumer-facing advertising over the last five years is already yielding direct inquiries from many customers about insurance, as well as funds management and...

  17. SMEs lead calls for company tax cuts

    the government lower the company tax rate to 28.5 per cent for businesses with an annual revenue of $2 million or under in last year’s budget. However, company tax affects businesses of all sizes," Mr Reed added. "The current system discourages SMEs to...

  18. Laws to simplify the superannuation guarantee have been scrapped

    proposed to simplify the superannuation guarantee (SG) regime and reduce penalties for non-compliance has been scrapped. Last week, The Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day 2015) Bill 2016 was passed by the House of Representatives with two...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Tax

  19. ATO figures show property investors missing out on tax breaks

    expressed concern about the change in the knowledge levels of SMSF investors over time. “Since the borrowing rules over the last number of years have been relaxed around property for SMSFs, even though they've tightened them up again now, people were...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Tax

  20. Government urged to step up involvement in Alt-Fi

    involvement in the online alternative finance sector to boost trust in the emerging lending segment. A KPMG report released last week showed Australia’s alternative finance (Alt-Fi) sector is strong, but “that more work” needs to be done to further...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
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