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  1. Howarth reaffirms plans to expand provision of advice by accountants

    more financial advice, particularly in relation to setting up an SMSF." This follows comments made by Howarth in December last year, when he stated that he'd be open to allowing accountants to play a greater role in financial advice, in a similar way to...

  2. ‘Erroneous’ ATO letters burden tax agents with additional work and stress: IPA

    and letters. The Tax Ombudsman announced she would be undertaking a review into ATO letters and written communications last month with the quality of ATO communications still a major concern for registered agents. The IPA said that erroneous and...

  3. Coalition ‘dead against’ Div 296, ASFA ‘not as concerned’

    thought through.” Adding that he thought there was a chance the Labor government would try to “push it through” during the last sitting week, Taylor said the tax is simply to fund “pet projects”. “They are clearly trying to work with cross benches to...

  4. International student caps to worsen accountant shortage, joint bodies warn

    settings to erode living standards, overburden our infrastructure and exacerbate housing shortages in our communities.” Last year, Labor tried to give the education minister powers to cap international student enrolments depending on the education...

  5. Trump’s tariffs set to hit regional NSW SMEs hard: Business NSW

    regional NSW are likely to struggle with the newly enforced 10 per cent tariff policy announced by US President Donald Trump last week. Daniel Hunter, chief executive of Business NSW, said regional businesses selling direct to the US and those trading...

  6. Small business restructuring: All you need to know

    not exceeding $1 million. Together with its related entities, not have adopted SBR or simplified liquidation in the last seven years. Q3: What is the role of a Small Business Restructuring Practitioner (SBRP)? An SBRP assists the business in preparing a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Jessie Wang, Wexted
    • Category: Business
  7. Labor announces extension for instant asset write-off measure

    from $20,000, $30,000, and $50,000.” Both CPA and CA ANZ noted the SME community deserved more and hoped this was not the last of the announcements to help support struggling small businesses.

  8. Accountants call for overhaul of ‘outdated industry perception’

    to build and nurture on the side of his everyday activities and accounting business. The main goal for Kaleb over the last 12 months had been to spread awareness for the movement and connect with likeminded accountants who were also willing to join him...

  9. Tribunal overturns decision on meal expense deductions

    Review Tribunal of Australia (ARTA) handed down its decision in Shaw and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2025] ARTA 224 last month, examining whether meal expenses that were claimed by a truck driver should be allowed in full. The applicant in the...

  10. GIC deduction changes to start ‘at worst time for businesses’, accountants warn

    with high inflation, high interest rates and cash flow constraints, tax professionals and accounting bodies have warned. Last week, the bill to remove the ability for taxpayers to deduct payments of the general interest charge (GIC) and shortfall...

  11. RBA reveals latest cash rate decision

    are hawkish, suggesting that further rate cuts are not necessarily on the horizon. "Australian economic data since the last RBA meeting has mostly been positive, with better consumer confidence readings, a flat unemployment rate, an improvement in the...

  12. Government kicks unenacted tax matters ‘down the road’: The Tax Institute

    on “shaky ground” following the budget's failure to address a range of unenacted tax measures, The Tax Institute has warned. Last week's Federal Budget has failed to provide any clarity on the future of a number of announced but unenacted measures,...

  13. Advisers warned on tax traps with family trust beneficiaries: CGW

    pitfalls that can arise for advisers with family discretionary trusts. Speaking at the CGW annual adviser conference last week, Walrut and Silcock said the process of determining the beneficiaries and their obligations in trust deeds could often pose...

  14. Politicians need to put down the IAWO ‘bargaining tool’: CPA, ACCI

    by Australian small businesses after the Albanese government failed to address the future of the IAWO in the federal budget last Tuesday. CPA Australia voiced support for the announcement, however, also outlined that the IAWO was crucially important to...

  15. Tax agents raise concerns about ATO’s ‘disastrous’ rental income letters

    what ramifications communications like this can have, especially when they are completely wrong. The ATO issued a warning last year that it would be expanding its data-matching compliance program for rental properties as part of a crackdown on taxpayers...

  16. Holding Redlich partner to deliver keynote at ACE25 Accounting Conference & Expo

    Act (AML/CTF Act). Her session will reflect on the bill to amend Australia’s AML/CTF Act introduced into parliament last year. The legislation expands the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing regime to certain high-risk services...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Arabella Walton
    • Category: Business
  17. Dealmakers could be impacted by rapidly evolving market, says M&A expert

    but it depended on whether someone was a “glass half full or glass half empty” type of person. “It’s fair to say the last couple of years for deal making in Australia and also globally have been relatively tough. There wasn’t a lot of activity, and...

  18. ATO expected to use section 100A as ‘alternative weapon’ after Bendel

    it ultimately loses its Division 7A argument in the Bendel appeal, educator and tax specialist John Jeffreys has cautioned. Last month, the Full Federal Court handed down its decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel, ruling in favour of taxpayer...

  19. Budget confirms Division 296 tax still on the table

    concerns of the super industry even as the measure has been rebuffed in the Senate. “As a revenue item, [the] budget was the last opportunity for the government to either take this tax off the table or make changes to address the significant issues...

  20. Labor unveils federal budget ahead of upcoming election

    instant asset write-off was a useful cashflow support and has been extended time and time again, with the extension in the last budget yet to be legislated. “Small businesses relying on the continuation of the instant asset write off will be...