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  1. GPS launches licensing app for accountants

    would inform accountants of what is needed to begin the licensing process. “Having spoken to hundreds of accountants in the last 12 months, we’ve learned that there’s a lot of confusion, misinformation and a general lack of information in the market...

  2. What accounting looked like ten years ago - and how the industry is changing

    Five years on from the turn of the millennium, the industry had gotten over its last major change – the introduction of GST. With small businesses now required to produce quarterly BAS statements as well as their annual tax returns, they were beginning...

  3. Moore Stephens loses another office

    said. "We would like to thank the Moore Stephens Canberra practice for the contribution it has made to the network over the last several years," the firm's executive chairman, Don Boyd, stated. The Canberra office's exit follows that, in May 2015, of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  4. ATO to crack down on SMSF tax-avoidance

    On the issue of ATO penalties, Ms MacFarlane said she is confident that the penalty regime that came into effect on July 1 last year will result in fewer civil penalties and costly litigation for SMSF trustees. However, she warned that persistent...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super
  5. Bentleys launches mobile tax guide

    mindset is imperative to a business' success. Bentleys believe that clients' expectations will change to reflect their last digital experience. A client that experiences automation will expect automation from other service providers. “The minimum...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  6. Legislation passed on tax treatment of LRBAs

    holding trust is a taxable entity in its own right. The legislation passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate last week. “This legislation says that for taxation purposes you treat the arrangements as if the property is held directly via...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian and Miranda Brownlee
    • Category: Tax
  7. How can SMEs fund import/export opportunities delivered by a free trade economy?

    opportunities in import and export. Not all SMEs are aware of these funding options, which I've outlined below. In December last year the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) released the 50th annual edition of “Australia’s Composition of...

  8. Lawyer warns of offshoring privacy issues

    with a regime that is “broadly equivalent to the Australian one”. The Australian Privacy Principles which came into force last year, replacing the previous National Privacy Principles, established the guidelines for keeping clients abreast of their...

  9. Mid-tier expands offering through merger

    and being able to take advantage of the opportunities that will afford. “MTK Accounting has had exceptional growth over the last number of years," he said. "We can attribute this growth to the provision of quality service and advice to clients and our...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  10. ASIC specifies new date for licensing applications

    Ms Stylianou said. "I think it gives people a good idea of the length of time it will take to process all of those last-minute applications that they're expecting." When asked if an extension to the deadline was an option, Ms Stylianou was sceptical,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mitchell Turner
    • Category: Regulation
  11. Tax office crackdown on SMSF trustees who 'play the system'

    practices in their own personal and business affairs could impact how the ATO views and scrutinises their SMSF. Late last week, Kasey MacFarlane, ATO assistant commissioner of the SMSF segment, superannuation, said that if the regulator finds an...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Katarina Taurian
    • Category: Super
  12. Remember, ongoing career planning is vital

    life. One of the first activities whenever you take on career planning is spend time mapping out your career path since the last time you did any sort of planning. While you should not dwell on your past, taking the time to review and reflect on the...

  13. IPA calls for 'fairer' small business tax policy

    innovators in Australia to encourage growth, productivity and employment,” he said. Mr Conway’s comments come after the IPA last week released the Australian Small business White Paper in which the institute made a number of recommendations that it says...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax
  14. IPA pushes for small business guarantee

    The recommendation comes via the IPA’s Australian Small Business White Paper, launched in Parliament House on Wednesday last week. IPA chief executive officer Andrew Conway noted that Australia is one of only a few developed-world countries without such...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mitchell Turner
    • Category: Business
  15. Subscription revenue drives strong Reckon results

    per cent of our international group are on subscription products too. Overall we were around 50 per cent of our businesses last year so it’s a huge achievement.” Mr Rabie said strong subscription revenue is important for the long-term future of the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  16. High Court judgment handed down in CPA v Chartered case

    a vindication of the action we have taken on behalf of our members,” Mr Malley said. “We commenced these proceedings as a last resort, and only after all attempts to resolve the matter outside these proceedings had been exhausted. “First and foremost we...

  17. Australian Accounting Awards to expand in 2015

    Accounting Awards set to open on Monday, AccountantsDaily has unveiled a host of new categories for the 2015 event. Last year’s program offered 13 awards to leading firms and individuals. In response, AccountantsDaily was inundated with submissions...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Business
  18. Exit planning offers opportunities, claims RSM Bird Cameron

    by the mid-tier firm, shows 44 per cent of SME owners currently have an exit plan and strategy in place, up from 42 per cent last year and 34 per cent in 2012. Speaking to AccountantsDaily, Andrew Graham, national head of business solutions at RSM Bird...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mitchell Turner
    • Category: Business
  19. Firms failing at advisory, says Smithink

    advisory services is “scary”, according to Smithink’s Mark Holton. Speaking at Smithink’s Practice Managers Workshop last week, Mr Holton said the amount of firms attempting to move into the business advisory space and failing should be a big concern...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Michael Masterman
    • Category: Business
  20. Ambiguity in Shareholder Agreements - what you need to know

    The value of the Company by valuing it on a multiple of the average earnings of the Company before interest and tax for the last 3 years, where the multiple is determined by 2 valuers as agreed between the respective parties. - The deed then goes on and...